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10.6 million foreign tourists arrive in India 2018-19 compared to 10.4 million in 2017-18. Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in India stood at US$27.7 billion in 2018-19 compared to US$28.7 billion in 2017-18. (PIB)

Proposal for ‘Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes’ (Indian side of Kailash Mansoravar) has been included in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites of India as a Mixed site in April, 2019. The site has been proposed under UNESCO criteria (iii), (vi) & (x) of Operational Guideline. As per UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines 2017, a site must be on tentative list of UNESCO at least for a period of one year before proposing it for final nomination.

Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, on Friday announced that the flow of raw sewage into the Ganga river will be fully halted by 2022.

The digitization of total 303 declassified files of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been completed and is available on http://www.netajipapers.gov.in (PIB)

Dept of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of HRD, has launched Integrated Scheme for School Education i.e. Samagra Shiksha effective from 2018-19, which includes self defence training for girls. This training is imparted to girls of class VI to XII belonging to government schools. Self-Defence training is also being given in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) which are residential schools meant for girls of class VI to XII and belonging to disadvantaged groups. (PIB)

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, while giving a written reply to a question on Janaushadhi Kendrasin Rajya Sabha on Friday, stated that as on 10.06.2019, 5322 Kendras are functional under ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP). Out of these, 144 PMBJP kendras are run by persons belonging to SC/ST community.

Jammu and Kashmir Government is planning to open 18 AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) stores in all the Medical colleges' Hospitals and prominently associated hospitals of the State. The purpose of the initiative is to provide quality and affordable medicines to the end users. (AIR)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has formally approved 120 crore rupee Cancer Institute at Government Medical College, Jammu for strengthening the tertiary level cancer services in the  State.  

Earlier, one State Cancer Institute was approved for Shere Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura in Srinagar for which first grant-in-aid of  47.25 crore rupees has already been released. (AIR)

Twenty-three Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking released today.

Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bombay has become India's best institute, securing 152nd rank. IIT Delhi and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have also been figured in the top 200. (AIR)

Celebrations for the International Day of Yoga (IDY) are moving out of embassy premises this year, to accommodate the high number of participants, and to iconic venues across the globe, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The event will take place in 180 countries, at locations including Opera House, Sydney, Australia, Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia and Victoria Falls Bridge, Zimbabwe. The main event will be held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain present. (Courtesy HT)

As per a decision of Uttar Pradesh government, now when you buy a new vehicle after selling your old one, you can keep the same registration number. This will be like the system allowed for portability of mobile numbers from one service provider to other.

Driven by efforts aimed at “higher financial inclusion and adoption of mobile payments”, India posted an accelerated growth rate of 95 per cent in the volume of retail electronic payment transactions in 2018-19, a Reserve Bank of India report said. Read more : https://indianexpress.com/article/business/retail-e-payment-transactions-jump-95-in-fy19-rbi-report-5767566/