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Projects under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana

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Total 97 number of Cluster Development Programme related to natural fibre (including Bamboo craft) under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) have been sanctioned to different agencies during last five year from 2011-12 to 2015-16.

During last five years, 77148 artisans were mobilised and about 4572 SHGs have been formed. These artisans of SHGs have been benefited through different kind of interventions like technical training & design development programme. Out of 97 Cluster Development Programme were sanctioned, 45 such programmes have been completed during the last five year, and in rest of clusters different kind of need based intervention programmes are being sanctioned to Implementing Agencies based on the eligibility criteria and as per the terms-conditions & guidelines of the scheme.

Elevated Corridor for Bullet Train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad

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Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project has been sanctioned with technical and financial assistance from Government of Japan. National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRC) has been formed in February, 2016 to implement Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor project.

The feasibility study of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had recommended that 65% of the corridor be constructed on embankment, 28% on viaduct & bridges, 6% on tunnel and 1% on cutting. Final decision on the extent of elevated corridor is dependent on the technical feasibility and land availability. According to preliminary assessment of JICA, additional cost implication of fully elevated corridor is approximately ₹10,000 crores.

Knowledge & Technology enterprise in the Earth System Science for Public Safety and Benefits

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ESSO meaning - what does ESSO stand for?
ESSO meaning - what does ESSO stand for?

Earth System Science Organization (ESSO), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is a knowledge enterprise in the Earth System Science for socio-economic benefits to the Nation. The Ministry of Earth Sciences was established in the year 2006 by bringing agencies of meteorology, ocean development and operational seismology activities under one umbrella. The sole purpose of the endeavour was to address holistically various aspects relating to earth system processes for improving forecast of the weather, climate and various natural hazards.

The Ministry inter alia is responsible for development of technology towards the exploration and exploitation of marine resources in a sustainable way for the socio-economic benefits of the society. The mission of the Ministry is to provide services for weather, natural hazards, climate, ocean and coastal state, seismology, and exploring marine living and non-living resources and the Polar Regions.

The Ministry has now prepared a vision document for next 15 years (up to 2030) keeping in view the social goals set out globally in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 7-year Strategy Document as a part of the “National Development Agenda” and 3-Year Action Document aligned to the predictability of financial resources during the 14th Finance Commission Award Period. The Vision document will be released on 27th July, 2016 at the Foundation Day function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

Over the past few years, the quality of weather, climate, ocean and seismological services have improved due to systematic efforts in augmenting atmospheric, coastal and ocean observations and survey, geophysical observations, polar research, developing adequate modelling strategy, conducting cutting edge research and investing in human resources development. There is a considerable scope for further accelerating these initiatives to enable the country to become a world leader in providing high quality services, and contribute to economic and societal benefits.

Plans to make Textile Sector more competitive globally

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Government plans to make Textile sector more competitive in global market by providing export incentives under schemes like MEIS, Interest Subvention, MDA, MAI, Duty Drawback etc. Further, the special package announced recently is expected to boost competency of textile and apparel exports in international markets.

The seasonal flexibility i.e. increase in overtime limit from 50 hours to 100 hours and introduction to fixed term employment are already addressed by Government in the said special package. Apart from this, Government has taken various pro labour and pro industry initiatives like:

1. Reimbursement of entire 12% employer contribution to EPFO

2. Optional EPF for employees earning less than Rs. 15,000

3. Enhanced duty drawback and subsidy under ATUF for apparel manufacturers

4. Modifications under Section 80JJAA of IT Act

All these initiatives will promote economies of scale and modernisation of all segments in the Textile and apparel value chain.

Confirmed Tickets For Passengers Travelling to North-East

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On Indian Railways, including on the North Eastern sector, demand of reserved accommodation is not uniform throughout the year and it varies during peak and lean period and also from class to class and sector to sector. During peak rush period, on popular routes demand generally exceeds availability, particularly in upper class.

However, during lean periods and on less popular routes and in lower class, confirmed accommodation remains available for comparatively longer period. With a view to provide confirmed accommodation, waiting list position of the trains is monitored and to meet the increased demand various measures are taken which include introduction of new trains, enhancement of the composition of more popular trains, attachment of extra coaches in the existing trains, running of special trains for clearance of extra passengers traffic during peak seasons, festivals, special events etc. keeping in view the pattern of traffic, commercial justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources etc.

OPEN SKY POLICY Agreement with SAARC Countries

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As per National Civil Aviation Policy 2016, Government has planned to enter into an ‘Open Sky’ Air Service Agreement on a reciprocal basis with SAARC countries and countries with territory located entirely beyond a 5000 km radius from New Delhi.

Unlimited flights above the existing bilateral rights will be allowed directly to and from major airports within the country as notified by the Government time to time. However, the points of call at other airports under the existing Air Service Agreement will continue to be honoured till the same are renegotiated.

Improvement of Passenger Amenities and Services in Indian Railways

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Improvement, augmentation and maintenance of amenities at Railway Stations on Indian Railways is a continuous process and is undertaken as per requirement and availability of funds.   Certain amenities are provided at the time of construction of the new stations based on anticipated traffic. Amenities are further augmented from time to time based on growth in passenger traffic at stations, needs and expectations of the travelling public and availability of funds. In addition, normal works are taken up for up gradation of passenger amenities under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’. Out of 1252 stations identified under this scheme, 988 stations have already been developed. Conceptualisation of the schemes for providing amenities/facilities to passengers and its Implementation is a     continuous process. Important initiatives taken by the Railways in the last three years to improve amenities of passengers are as under:

  1. The e-ticketing system was upgraded with the launch of the Next Generation E-ticketing   System (NGeT) for improving accessibility and enhancing the overall experience of e-ticketing. The capacity for E-ticketing System was enhanced to book 7200 tickets per minute from 2000 tickets  earlier and to support 1,20,000 concurrent users as against 40,000 earlier in 2014.  This has been further augmented to support booking of 15,000 tickets per minute.
  2. Go-India Smart Card introduced to facilitate cashless transaction in New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah sectors.
  3. Establishment of Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras for issuing of tickets through public private partnership for establishment and operation of computerised Passenger Reservation System(PRS)-cum Unreserved Ticketing System(UTS) terminals.
  4. Cleanliness campaign under Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by Indian Railways on 2nd October, 2014 Gandhi Jayanti Divas, involving shramdaan and awareness activities. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, several initiatives have been taken to re-inforce the existing mechanism for ensuring cleanliness at stations.
  5. Facility for booking unreserved ticket through mobile phone was introduced in the suburban sections over Mumbai and Chennai to facilitate passengers to book unreserved ticket through mobile.
  6. Facility for online concessional ticket booking facility for Physically Challenged persons on the authority of Photo Identity Card issued by the Railways
  7. Online registration of booking of special trains/ coaches on Full Tariff Rates was started as a pilot project over Western Railway.
  8. Advance Reservation Period (ARP) was increased from 60 to 120 days to help passengers plan and purchase tickets in advance
  9. All India 24X7 Helpline Number 138 was provided to passengers for queries, complaints and suggestions regarding onboard services
  10. Checks on Touting through modifications in the PRS software to prevent cornering of tickets by Touts like automatic log out after one transaction.
  11. Revision of Platform Ticket Rates from Rs.5 to Rs.10 to regulate rush on platforms
  12. Increase in General Class Accommodation on Trains for general class passengers on long  distance Mail/Express trains by delegating powers to General Managers to de-reserve Sleeper Class coaches as  General Coaches  in identified trains & sectors.
  13. Paperless Unreserved  tickets on Mobile introduced as a part of “Operation 5 Minutes” in Chennai suburban  section of Tambaram-Egmore on Southern Railway
  14. Running of Special Trains with special fares over and above time-tabled trains to clear extra rush and augment passenger services.
  15. Facility of SMS alerts through mobile phones in case of cancellation of trains was introduced for convenience of passengers
  16. The capacity of PRS server was enhanced from 7000 to 15,000 tickets per minute
  17. The Tatkal timings were staggered for AC and Non-AC accommodation to facilitate easy purchase of Tatkal tickets
  18. Facility of automatic Refund of Confirmed/RAC e-tickets on cancellation of trains was     provided
  19. Powers to make policy to provide clean toilets to travelling public at stations was fully      delegated to the Zonal Railways.
  20. Paperless UTS tickets on Mobile extended to the suburban sections of Mumbai both on  Western Railway and Central Railway.
  21. Destination alert by SMS introduced on mobile phone for passengers 30 minutes in advance of arrival of train at destination station in Rajdhani, Duronto and Sampark kranti Express trains as a pilot project.
  22. Suvidha Trains with graded pricing structure introduced to meet demand surges during peak demand with facility of limited refund on cancellation of ticket.
  23. Hindi Portal of IRCTC was launched to facilitate booking of tickets using Hindi language.
  24. Additional lower berths for senior citizen and women (increased from 2 to 4) were earmarked in the centre of the coach for women and senior citizens
  25. Defence Travel System to facilitate booking of tickets online for Defence personnel to     eliminate exchange of defence warrants was rolled out on the NGeT platform. Till date more than 2600 Defence units have started issuing tickets through this platform without exchange of warrants.
  26. Concierge services with facility for online booking of wheelchairs through IRCTC website at New Delhi and 23 other stations was commenced
  27. Paperless UTS tickets on Mobile extended to the suburban sections of Delhi-Palwal in Delhi Division of Northern Railway.
  28. Currency Operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machine (CoVTM) to facilitate purchase of unreserved journey tickets provided in Delhi and Mumbai
  29. Station Ticket Booking Agents (STBA) Scheme -a regular STBA scheme based on the pilot STBS scheme was notified for issue of tickets through outsourcing at E category stations.
  30. Facility for paperless MST on Mobile phones launched in sub-urban sectors of Mumbai in WR and CR and in the Delhi-Palwal section of NR.
  31. Platform ticket on Mobile launched for WR, CR and NR (New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway stations)
  32. New Refund Rules was notified which has helped in curbing speculative buying and selling of tickets and improving availability of berths for common man.
  33. Facility for Current reservation facility through internet and at all PRS locations after       preparation of first chart upto minutes before departure of train
  34. Increase in number of berths for handicapped for Physically Challenged from 2 to 4 berths.
  35. Berths for child tickets (5 yrs and above and below 12 yrs) made optional which has helped in providing additional reserved accommodation without any additional inputs by railways equivalent to more than 20,000 additional trains in a year or 54 additional trains per day.
  1. UTS on Mobile extended  to other sections of Howrah (3) and Sealdah (5) Division of ER and SER  (24.02.2016)
  2. Instructions already exist with zonal railways to provide one Wheel chair per platform and in case of island platforms one wheelchair per two platforms at all A-1 and A category stations.
  3. Instructions issued to zonal railways to introduce the facility of battery operated cars through service provider for carrying passengers on payment basis initially at all A-1 category stations.
  4. Online booking of retiring room has been commissioned at 488 Railway stations.
  5. As per existing guidelines, escalators/elevators  are to be provided  at ‘A1’ category and     escalators at ‘A; category, ‘C’ category stations and stations of tourist importance progressively based on techno commercial feasibility and availability of funds. So far, 295 number of escalators and 146 number of lifts have been provided over the Indian Railways.
  6. Improvement of catering services is an on-going process. In its endeavour to provide quality and hygienic food to the passengers, Railways have developed and operationalized an                    institutionalized mechanism for monitoring of quality and hygiene of catering services through     regular inspections at various levels to address catering complaints.

            Further, Steps taken/ being taken to ensure that good quality and hygienic food is served to the passengers include: (i) Introduction of station based E-Catering for widening the range of options available to passengers for ordering food of their choice. (ii) Introduction of precooked food (‘ready to eat’ meals) in the range of options available to passengers. (iii) Operation of centralized Catering Service Monitoring Cell (CSMC) (toll free number 1800-111-321) for prompt redressal of passenger grievances relating to the catering activities and real time assistance to travelling public.                 (iv) Imposition of penalties in case of deficiencies detected in services. (v) Operation of all India Helpline (No.138) for rail-users to lodge complaints/suggestions regarding food and catering services (vi) A Twitter handle @ IR CATERING has also been made operational to cater to the complaints/ suggestions with regard to catering services.

            Steps have already been taken for implementing some of the new initiatives for improvement of catering services like extension of e-catering services to all A1 and A category stations, Janani Sewa Scheme, availability of Children’s Menu through e-catering,  optional catering on Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express Trains  (2 trains) on pilot basis etc.

            Improvement of passenger amenities being provided in the coaches is a continual process on Indian Railways. Details of the amenities which are presently provided in the coaches are as under:

  • Cushioned seats/berths, fluorescent light, Air-conditioning, fans, toilet, dustbins and      washbasin facilities, etc. in all mainline trains/coaches being manufactured.
  • Looking mirrors, snack tables, magazine bags, water bottle holders, coat hooks, small      luggage racks, luggage securing  arrangements, mobile/laptop charging sockets, etc. in all mainline reserved coaches.
  • On board/ enroute cleaning facility on identified trains.
  • Seats (cushioned seats in First Class coach). Handholds, fans, lights etc. in sub-urban coaches and , dedicated coaches for ladies and vendors in sub-urban trains.
  • Bed rolls in all mainline AC sleeper coaches.
  • Water in coaches provided with toilets.

Passenger Information System (PIS) have been provided at all ‘A1’ and A category stations. In addition to this policy for provision of WiFi Internet facility at all A1, A and B category stations have also been issued.

National Smart Grid Mission to Upgrade India’s Power Grid

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India’s National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) with the help of USAID launched its first in a series of training programs aimed at building the capacity and skills of utility personnel to develop India’s Smart Grid infrastructure. This training will help the Government of India achieve its target of having 10 percent of personnel from 14 of India’s state utilities trained in Smart Grid functions.

Building a Smart Grid is a key priority for the Government of India as it will help curb power transmission and distribution losses, ensuring there is 24×7 access to power for all. A trained and skilled workforce is critical to achieving this vision.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Vishal Kapoor, Director – Distribution, Ministry of Power said,“India expects to provide 24×7 quality power to all its people. The power generated will comprise a large share of renewable energy. Managing renewable and conventional energy calls for a grid that is smart and capable of providing electricity to the remote corners of the country,”

Shri Prabhu N. Singh, Director, NSGM, emphasized the importance of having a trained workforce of utility professionals who can understand and own the Smart Grid system. This trained workforce will help accelerate the development of Smart Grids across India.“The Government of India, through the National Smart Grid Mission, is committed to assisting utilities in skill enhancement on Smart Grid aspects. We hope to partner with a number of national and state institutions to take up Smart Grid training in the country,” said Singh.

“Training and capacity building have been identified as one of the key strategic areas under the NSGM. We are happy to partner with the Ministry of Power and the NSGM to facilitate knowledge sharing on Smart Grid technologies and related-operational issues,” said USAID/India Mission Director, Ambassador Jonathan Addleton.

The three-day training program will use a basic Smart Grid course – designed under USAID’s “Partnership to Advance Clean Energy” Program – to build the capacity of utilities on various Smart Grid components and applications. The participants will also visit a Smart Grid Lab at the Centre for Power Efficiency in Distribution in New Delhi, to gain a practical understanding of select Smart Grid functionalities.

The Government of India has taken several proactive steps towards grid modernization, including the establishment of a Smart Grid Mission to plan and monitor the implementation of policies and programs related to Smart Grid activities in India.

Tropical cyclones on track to grow more intense as temperatures rise !

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Summary:Powerful tropical cyclones like the super typhoon that lashed Taiwan with 150-mile-per-hour winds last week and then flooded parts of China are expected to become even stronger as the planet warms. That trend hasn’t become evident yet, but it will, scientists say.

Powerful tropical cyclones like the super typhoon that lashed Taiwan with 150-mile-per-hour winds last week and then flooded parts of China are expected to become even stronger as the planet warms. That trend hasn’t become evident yet, but it will, scientists say.

So far, the warming effects of greenhouse gases on tropical cyclones have been masked, in part by air pollution.

Over the past century, tiny airborne particles called aerosols, which cool the climate by absorbing and reflecting sunlight, largely cancelled out the effects of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions when it came to tropical storm intensity, according to a new scientific review paper published this week in the journal Science. That might sound like a good thing, but many of those particles came from the burning of fossil fuels and wood, and contributed to acid rain, smog and lung damage. As vehicles and power plants added filters and scrubbers to reduce their impact on human health, levels of human-made aerosols in the atmosphere began to decline. At the same time, greenhouse gas concentrations continued to rise.

That compensating effect won’t continue if greenhouse gas warming keeps increasing, the scientists write. Using model simulations, they provide new calculations of the cancelling effects of aerosols and greenhouse gases on tropical cyclones worldwide. They also take a closer look at the still-developing understanding of how climate change will affect tropical cyclones, also known regionally as typhoons or hurricanes.

“The fact that global warming’s fingerprints don’t yet jump out at us when we look at hurricanes isn’t surprising — it’s what current science tells us we should expect,” said lead author Adam Sobel, a professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Daugherty Earth Observatory and School of Engineering. “The same science tells us that those fingerprints will show up eventually in more ultra-powerful storms.”

Increasing potential intensity

The scientists examined a wide range of published analyses of tropical cyclone data and computer modelling, looking specifically at potential intensity, which predicts the maximum intensity that tropical cyclones could reach in a given environment. Their new global calculations of the cancelling effect follow a 2015 study led by Lamont’s Mingfang Ting, with Suzana Camargo, also a coauthor on the new paper, that showed similar effects over the North Atlantic, where hurricanes that make landfall in the United States form.

Many factors contribute to a tropical cyclone’s intensity. At the most basic, the storm’s convective strength — the boiling motion of air rising from the ocean surface to the atmosphere — depends on the temperature difference between the surface ocean and the upper atmosphere. Computer models that simulate the physics of tropical cyclones suggest that this difference should increase as the climate and sea surface temperatures warm, and that tropical storm strength should increase with it.

Less well understood is how climate change should influence the number of tropical cyclones that form each year. Computer models indicate that while the total number of cyclones should decline in a warming climate, more intense, highly destructive storms like Super Typhoon Nepartak are likely to become more common.

We have seen harbingers of that change in recent years: Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda, killed more than 6,300 people as it devastated parts of the Philippines as a Category 5 storm in 2013. Last year, Hurricane Patricia became the second most-intense tropical cyclone on record when its sustained winds reached 215 mph before weakening to hit Mexico with winds still powerful at 150 mph.

The scientists’ review finds that the largest increases in tropical cyclone potential intensity are expected to be at the margins of the tropics, particularly in the Atlantic and Pacific. The amount of rain that tropical storms bring is also expected to increase as the planet warms, due to increasing water vapor; and coastal flooding from storm surges that accompany tropical storms are expected to become more of a problem as sea levels rise. The scientists also describe a shift in tropical cyclone tracks toward the margins of the tropics, noting that it is unclear if the shift is a response to warming. Simulations for the western North Pacific suggest that it is, at least in part.

Detecting the influence of climate change

Two factors make it difficult to detect greenhouse gas-related trends in tropical cyclone intensity, as the authors explain.

One is the influence of aerosols. Model calculations indicate that aerosols have about twice the effect of greenhouse gases on a tropical cyclone’s potential intensity. So while greenhouse gas levels have been greater than aerosol levels for many decades in terms of absolute magnitude — which is why the planet has warmed by about 1.5?F since the Industrial Revolution — they have only recently surpassed the cooling effect of aerosols in terms of their influence on tropical cyclone intensity.

The other challenge is natural variability. Tropical cyclones are relatively rare — the world averages around 90 per year — and that number fluctuates from year to year and decade to decade, due in large part to natural causes. It is statistically difficult to detect long-term trends within that large natural variability, Sobel said. Satellite records that can monitor tropical storms worldwide also only go back to the 1970s.

Scientists at Lamont, including Sobel, Camargo and coauthors Allison Wing and Chia-Ying Lee, are using both observations and computer models to expand understanding of how tropical cyclone behavior has changed and the physical mechanisms by which climate affects extreme weather. Among other projects, they are developing a tropical cyclone risk model that can be used in urban planning that incorporates climate factors in determining the probability of a tropical cyclone making landfall at a given location.

The other coauthors of the paper are Michael Tippett of Columbia’s School of Engineering, and Timothy Hall of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Funding for the research was provided by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

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Govt committed to ensure availability of Quality Herbs for making Ayurvedic Medicines

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Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik has informed that the Government is aware that the quality of Ayurvedic medicines is dependent on the use of quality raw medicinal herbs.

Hence, with a view to ensure the availability of quality raw medicinal herbs for making quality Ayurvedic medicines, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH has been promoting large scale cultivation of herbs / medicinal plants in a mission mode under “Medicinal Plants” component of “Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) which is being implemented since 2015-16 throughout the country. The “Medicinal Plants” component of the NAM scheme is primarily aimed at supporting cultivation of medicinal herbs / plants on farmers land with backward linkages through establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting material and forward linkages for Processing and Post – Harvest Management including Marketing Infrastructure (drying sheds / storage godowns etc.).

Prior to NAM Scheme, the cultivation of medicinal herbs / plants was being supported under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of “National Mission on Medicinal Plants” of NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH which was implemented from years 2008-09 to 2014-15.

The scheme for cultivation of medicinal herbs / plants is being implemented through Mission Directors identified in different States / UTs who are mainly from State Agriculture / Horticulture Departments.

PM Flags Off “RUN FOR RIO”

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi here flagged off the RUN FOR RIO from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium(MDCNS), India Gate to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JNS), Lodhi Road amidst Olympic spirit and cheers to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. Thousands of school children and youth participated in the 5 Km run to demonstrate to RIO bound Indian athletes that the whole country is proud of them and wishes them all the best in the forthcoming competitions.

The Prime Minister also released a publication of SAI on “Indian Olympics Journey,” which carries interesting information on country’s Olympics achievements and preparations for the future. Prior to the flagging off, Shri Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the statue of the Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand in National stadium.

The RUN FOR RIO was organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to connect public at large, especially children and youth, with the Olympic spirit and power of sports. India is sending its largest ever contingent of 119 athletes to participate in the Rio Games.

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel in his speech thanked the Prime Minister for accepting the invitation to flag off the RUN and said that his ministry, under the overall guidance of Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to promote Sports in the country especially in rural and far flung areas of the country. He said the Rio bound contingent comprises eighty percent athletes from rural background and the North East region of the country. He said the focus would be to provide facilities and sports infrastructure to promote sports and sports persons at the grassroots level especially in indigenous and popular sports.

AAI initiative for Energy & Water Conservation Measures at Airports

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Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken measures to generate solar energy for airports. AAI has signed MoU with SECI and completed 6.8 MWp roof top solar projects at 16 different airports/ units across India. AAI further awarded another 2.9 MWp solar roof top plants & 19.8 MWp solar ground mounted works at 14 airports.

Energy audit has been conducted at 42 airports in the year 2015-16 and 14 more airports are being taken up for energy audit in the year 2016-17. 15 airports were identified and taken up for replacement of conventional lights with energy efficient LED lights during the year 2015-16 and water conservation measures have been taken at 37 airports.

Solar Power Plants Solar power plants have been installed at 15 airports and also in the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan at Safdarjung Airport. The 16 solar projects completed have a total energy generation capacity of 6800 KWp. Further 14 solar power projects with a capacity of 22700 KWp have been taken up. The solar power project of Ranchi Airport has already been commissioned with a capacity of 250 KWp. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has already initiated action for installation of Ground Mounted Solar Power Plants at available land at Kolkata (15000 KWp), Jaipur (1800 KWp) and Chandigarh (3000 KWp) airports.

Recycled water is used for horticulture/firefighting/air-conditioning at 30 airports.

GRIHA

AAI is following GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) system for sustainable and environment friendly design. All the new buildings are constructed as per the ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) norms and obtain 4 star GRIHA rating. New Terminal Building at Chandigarh Airport has already obtained 4 star GRIHA rating.

IndianBureaucracy.com wishes AAI the very best.