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To enable earthquake resistant construction, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Building Materials Technology Promotion Council (BMPTC) have come out with ‘easy to use’ Earthquake Hazard Zoning Maps at the Country, State and District level incorporating Tehsil level features

11.8% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in August 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in August 2016. Rs.12, 903 crore Foreign Exchange earned through tourism in August 2016. Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly

Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Praksh Javadekar launched PARAM-ISHANsupercomputing facility at IIT, Guwahati on 19th September, 2016. “It is a one of the glad moment to have fastest and most powerful computer in northeastern, eastern and southern regions” he said after launching the

With a view to provide support to old and differently abled passengers requiring assistance at the stations, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Yatri Mitras Sewa for enabling passengers to book wheelchair services cum porter services. The salient features of the Yatri Mitra Seva are as

The Ministry of Tourism is observing cleanliness related themes based fortnight (Swachhta Pakhwada) during the period from 16 th 30 th September, 2016. During the period Ministry of Tourism is undertaking certain innovative activities, including cleaning of tourist sites like India Gate and around

On the talent contests on TV shows we have found so many new singers. Sometimes watching these shows, specially of the kids, one gets baffled as to how such small children can sing so well. And many of them are from remote areas. This just shows we, in India, have so much of talent which is yet to

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi distributed Aids and Assistive Devices to more than 11000 Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) at Samajik Adikarita Shivir organized by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in District-

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by Union Tourism Secretary Shri Vinod Zutshi for the ‘Swadesh Darshan Scheme’ has approved projects to the tune of Rs. 500 Crore as part of Development Package of Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) for integrated development of

The Government today said that the Phase-III of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY is being finalised, wherein Sustainable Maintenance of Roads and Financial Incentives to best Performing States will be the key focus areas. Addressing a workshop on Maintenance of Rural Roads here, the Minister

All the 4,316 government secondary schools in Assam will soon become 'tobacco-free'. Schools in the districts of Lakhimpur, Baksa, Tinsukia, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Goalpara and Bongaigaon have already reported to be tobacco-free. Secretary for Secondary Education R C Jain had launched the

A State-level Swachh Bharat Mission workshop was organized in Ranchi today. The workshop was presided by Minister, Water Resources, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jharkhand, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary. Secretary, Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary

Devendra Jhajharia has made all of us so proud. He has won gold in the men's javelin throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Devender improved his own 2004 record of 62.15 metres, with a world-record throw of 63.97 mt. He had also secured the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics