Month: February 2019

Creation of National Virtual Library of India as one of the components of National Mission on Libraries

The objective of National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) is to facilitate creation of a comprehensive database on digital resources of India on information about India in an open access environment. Salient features of NVLI are : – Federated searching through multilingual user interfaces. Virtual learning environment E-Governance […]

Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP

Washington :  Worried about a potential Republican primary challenge, President Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a state-by-state effort to prevent an intraparty fight that could spill over into the general-election campaign. The nascent initiative has been an intense focus in recent weeks and includes taking steps to change state […]

Iran parliament approves new health minister

Tehran : Iran’s parliament Monday gave an overwhelming vote of confidence to President Hassan Rouhani’s pick as health minister, after his predecessor resigned over budget cuts and criticism of the allocation of state funds. Saeed Namaki was voted into office with 229 votes out of a total 259. He […]

Trump comments spark Iraqi demands for US exit

Baghdad :  Iraqi politicians on Monday hit back at Donald Trump after the US president said he plans to keep American forces in the country to spy on Iran. In an interview with CBS television, Trump reaffirmed his determination to pull the United States out of “endless wars” in […]

12th Regional Standards Conclave held in Odisha

open view news desk The BIS Act 2016 lays down the framework for Standards development and delivery in India. The products, process, the service, delivered in the country, should be of high quality and meet the expectation of both consumers and producers. This was stated by Director General, […]

FDI Policy on E-Commerce

open view news desk In order to ensure due compliance of the FDI policy on e-Commerce, Press Note 2 (2018) has been issued. It puts in place certain conditions. These conditions include: An entity having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control […]

Production, Export and Import of Cardamom

open view news desk The details of total cardamom produced, exported and imported during the last three years and in the current year are given in the table: Production, Export &  Import  of Cardamom Spices   Year Production (Tons) Export Import Quantity  (Tons) Value (Rs.Crore.) Quantity  (Tons) Value […]

Sirisena says opposed to forming national govt

Colombo :  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he is opposed to forming a national government only to expand the Cabinet of ministers, indicating that his rift with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was far from over. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe-led government on Friday sought the consent of the […]

251 sedition cases filed in Assam since BJP came to power

Guwahati : Assam government has registered a total of 245 sedition cases since the BJP-led alliance came to power in the state in 2016, the Assembly was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said 245 sedition cases were filed against various individuals […]

Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI director

New Delhi :  Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla took charge of the probe agency Monday, officials said. Shukla, a 1983-batch IPS officer, took charge at a time when the agency is busy in a dirty turf war with the Kolkata Police which has spiralled into a political slugfest […]

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