Now minimum broadband speed is 512 kbps: TRAI
As per a notification released by Telecom Regulatory Authority India(TRAI),the minimum broadband speed has been raised to 512 kilo bytes per second (kbps). The earlier minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps was as per the Broadband Policy 2004.
The telecom regulator has made amendment to the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012 and the regulations will be called the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (3rd Amendment) Regulations.
The new definition of “broadband” is: “A data connection that is able to support interactive services including internet access and has the capability of minimum download speed of 512 kbps to an individual subscriber from the point of presence (POP) of the service provider intending to provide broadband service”.
The regulations will come into force after publication in the official gazette. The broadband speed has been revised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in consonance with the National Telecom Policy 2012 and TRAI suggestions. As per the National Telecom Policy 2012, the government aims to enhance the broadband download speed of to 512 kbps from 256 kbps and subsequently to 2 Mbps by 2015. As per TRAI data, total broadband subscribers in the country increased by 5.82% to 65.33 million at the end of May 2014 from 61.74 million at the end of April 2014.
As per a notification released by Telecom Regulatory Authority India(TRAI),the minimum broadband speed has been raised to 512 kilo bytes per second (kbps). The earlier minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps was as per the Broadband Policy 2004.
The telecom regulator has made amendment to the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012 and the regulations will be called the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (3rd Amendment) Regulations.
The new definition of “broadband” is: “A data connection that is able to support interactive services including internet access and has the capability of minimum download speed of 512 kbps to an individual subscriber from the point of presence (POP) of the service provider intending to provide broadband service”.
The regulations will come into force after publication in the official gazette. The broadband speed has been revised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in consonance with the National Telecom Policy 2012 and TRAI suggestions. As per the National Telecom Policy 2012, the government aims to enhance the broadband download speed of to 512 kbps from 256 kbps and subsequently to 2 Mbps by 2015. As per TRAI data, total broadband subscribers in the country increased by 5.82% to 65.33 million at the end of May 2014 from 61.74 million at the end of April 2014.
Emma Watson: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
Famous British actress, Emma Watson, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women - the United Nation’s organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Widely known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ film series, the distinguished actress, humanitarian, and recent graduate of Ivy League institution Brown University, will dedicate her efforts as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador towards the empowerment of young women and will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign in promoting gender equality.
“HeForShe Campaign”
HeForShe is a UN Women’s solidarity campaign which calls upon the masculine gender to stand up against the inequalities faced by women and girls globally. The movement bolsters the support for women’s rights as human rights by enlisting the support of men and urging them to play the role of promoters of gender equality.
Famous British actress, Emma Watson, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women - the United Nation’s organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Widely known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ film series, the distinguished actress, humanitarian, and recent graduate of Ivy League institution Brown University, will dedicate her efforts as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador towards the empowerment of young women and will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign in promoting gender equality.
“HeForShe Campaign”
HeForShe is a UN Women’s solidarity campaign which calls upon the masculine gender to stand up against the inequalities faced by women and girls globally. The movement bolsters the support for women’s rights as human rights by enlisting the support of men and urging them to play the role of promoters of gender equality.
Highlights from Railway Budget 2014-15
Union Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda presented his first RailwayBudget in Parliament. Below are the highlights of this Budget:
- No new hike in passenger fares and freight charges
- Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector
- Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains
- Proposal to enhance speed of trains to 160-200 km/hr in 9 sectors
- Online booking to support 7,200 tickets/minute; to enable 1.2 lakh users log in simultaneously
- Revamp of reservation system, ticket-booking through mobile phones, post offices to be promoted
- Online platform for unreserved tickets
- Stations to have Combo parking-platform tickets
- Women RPF Constables to escort ladies coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted
- Retiring room facility to be extended to all stations
- Battery powered Cars for differently-abled and senior citizens at major stations
- Feedback services through IVRS on quality of food
- Food can be ordered through SMS, phone; Food courts at major stations
- Cleanliness budget increased by 40% over last year
- CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring cleanliness
- Forming a corpus fund for stations’ maintenance
- RO drinking water at some stations and trains
- Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches
- 58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be started in Mumbai over 2 years
- FDI in railway projects, except in operations
- FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure
- Office-on-Wheels: Internet & workstation amenities on select trains
- WiFi in A1, A category stations and in select trains
- Railways university for technical and non-technical subjects
- Some stations to be built to international standards through PPP model
- Parcel traffic to be segregated to separate terminals to make passenger traffic unhampered
- Loss per passenger per kilometre up from 10% in 2000-01 to 23% in 2012-13
- Use of Solar energy at major stations
- Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15
- Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore.
Union Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda presented his first RailwayBudget in Parliament. Below are the highlights of this Budget:
- No new hike in passenger fares and freight charges
- Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector
- Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains
- Proposal to enhance speed of trains to 160-200 km/hr in 9 sectors
- Online booking to support 7,200 tickets/minute; to enable 1.2 lakh users log in simultaneously
- Revamp of reservation system, ticket-booking through mobile phones, post offices to be promoted
- Online platform for unreserved tickets
- Stations to have Combo parking-platform tickets
- Women RPF Constables to escort ladies coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted
- Retiring room facility to be extended to all stations
- Battery powered Cars for differently-abled and senior citizens at major stations
- Feedback services through IVRS on quality of food
- Food can be ordered through SMS, phone; Food courts at major stations
- Cleanliness budget increased by 40% over last year
- CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring cleanliness
- Forming a corpus fund for stations’ maintenance
- RO drinking water at some stations and trains
- Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches
- 58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be started in Mumbai over 2 years
- FDI in railway projects, except in operations
- FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure
- Office-on-Wheels: Internet & workstation amenities on select trains
- WiFi in A1, A category stations and in select trains
- Railways university for technical and non-technical subjects
- Some stations to be built to international standards through PPP model
- Parcel traffic to be segregated to separate terminals to make passenger traffic unhampered
- Loss per passenger per kilometre up from 10% in 2000-01 to 23% in 2012-13
- Use of Solar energy at major stations
- Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15
- Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore.
New Rail Budget’s 8 common man-friendly steps
The maiden Rail Budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government proposes to initiate a number of passenger-friendly measures, aimed at facilitating the commuters in the long-run and improving the overall experience of travellers.
The budget has mentioned 8 main common man-friendly measures. Let’s have a look:
High Speed rail network and Bullet trains:
- Bullet trains will be introduced in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector.
- Diamond Quadrilateral network of high speed rail linking major metros and growth centres is being worked out.
- Increasing train speeds between several cities to 160-200 km/hour.Railways will spend Rs 100 crore for high speed trains between metros. The government needs Rs 9 lakh crore for funding Diamond Quadrilateral.
Revamp of Ticket reservation system:
- Next generation e-Ticketing system, capable of supporting 7200 tickets per minute as against 2000 tickets per minute and allow 1,20,000 simultaneous users at any point in time, will help in the revamp of railway reservation System.
- Ticket booking through mobile phones and through post Offices will be promoted. Steps will be taken to provide facility of purchasing platform tickets and unreserved tickets Online.
- Parking-cum-Platform Combo Tickets to facilitate the passengers and to save their time.
- Online booking facility of railway retiring room will be extended to all the stations during the course of the year.
Improve catering and food:
- Introduce pre-cooked (Ready-to-eat) meals of reputed brands in a phased manner with a view to improve the quality, hygiene of on-board catering services and to provide variety.
- Quality Assurance Mechanism through Third Party Audit by NABCB certified agencies to ensure the quality and standard of catering services.
- A system of receiving feedback through IVRS mechanism, from the travelling passengers on the quality of food served. If the service does not meet the set standards, especially in hygiene and the taste, stern action would be taken against the vendors including cancellation of the contract.
- Food courts at major stations to offer the option of ordering regional food while onboard, through emails, SMS and smartphones, etc. The railways will soon to launch a pilot project between New Delhi-Amritsar and New Delhi-Jammu Tawi sections.
Global Standard Stations:
- Railway Ministry will develop 10 major stations in the country to global standards. It will provide Wi-Fi in A-1 and A category stations and in select trains.
- Large scale integrated computerization of Indian railway systems will be done. Stations will have digital reservation charts.
- Cleaning activities will be outsourced at 50 major stations. The allocated budget for cleaniness has been raised by 40%. The number of Bio-toilets will be increased on trains.
58 new trains, 11 existing trains extended:
- Five Jansadharan Trains, 5 Premium Trains, 6 AC express trains, 27 express trains, 8 passenger trains, 2 MEMU services and 5 DEMU will be introduced this year.
- Special trains to meet the holiday and festival rush would continue to operate.
Improving Safety:
- Indian Railways need around Rs 40,000 crore improving rail safety. Rs 1785 crore will be provided for road under bridges and over bridges.
- Ultra sonic devices to detect rail fractures and automatic closing of doors both in mainline & suburban coaches are being considered.
- 17,000 RPF constables will be available for trains.
- Ladies coaches will be escorted by women RPF. Special instructions are being issued in each class of travel for the safety of ladies travelling alone.
- Boundary walls will be constructed around stations through the PPP way.
Workstations on Wheels:
- With a view to provide better facilities to business travelers, Indian Railways will provide workstations in select trains on payment basis.
- To start with, railways will provide Mobile based Wakeup Call System for passengers, Mobile based Destination Arrival Alert, Station Navigation Information System, Extension of Computerized Parcel Management System.
Trains dedicated to Tourism:
- Promoting Eco-tourism and education tourism in North Eastern States.
- Special Pilgrim Circuits like Devi Circuit, Jyotirling Circuit, Jain Circuit, Christian Circuit, Muslim/Sufi Circuit, Sikh Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Famous Temple Circuit have been identified
- . For these circuits specially packaged trains will be introduced. Private participation in this sector will also be encouraged.
The maiden Rail Budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government proposes to initiate a number of passenger-friendly measures, aimed at facilitating the commuters in the long-run and improving the overall experience of travellers.
The budget has mentioned 8 main common man-friendly measures. Let’s have a look:
The budget has mentioned 8 main common man-friendly measures. Let’s have a look:
High Speed rail network and Bullet trains:
- Bullet trains will be introduced in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector.
- Diamond Quadrilateral network of high speed rail linking major metros and growth centres is being worked out.
- Increasing train speeds between several cities to 160-200 km/hour.Railways will spend Rs 100 crore for high speed trains between metros. The government needs Rs 9 lakh crore for funding Diamond Quadrilateral.
Revamp of Ticket reservation system:
- Next generation e-Ticketing system, capable of supporting 7200 tickets per minute as against 2000 tickets per minute and allow 1,20,000 simultaneous users at any point in time, will help in the revamp of railway reservation System.
- Ticket booking through mobile phones and through post Offices will be promoted. Steps will be taken to provide facility of purchasing platform tickets and unreserved tickets Online.
- Parking-cum-Platform Combo Tickets to facilitate the passengers and to save their time.
- Online booking facility of railway retiring room will be extended to all the stations during the course of the year.
Improve catering and food:
- Introduce pre-cooked (Ready-to-eat) meals of reputed brands in a phased manner with a view to improve the quality, hygiene of on-board catering services and to provide variety.
- Quality Assurance Mechanism through Third Party Audit by NABCB certified agencies to ensure the quality and standard of catering services.
- A system of receiving feedback through IVRS mechanism, from the travelling passengers on the quality of food served. If the service does not meet the set standards, especially in hygiene and the taste, stern action would be taken against the vendors including cancellation of the contract.
- Food courts at major stations to offer the option of ordering regional food while onboard, through emails, SMS and smartphones, etc. The railways will soon to launch a pilot project between New Delhi-Amritsar and New Delhi-Jammu Tawi sections.
Global Standard Stations:
- Railway Ministry will develop 10 major stations in the country to global standards. It will provide Wi-Fi in A-1 and A category stations and in select trains.
- Large scale integrated computerization of Indian railway systems will be done. Stations will have digital reservation charts.
- Cleaning activities will be outsourced at 50 major stations. The allocated budget for cleaniness has been raised by 40%. The number of Bio-toilets will be increased on trains.
58 new trains, 11 existing trains extended:
- Five Jansadharan Trains, 5 Premium Trains, 6 AC express trains, 27 express trains, 8 passenger trains, 2 MEMU services and 5 DEMU will be introduced this year.
- Special trains to meet the holiday and festival rush would continue to operate.
Improving Safety:
- Indian Railways need around Rs 40,000 crore improving rail safety. Rs 1785 crore will be provided for road under bridges and over bridges.
- Ultra sonic devices to detect rail fractures and automatic closing of doors both in mainline & suburban coaches are being considered.
- 17,000 RPF constables will be available for trains.
- Ladies coaches will be escorted by women RPF. Special instructions are being issued in each class of travel for the safety of ladies travelling alone.
- Boundary walls will be constructed around stations through the PPP way.
Workstations on Wheels:
- With a view to provide better facilities to business travelers, Indian Railways will provide workstations in select trains on payment basis.
- To start with, railways will provide Mobile based Wakeup Call System for passengers, Mobile based Destination Arrival Alert, Station Navigation Information System, Extension of Computerized Parcel Management System.
Trains dedicated to Tourism:
- Promoting Eco-tourism and education tourism in North Eastern States.
- Special Pilgrim Circuits like Devi Circuit, Jyotirling Circuit, Jain Circuit, Christian Circuit, Muslim/Sufi Circuit, Sikh Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Famous Temple Circuit have been identified
- . For these circuits specially packaged trains will be introduced. Private participation in this sector will also be encouraged.
Rail Budget: List of new, extended trains
Rail Budget was presented in the Parliament by Union Railways Minister Sadanand Gowda. Given below is the list of trains announced in the budget:-
Jansadharan Trains
1) Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Jansadharan Express via Surat
2) Jaynagar-Mumbai Jansadharan Express
3) Mumbai-Gorakhpur Jansadharan Express
4) Saharasa-Anand Vihar Jansadharan Express via Motihari
5) Saharasa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express
Premium Trains
1) Mumbai Central-New Delhi Premium AC Express
2) Shalimar-Chennai Premium AC Express
3) Secunderabad- Hazrat Nizamuddin Premium AC Express
4) Jaipur-Madurai Premium Express
5) Kamakhya-Bengaluru Premium Express
AC Express Trains
1) VijayawadaNewDelhiAPExpress(Daily)
2) LokmanyaTilak(T)-Lucknow(Weekly)
3) Nagpur-Pune(Weekly)
4) Nagpur-Amritsar(Weekly)
5) Naharlagun-NewDelhi(Weekly)
6) Nizamuddin-Pune(Weekly)
Express Trains
1) Ahmedabad-Patna Express(Weekly)via Varanasi
2) Ahmedabad Chennai Express(Biweekly)via Vasai Road
3) Bengaluru -Mangalore Express(Daily)
4) Bengaluru -Shimoga Express(Biweekly)
5) Bandra(T)-Jaipur Express(Weekly)Via Nagda,Kota
6) Bidar-Mumbai Express(Weekly)
7) Chhapra-Lucknow Express (Tri weekly)viaBallia,Ghazipur,Varanasi
8) Ferozpur-Chandigarh Express(6 days a week)
9) Guwahati-Naharlagun Intercity Express(Daily)
10) Guwahati-Murkongselek Intercity Express(Daily)
11) Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Express(Weekly)
12) Hapa-Bilaspur Express(Weekly)via Nagpur
13) Hazur Saheb Nanded-Bikaner Express(Weekly)
14) Indore-Jammu Tawi Express(Weekly)
15) Kamakhya-Katra Express(Weekly)via Darbhanga
16) Kanpur-Jammu Tawi Express(Biweekly)
17) Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Azamgarh Express(Weekly)
18) Mumbai_Kazipeth Express(Weekly)via Balharshah
19) Mumbai-Palitana Express(Weekly)
20) New Delhi Bhatinda Shatabdi Express(Biweekly)
21) New Delhi-Varanasi Express(Daily)
22) Paradeep-Howrah Express(Weekly)
23) Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express(Weekly)
24) Rajkot-Rewa Express(Weekly)
25) Ramnagar-Agra Express(Weekly)
26) Tatanagar Baiyyappanahali (Bengaluru) Express(Weekly)
27) Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express(Weekly)
Passenger Trains
1) Bikaner-Rewari Passenger(Daily)
2) Dharwad-Dandeli Passenger(Daily)via Alnavar
3) Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Passenger(Daily)
4) Guwahati-Mendipathar Passenger(Daily)
5) Hatia-Rourkela Passenger
6) Byndoor-Kasaragod Passenger(Daily)
7) Rangapara North-Rangiya Passenger(Daily)
8) Yesvantpur-Tumkur Passenger(Daily)
MEMU services
1) Bengaluru -Ramanagaram 6 days a week(3Pairs)
2) Palwal-Delhi-Aligarh
DEMU services
1) Bengaluru -Neelmangala (Daily)
2) Chhapra-Manduadih (6days a week)via Ballia
3) Baramula-Banihal (Daily)
4) Sambalpur-Rourkela (6 days a week)
5) Yesvantpur Hosur (6 days a week)
Extension of run of existing trains
1) 22409/22410 Anand Vihar Sasaram Garib Rath Express to Gaya
2) 12455/12456 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Sriganganagar Express to Bikaner
3) 15231/15232 Gondia Muzaffarpur Express to Barauni
4) 12001/12002 New Delhi Bhopal Shatabdi Express to Habibganj
5) 54602 Ludhiana-Hissar Passenger to Sadulpur
6) 55007/55008 Sonpur-Kaptanganj Passenger to Gorakhpur
7) 55072/55073 Gorakhpur-Thawe Passenger to Siwan
8) 63237/63238Buxar-Mughalsarai MEMU to Varanasi
9) 63208/63211 Jhajha-Patna MEMU to Jasidih
10) 64221/64222 Lucknow Hardoi MEMU to Shahjahanpur
11) 68002/68007 Howrah-Belda MEMU to Jaleswar
Rail Budget was presented in the Parliament by Union Railways Minister Sadanand Gowda. Given below is the list of trains announced in the budget:-
Jansadharan Trains
1) Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Jansadharan Express via Surat
2) Jaynagar-Mumbai Jansadharan Express
3) Mumbai-Gorakhpur Jansadharan Express
4) Saharasa-Anand Vihar Jansadharan Express via Motihari
5) Saharasa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express
Premium Trains
1) Mumbai Central-New Delhi Premium AC Express
2) Shalimar-Chennai Premium AC Express
3) Secunderabad- Hazrat Nizamuddin Premium AC Express
4) Jaipur-Madurai Premium Express
5) Kamakhya-Bengaluru Premium Express
AC Express Trains
1) VijayawadaNewDelhiAPExpress(Daily)
2) LokmanyaTilak(T)-Lucknow(Weekly)
3) Nagpur-Pune(Weekly)
4) Nagpur-Amritsar(Weekly)
5) Naharlagun-NewDelhi(Weekly)
6) Nizamuddin-Pune(Weekly)
Express Trains
1) Ahmedabad-Patna Express(Weekly)via Varanasi
2) Ahmedabad Chennai Express(Biweekly)via Vasai Road
3) Bengaluru -Mangalore Express(Daily)
4) Bengaluru -Shimoga Express(Biweekly)
5) Bandra(T)-Jaipur Express(Weekly)Via Nagda,Kota
6) Bidar-Mumbai Express(Weekly)
7) Chhapra-Lucknow Express (Tri weekly)viaBallia,Ghazipur,Varanasi
8) Ferozpur-Chandigarh Express(6 days a week)
9) Guwahati-Naharlagun Intercity Express(Daily)
10) Guwahati-Murkongselek Intercity Express(Daily)
11) Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Express(Weekly)
12) Hapa-Bilaspur Express(Weekly)via Nagpur
13) Hazur Saheb Nanded-Bikaner Express(Weekly)
14) Indore-Jammu Tawi Express(Weekly)
15) Kamakhya-Katra Express(Weekly)via Darbhanga
16) Kanpur-Jammu Tawi Express(Biweekly)
17) Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Azamgarh Express(Weekly)
18) Mumbai_Kazipeth Express(Weekly)via Balharshah
19) Mumbai-Palitana Express(Weekly)
20) New Delhi Bhatinda Shatabdi Express(Biweekly)
21) New Delhi-Varanasi Express(Daily)
22) Paradeep-Howrah Express(Weekly)
23) Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express(Weekly)
24) Rajkot-Rewa Express(Weekly)
25) Ramnagar-Agra Express(Weekly)
26) Tatanagar Baiyyappanahali (Bengaluru) Express(Weekly)
27) Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express(Weekly)
Passenger Trains
1) Bikaner-Rewari Passenger(Daily)
2) Dharwad-Dandeli Passenger(Daily)via Alnavar
3) Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Passenger(Daily)
4) Guwahati-Mendipathar Passenger(Daily)
5) Hatia-Rourkela Passenger
6) Byndoor-Kasaragod Passenger(Daily)
7) Rangapara North-Rangiya Passenger(Daily)
8) Yesvantpur-Tumkur Passenger(Daily)
MEMU services
1) Bengaluru -Ramanagaram 6 days a week(3Pairs)
2) Palwal-Delhi-Aligarh
DEMU services
1) Bengaluru -Neelmangala (Daily)
2) Chhapra-Manduadih (6days a week)via Ballia
3) Baramula-Banihal (Daily)
4) Sambalpur-Rourkela (6 days a week)
5) Yesvantpur Hosur (6 days a week)
Extension of run of existing trains
1) 22409/22410 Anand Vihar Sasaram Garib Rath Express to Gaya
2) 12455/12456 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Sriganganagar Express to Bikaner
3) 15231/15232 Gondia Muzaffarpur Express to Barauni
4) 12001/12002 New Delhi Bhopal Shatabdi Express to Habibganj
5) 54602 Ludhiana-Hissar Passenger to Sadulpur
6) 55007/55008 Sonpur-Kaptanganj Passenger to Gorakhpur
7) 55072/55073 Gorakhpur-Thawe Passenger to Siwan
8) 63237/63238Buxar-Mughalsarai MEMU to Varanasi
9) 63208/63211 Jhajha-Patna MEMU to Jasidih
10) 64221/64222 Lucknow Hardoi MEMU to Shahjahanpur
11) 68002/68007 Howrah-Belda MEMU to Jaleswar
Government implements merit-cum-means based scholarship schemes for minorities
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means based scholarship schemes for the educational upliftment of the minority communities.
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme:
Under this scheme, students are encouraged to pursue technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres by granting higher amount of scholarships.
Merit-cum-means based Scholarship Scheme:
Under this scheme, students are encouraged to pursue professional and technical courses. Students qualifying for admissions in elite listed institutes are reimbursed full course fee. Fellowship is granted to minority scholars to pursue higher and professional courses at M Phil and Ph D levels through the Maulana Azad National Fellowship.
Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)
Essential infrastructure for education and skill development is developed in the identified minority concentration areas. Thus far 117 ITIs, 44 polytechnics, 645 hostels, 1092 school buildings, and 20656 additional class rooms have been sanctioned under MsDP.
‘Seekho aur Kamao’ Scheme:
Under this scheme, minority youth are imparted training for upgrading the skills of minority youths in various modern/ traditional vocations to enable them to get suitable employment.
The ministry has also started ‘Nalanda’, a project for development of faculty in minority managed institutions for higher education.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means based scholarship schemes for the educational upliftment of the minority communities.
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme:
Under this scheme, students are encouraged to pursue technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres by granting higher amount of scholarships.
Merit-cum-means based Scholarship Scheme:
Under this scheme, students are encouraged to pursue professional and technical courses. Students qualifying for admissions in elite listed institutes are reimbursed full course fee. Fellowship is granted to minority scholars to pursue higher and professional courses at M Phil and Ph D levels through the Maulana Azad National Fellowship.
Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)
Essential infrastructure for education and skill development is developed in the identified minority concentration areas. Thus far 117 ITIs, 44 polytechnics, 645 hostels, 1092 school buildings, and 20656 additional class rooms have been sanctioned under MsDP.
‘Seekho aur Kamao’ Scheme:
Under this scheme, minority youth are imparted training for upgrading the skills of minority youths in various modern/ traditional vocations to enable them to get suitable employment.
The ministry has also started ‘Nalanda’, a project for development of faculty in minority managed institutions for higher education.
R K Pachauri calls Shopping Malls “energy guzzlers”
Noted environmentalist and, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) R K Pachauri termed shopping malls as “energy guzzlers” and said they are not suited to the Indian environment.
Pachauri, who is also chairperson of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that buildings contribute to green house gas emissions and they should be made more efficient. The largest growth of buildings is taking place in the emerging economies. Most of the buildings projected to be standing in 2030 in India are yet to be constructed.
With a view to speed up the development of high performance buildings in India and Southeast Asia, TERI and the US Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a strategic collaboration. TERI’s GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) and USGBC’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) have joined hands to promote the best of global and Indian practices to ensure efficiency of design, construction and operation of high performance buildings.
For new buildings, GRIHA projects will have the opportunity to earn LEED certification and LEED buildings will have the opportunity to get GRIHA certification.
Noted environmentalist and, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) R K Pachauri termed shopping malls as “energy guzzlers” and said they are not suited to the Indian environment.
Pachauri, who is also chairperson of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that buildings contribute to green house gas emissions and they should be made more efficient. The largest growth of buildings is taking place in the emerging economies. Most of the buildings projected to be standing in 2030 in India are yet to be constructed.
With a view to speed up the development of high performance buildings in India and Southeast Asia, TERI and the US Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a strategic collaboration. TERI’s GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) and USGBC’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) have joined hands to promote the best of global and Indian practices to ensure efficiency of design, construction and operation of high performance buildings.
For new buildings, GRIHA projects will have the opportunity to earn LEED certification and LEED buildings will have the opportunity to get GRIHA certification.
Scientists develop new method to forecast floods upto 11 months in advance
Researchers have developed a new method to forecast devastating floods up to 11 months in advance, based on satellite monitoring of minute changes in the gravitational field of river basins. Scientists measured the quantity of water that was stored in a river basin months ahead of the spring flood season. Their statistical model precisely predicted this major flood event 5 months in advance.
Scientists at the University of California studied satellite data and examined past river floods, such as the ones that occurred in Missouri in 2011. Researchers used NASA’s twin GRACE satellites to examine a region’s flood potential.As the satellites revolved around the Earth, minute changes in gravity alter the satellites’ orbit. These changes are proportional to changes in mass, such as a buildup of water and snow. The team took into account all potential water sources, including snow, surface water, soil moisture and groundwater. They found that with their method they could predict dangerous flooding 5 months in advance and could potentially extend that window to 11 months.
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