Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) has been launched to bring about economic, social and infrastructure development in rural areas. It is an ambitious scheme to transform rural areas into economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces. SPMRM was announced in the Union Budget 2014-15 following the success of Rurban development model of urbanization of the rural areas in the state of Gujarat...
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Save Ozone Layer by Using Non-Ozone Depleting Substitutes & Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer, Cataracts and Other Illnesses
Ozone layer or the stratospheric ozone is a layer of gas (O3) that partially shields the earth from the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In May 1985, Joseph Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey shocked the world when they announced an enormous thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica—the Ozone hole. Their data suggested that ch...
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ( SAGY)
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is an ambitious village development project, striving to realize twin objectives of strengthening infrastructure and nurturing values of national pride, social justice, spirit of community service, patriotism and self-confidence. Under the scheme each Member of Parliament is to take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2...
PRASAD – Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive
PRASAD - Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Tourism. The scheme focuses on development and beautification of the identified pilgrimage destinations whereas in the ‘Spiritual Circuit’ identified under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the thrust is on development of particular thematic circuit consisting of various religious/spiritual destination in a State ...
India Ratifies The Paris Climate Agreement
Paris Agreement, aims at reducing emission of Green House Gases (GHGs) by 55%, requires at least 55 countries accounting for at least 55 % of global emissions to formally join the treaty. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon...
Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan : A True Music Icon
Bob Dylan, whose real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman, the singer and the songwriter has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and this has stunned the contemporary literary world as Dylan's work is not in the traditional forms of novels, stories, and poetry, though he is a true music icon and a gifted writer and his writings have influenced entire generations of listeners and readers...
National Seismic Programme to Survey Hydrocarbon Potential of India
National Seismic Programme (NSP) aims to undertake a fresh appraisal in all the sedimentary basins across India, especially where no/scanty data is available, to have a better understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of India. Under this programme, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL) have been entrusted to conduct 2D seismic Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (API) across...
Media Freedom and National Interest
The cornerstone of investigative journalism is the use of confidential sources and that is indispensable to the news making process but it is necessary to acknowledge that some disclosures have real potential to cause harm to the national security or the social fabric. The information may be valuable to the public discourse. The Indian Constitution provides for “the right to freedom of speech and expression” (Ar...
Make in India
The Make in India initiative was launched to transform India into a global design and manufacturing hub. It was launched in September 2014 to give a clarion call to action to India’s citizens and business leaders, investors around the world to invest and manufacture in India. It is a comprehensive vision which clearly aims to overhaul the outdated policy structure and replace it with new mechanism to galvanize w...
In Judiciary vs. Executive – Distrust Due Judiciary Encroaching upon Executive / Legislative can be Overcome by Following the Constitution
The confrontation between the executive and the judiciary has always been a cause serious concern. Indira Gandhi asking for a committed judiciary resulted in the emergence of basic distrust between the Judiciary and the Executive in 1970s and it increased with the suspension of judges. There seems to be a struggle for power rather than a case of distrust. The most important reason is the power o...