Check Corporal Punishment in Schools says Javadekar

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Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ under Section 17(1) and makes it a punishable offence under Section 17(2). The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been entrusted with the task of monitoring children’s right to education under Section 31 of the RTE Act, 2009. The State Governments under their RTE Rules have also notified Block/District level grievance redressal agencies under the RTE Act. This Ministry has also issued Guidelines/Advisory dated 26.03.2014 under Section 35(1) of the RTE Act, 2009 to all the States and Union Territories for elimination of Corporal Punishment in Schools.

The Affiliation Byelaws of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) empower the School Managing Committee to place an employee under suspension if charged with cruelty with any student or employee of the school. CBSE has also issued guidelines to schools for ensuring an atmosphere free from fear in each affiliated school.

Since majority of the schools are within the purview of the State Governments, no centralized data on corporal punishment is maintained by this Ministry. However, CBSE does receive sporadic complaints of corporal punishment against independent schools affiliated with it. CBSE received 10 such complaints during the year 2015, which included 4 from Madhya Pradesh and 1 each from Assam, Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Chhattisgarh. In the year 2016, there were 7 complaints, including 2 from Madhya Pradesh and 1 each from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi. CBSE takes up such complaints with the concerned School Management Committee for appropriate action.

Skytrax World Airline Awards -Star Alliance takes Best Alliance title

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Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has claimed the Best Airline Alliance title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. The Alliance also received the Best Airline Alliance Lounge Award for its prestigious Los Angeles Lounge for the second year in row.

Receiving the award, Mark Schwab, CEO Star Alliance said: “I am accepting this award on behalf of more than 430,000 employees who deliver our customer promise to more than 640 million passengers each year. Regaining this accolade shows that investing into technology which facilitates the delivery of our Alliance customer benefits is paying off and that travellers are noticing a difference. Following the recent decision of our Chief Executive Board, we will invest further in modern systems and so continuously improve the Alliance travel experience.”

Star Alliance was the first airline alliance to receive the Best Alliance Award from Skytrax when the category was first introduced in 2005 and has since held the award seven times.

The World Airline Awards are managed by international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax Research of London, UK. The transparency and global coverage of the survey distinguish these awards as the most prestigious and respected quality recognition for today’s world airline industry.

The awards are based on the results of the World Airline Survey, which has operated since 1999 and is held in high esteem for its clarity of process and rigorously applied rules of independence. The customer survey ran from August 2015 until May 2016, with a total of 19.2 million eligible customer surveys being completed.

People of more than 104 different nationalities participated in the survey which covered over 280 airlines, from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers. The surveys measure quality standards across 41 key performance indicators of front-line product and service.

Customer satisfaction levels for the passenger experience are rated across Airport and On-board environments – check-in to boarding, arrivals and transfer, lounges, seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, food and beverages, inflight entertainment (IFE), staff service and associated air travel features.

About World Airline Awards:

The World Airline Awards are managed by international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax Research of London, UK. The transparency and global coverage of the survey distinguish these awards as the most prestigious and respected quality recognition for today’s world airline industry.

The awards are based on the results of the World Airline Survey, which operating since 1999 is held in high esteem for its clarity of process and rigorously applied rules of independence. The customer survey operated from August 2015 until May 2016, with a total of 19.2 million eligible customer surveys being completed. More than 104 different nationalities participated in the survey, covering over 280 airlines, from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers. The surveys measure Quality standards across 41 key performance indicators of front-line product and service.

Customer satisfaction levels for the passenger experience are rated, across Airport and Onboard environments – check-in to boarding, arrivals & transfer, lounges, seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, food and beverages, IFE, staff service and associated air travel features.

About Star Alliance:

The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Avianca Brazil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries.

About Air India:

Air India occupies a special place in the global and Indian aviation scenario. It pioneered the aviation in India and its history is synonymous with the history of civil aviation in India. Air India is not a mere airline that transports passengers, baggage and cargo. It is a multi-faceted organization. The aviation infrastructure it has created over the years is a testimony of its contribution. Apart from servicing of all its aircraft in-house with its own engineering facilities, Air India also undertakes ground handling services of many airlines in many cities in India. Air India has grown to become a mega international airline with a network of 36 destinations across the USA, Europe, Far-East and South-East Asia and the Gulf. The airline’s domestic network covers 54 destinations, including far-flung areas of the North-East, Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Air India, today, flies one of the youngest, state-of-the-art, fleet of aircraft comprising a mix of the wide-body Boeing B777s, B747s, its latest acquisition- the B787 Dreamliner and the narrow body Airbus A321s, A320s and A319 aircraft.

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DTH to power SWAYAM Prabha-Educational Contents

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Government has approved a project to launch the ‘SWAYAM Prabha’-a project for ope-rationalising 32 Direct to Home (DTH) Television Channels for providing high quality educational content to all teachers, students and citizens across the country interested in lifelong learning. There will be new content of four hours every day, which would be telecast six times a day allowing the student to choose the time of his/her convenience.

The main features of SWAYAM Prabha would be as under:-

(i) Curriculum based course contents covering diverse disciplines such as arts, science, commerce, performing arts, social sciences and humanities subjects, engineering, technology, law, medicine, agriculture etc.

(ii) Covers all level of education: School education, undergraduate, postgraduate, engineering, out of school children, vocational courses and teacher training.

The 32 channels are proposed to be launched before September 2016. Initially the programmes will be in English but with the passage of time the programmes will be launched in regional languages also.

Gun Gaurav – a unique Felicitation Ceremony

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In a first of its kind event, the Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development Sh. Prakash Javadekar felicitated 46 students who achieved high in their XII exams, despite hailing from economically weakest of weaker sections. Gun Gaurav , the felicitation ceremony held today at Minister’s residence was an acknowledgement of the consistent efforts and merit of these students . “ Hearty congratulation to all of you, who braved the most difficult circumstances to become great achievers in the exam”, the Minister congratulated them.

During interaction with the students, the Minister saluted their extraordinary effort, and grit and determination which have landed them in reputed colleges as well. He expressed immense pleasure that most of them aspired to become teachers in their future. The students were also given books of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and Veergatha series as gifts. During the interaction, the Minister was also given surprise gifts of Paintings by the students. Most of the felicitated students are hailing from one room houses across different slums in Delhi facing challenges of poverty.

He appreciated the efforts of NGOs Asha India, Navjyoti India Foundation, Salaam Baalak and Seva Bharati in assisting and empowering these students to excel in their education. He also exhorted for having active community participation in motivating the students from difficult circumstances.

The programme signified the efforts of the government to bring the meritorious students to the mainstream and motivate them to continue their best efforts further in their life. The Minister also appreciated the efforts of CBSE to felicitate students from diverse, socially and economically disadvantaged strata and support them through scholarship schemes.

The function was also attended by Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Minister of State (HRD) and Dr. S.C Khuntia, Secretary (School Education and Literacy) who also spoke on the occasion and gave away gifts to the students. Sh. Y.S.K Seshu Kumar, Joint Secretary (AE &NLM) and Chairman, CBSE and other senior officers of MHRD and CBSE were also present.

141 Villages Electrified last week ; 8,960 Villages Electrified till date under DDUGJY

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141 villages have been electrified across the country during last week (from 11th to 17^th July 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). Out of these electrified villages, 5 villages belong to Arunachal Pradesh , 56 in Meghalaya, 31 in Assam, 4 in Mizoram, 3 in Jharkhand,9 in Rajasthan ,3 in Madhya Pradesh , 23 in Odisha and 5 in Bihar, 1 each in Himachal Pradesh and Tripura . The progress of ongoing electrification process can be tracked on http://garv.gov.in/dashboard

An update on ongoing electrification process

In view of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s address to nation, on Independence Day, Government of India has decided to electrify remaining 18,452 unelectrified villages within 1000 days i.e. by 01^st May, 2018. The project has been taken on mission mode and strategy for electrification consists of squeezing the implementation schedule to 12 months and alsodividing village electrification process in 12 Stage milestones with defined timelines for monitoring.

8,960 villages have been electrified till date. Out of remaining 8,995 villages, 497 villages are uninhabitated. 6,009 villages are to be electrified through grid,2,657 villages to be electrified through off-grid where grid solutions are out of reach due to geographical barriers and 329 villages are to be electrified by State Govt .

Total 1654 villages were electrified during April 2015 to 14^th Aug 2015 and after taking initiative by Government of India for taking it on mission mode, 7,306 additional villages have been electrified from 15^th August 2015 to 17th July, 2016. In order to expedite the progress further, a close monitoring is being done through Gram Vidyut Abhiyanta (GVA) and various actions are also being taken on regular basis like reviewing the progress on monthly basis during the RPM meeting, sharing of list of villages which are at the stage of under energisation with the state Discom, identifying the villages where milestone progress are delayed.

Health benefits of Pokémon Go !

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Summary:Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go–a new GPS-based augmented reality game–are being realised across the nation. According to one expert, this quest to “catch ’em all” is great news for public health.

Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go — a new GPS-based augmented reality game — are happening across the nation. According to Matt Hoffman, DNP, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Nursing, this quest to “catch ’em all” is great news for public health.

I will travel across the land, searching far and wide

Players, known as “trainers,” download the Pokémon Go game to their smartphones. To progress in the game, trainers must walk around to find and catch Pokémon and access specific locations called Pokéstops — where Pokéballs and other useful items are collected. Poké eggs are among the things that can be collected at these locations. Getting to Pokéstops, catching different Pokémon and hatching the Poké eggs requires walking; lots of walking.

“Playing the game is a lot of fun, and it has been a catalyst to get people moving,” said Hoffman who has been affectionately dubbed the “Pokémon Professor” by co-workers.

“What began as just playing the game has now become a hobby for me that provides certain health benefits,” Hoffman continued. “I’ve spent an hour or two at a time venturing around the community to find Pokéstops. And, to hatch one egg, a trainer must walk anywhere from one to six miles. There’s no doubt about it, I am exercising more as a result of playing the game, and I am enjoying it.”

Hoffman isn’t alone. Estimates of the number of Pokémon Go daily users range from nine to 21 million people, and this user base is growing daily. In addition to inspiring exercise, playing Pokémon Go may have additional benefits.

Pokémon, (gotta catch’em all!) it’s you and me

“There is a sense of community when trainers converge in search of Pokémon, or when they gather together at Pokéstops,” Hoffman said. “The game is bringing people together, providing opportunity for social interaction and increasing our sense of belonging, which can have a positive impact on our emotional and mental health.”

Additionally, families may find that Pokémon Go lessens the technology tension that divides the generations. “This is a relatively non-violent game, and I have seen families walking around playing the game together,” Hoffman said. “Or, it encourages parents to go outside with their children while they play. Pokémon Go has the ability to transport families away from an evening on the couch to walking around the neighbourhood.”

You teach me and I’ll teach you

Hoffman said playing the game has even broadened his sense of curiosity and knowledge about his local community. “I discovered new experiences within my community because the game has led me to areas that I haven’t explored, or, previously only driven through,” he said. “Additionally, I’ve met many interesting people while playing the game, and I enjoy seeing the variation in the character designs and abilities.”

Come with me, the time is right, there’s no better team

Multiply the number of Pokémon Go players by the number of kilometres they must travel to progress in the game, and the chances of negative consequences increase. “We often hear of people falling off curbs or sustaining injuries as a result of staring at their phones and not paying attention to their surroundings,” Hoffman said. “It’s good to always keep safety and best practices in mind.”

Hoffman emphasised players watch where they walk and be aware of surroundings when playing. There is safety in numbers, and he encourages playing with friends as a team.

“Remember, you should never play Pokémon Go while driving. It’s also important to avoid playing in dark, isolated areas — there have been reports of trainers being robbed and attacked,” he said. “Also, summer days are very hot, so use sunscreen and drink plenty of water before heading outside during peak heat times. If you are one of the millions who are playing Pokémon Go, we hope you catch ’em all!”

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100 cr towards Central Government co-contribution in Atal Pension Yojana

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Atal Pension Yojana is being implemented through the APY Service Providers comprising of Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Cooperative Banks and Department of Post both in urban and rural areas across the country. The total number of subscribers registered under APY as on 30th June 2016 has crossed 30 lakh and every day nearly 5000 new subscribers are added.

The scheme provides for a co-contribution from Government of India for those who have registered before 31/3/2016 with an amount of 50% of the subscribers contribution up-to a maximum of Rs. 1000/- and these subscribers will be eligible for co-contribution for a period of 5 years from 2015-16 to 2019-20. Only those subscribers who are not income tax payers and not part of any other social security schemes are eligible for Government of India co-contribution. Keeping in view the above, Government of India through PFRDA has released co-contribution for the FY 2015-16 for 16.96 lakh eligible subscribers amounting to Rs. 99.57 crores. The Subscribers who have any pending contributions in their APY account till March 2016 won’t be paid with co-contribution. They have been advised by PFRDA to regularize their APY account so as to get Government of India co-contribution in the month of September. Government of India co-contribution is payable only when accounts are regular and the admissible Government of India co-contribution is paid into the Savings Bank account of the Subscribers.

Atal Pension Yojana, provides minimum guaranteed pension ranging between Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 5000/- per month for the subscriber from the age of 60 years. The Same amount of pension is paid to the spouse in case of subscriber’s demise. After the demise of both i.e. Subscriber & Spouse, the nominee would be paid the pension corpus. There is also option for Spouse to continue to contribute in APY account of subscriber for balance period, on premature death of subscriber before 60 years, so that pension can be availed by Spouse. Also, if the actual returns on the pension contributions during the accumulation phase is higher than the assumed returns for the minimum guaranteed pension, such excess returns are passed on to the subscriber, resulting in enhanced scheme benefits.

Vijay Goel reviews preparations of Rio Olympics 2016 at Bangalore SAI NSSC

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Vijay Goel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India visited SAI NSSC Bangalore to review the progress of National Camps for preparing for the RIO Olympics 2016. He was accompanied by DG, SAI. He interacted with the athletes and enquired about their preparedness.

The minister wished all athletes, including Hockey (Men), Athletes (Walkers, Middle and Long Distance runners and Relay team) and Para Athletes all the best for Olympics/Paralympics. He also complimented the Staff, Coaches, Sports Scientists and Officers, who did a wonderful job to support the National Campers to make them comfortable by providing all the required facilities and prepare them for the International Competitions as well as for the forthcoming RIO Olympic Games 2016.

National Camps in Athletics started way back in 2014. National Camp in the discipline of Hockey started in 2015 after the relaying of Hockey Synthetic turf and also the discipline of Archery started in the month of May, 2016 for whom the facility was specially created on the lines of ambience expected to be available at the RIO Olympics 2016. National Camps in the discipline of Athletics(Walkers and Middle and Long Distance Runners) and Para Athletes is also being held at this Centre.

The 2^nd Synthetic Hockey Turf Blue colour which is having similar specifications of the Turf being used in RIO Olympics was also made available to the National Team by the month of February, 2016.

SAI NSSC Bangalore which is having a well equipped with dedicated staff, Sports Medicine and Sports Scientists to provide required assistance support and counseling to the National Campers preparing for various International Competitions. Recently SAI Head Office had also placed order for latest Sports Science equipment for providing better support to the National Campers. Also due to less number of qualified Sports Scientists SAI head Office has taken the Research Fellows to work in the Sports Science Centres. 10 such Research Fellows are allotted to SAI NSSC Bangalore and all these Research Fellows have joined and started working with the National Camps.

Following National Camps have Been organized at this centre for Rio Olympics 2016

i) National Camp in Athletics particularly for Walkers, Middle and Long Distance Runners is held at this Centre and good number of Athletes from this group have been qualified to take part in the RIO Olympics 2016. Recently Athletes in the discipline of 4×400 M Relay Men and Women also shifted to this Centre who are also proceeding to RIO Olympics after having a short stint at this Centre.

ii) National Camp in Hockey Sr. Men and Women, Jr. Men and Women are being held at this Centre regularly since last 8 to 9 months. Hockey Chief Coach and High Performance Director Mr.Roelant Oltmans is satisfied with the playing facilities as well as the other support being provided at this Centre and would like to continue the camps at this Centre.

iii) The National Camp in Archery was also held at this Centre since May, 2016 for whom the facility was created at a very short notice as per the requirements of Archery Association of India to suit the similar conditions prevailing or will be available at RIO Olympic Games 2016.

iv) National Camp for Para Athletes is also being held at this Centre preparing for RIO Olympic Games.

v) The National Camp in Swimming for 02 Swimmers qualified for RIO Olympic Games 2016 is also being held at Basavanagudi Swimming Pool under the jurisdiction of SAI NSSC BANGALORE.

Study finds that Struggling families crave stability in uncertain times

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Summary : Over a third of families (more than 2 million households) in the United Kingdom are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard. A new study has taken a new look at life on a low income, starting not from the perspective of poverty and hardship but from a more positive description of what it is to participate in society and meet needs.

Over a third of families (more than 2 million households) in the UK are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard.

This is among the key findings of a unique study into the life of families unable to afford a minimum household budget, produced by Lough borough University’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

The Falling Short study takes a new look at life on a low income, starting not from the perspective of poverty and hardship but from a more positive description of what it is to participate in society and meet your needs. Researchers talked in depth to 30 families with incomes lower than the Minimum Income Standard (MIS). MIS is calculated by CRSP and is used to assess what income households require in order to buy the things that the public consider essential for an acceptable standard of living.

The study shows:

Parents generally work hard to make the most of a low income, looking around for deals, juggling money to pay bills and constantly keeping their eye on their spending. This can be highly stressful and time consuming; one mother in the study said she spends two hours a day planning her budget and comparing prices

Instability of pay and benefits (in and out of work) make it particularly hard to manage. Those with irregular work and zero hours contracts were particularly frustrated by the lack of stability, which caused fluctuating income from both pay and benefits

Uncertainties arise for the growing number of families who rent their homes privately; up from around 10% to nearly a quarter in the past two decades. Parents are worried by the lack of security and the risk that they may have to move, and would much prefer social housing

Having support from wider family is a key advantage for some families. Grandparents contribute both to helping look after children and enabling parents to increase earnings from work, avoiding high childcare costs. They are also helping out when there is a crisis or helping fund a holiday, children’s activities or trips out. This could make a big difference to family living standards

Families in this study commonly had at least one member with a physical or mental health condition, and this can affect their living standards. It restricts the capacity to earn of someone in ill health themselves or caring for a sick child, as well as bringing substantial extra costs — for example, from additional transport requirements, or because they find it hard to get out and shop around for the best deals.

The study also found that parents are generally willing to go without things to protect their children from the consequences of low income. Some say they cannot remember when they last went out socially as a couple; others that they rarely buy clothes for themselves. In more extreme cases, parents miss meals when money is short so that their children do not go without.

Katherine Hill, Senior Research Associate at CRSP and lead author of the study, said: “Our study shows that parents with too little income are under constant pressure, but that some cope with it better than others. This is partly influenced by personal skills like the ability to budget, but there are many factors that are beyond parents’ control. Things are particularly hard for those without wider family support, for those having to cope with family illness, and for people seeking to clear a long-term debt.

“To make progress in coping with low income, families above all need some stability. In particular, they need a steady income and housing security that allows them to plan for the future. They need to be able to rely on affordable childcare and work arrangements to fit around children, rather than only being able to work where extended family members are available or have their earnings eaten up by childcare costs.

“The UK is entering uncertain times, but if the newly formed government wants to ensure that the worst-off families can improve their lives, they need to help make their work opportunities, housing, childcare and benefits more secure.”

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Ban cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh to curb black money recommends SIT

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July 18, 2016

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The Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recommended a ban on cash transactions above Rs. 3 lakh and a cap on cash holding at Rs. 15 lakh, even as it acknowledged that the current restrictions on cash transactions above Rs. 20,000 in the form of tax deduction/ penalty are impracticable and have little effect.

“It is suggested that there should be a positive provision under the Income Tax Act that any transaction involving more than Rs. 3 lakh shall be invalid and illegal and would be a punishable offence, if amount is not paid by account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account,” the SIT said in its fifth report submitted in the court.

“Limits on cash transactions would discourage white-collared criminals or hardened criminals from money laundering and dealing in unaccounted/black money. This would also discourage corruption to some extent,” the SIT said.

Arguing for a cash-holding limit, the team said, “Law should provide that if any cash amount more than the prescribed limit is found, the same shall vest in the Union of India.” These stringent provisions, the team said, would have its own impact on “Income Declaration Scheme (IDS)” for disclosure of unaccounted money launched from June 1, 2016.

The SIT suggested that the government amend existing laws or enact a new law, for regulating the possession and transportation of cash, particularly putting a limitation on cash holdings for private use, and including provisions for confiscation of cash held beyond prescribed limits.

We want people to clean up their books: FM

Technology is a great facilitator for the taxman, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday, adding that the human contact between the taxman and the taxpayers is increasingly getting reduced.

“There is real time information and finding out details is not going to be very difficult. We want people to clean up their books,” he said, referring to the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016.

“I can only tell you that the technology for the taxman is a great facilitator. And therefore, in years to come with every passing day, for the taxman to detect violations is going to be relatively easier. Hopefully, if GST gets implemented, every stage of a business transaction is going to be recorded. And therefore, income generating out of that would have to be accountable,” the finance minister said at an event organised by FICCI.

However, Jaitley came across a lacklustre response when he had announced the first scheme, after the NDA government came to power in May 2014, to bring back black money stashed abroad — the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015. Just Rs. 4,147 crore was declared during the 90-day black money compliance window. Of this, the government could mop up Rs. 2,400 crore as taxes. “One of the objectives behind the 2015 Black Money Law was to offer an opportunity to assessees to comply…”

TRI-NETRA proposal for Locomotives for enhancing Vision of Locomotive Pilots

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Ministry of Railways, Railway Board has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather. TRI-NETRA stands for – Terrain imaging for diesel dRivers INfra-red, Enhanced optical & Radar Assisted system.

TRI-NETRA system shall be made up of high-resolution optical video camera, high sensitivity infra-red video camera and additionally a radar-based terrain mapping system. These three components of the system shall act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of the Locomotive Pilot.

TRI-NETRA is designed to “see” the terrain ahead of the running locomotive during inclement weather by combining the images captured by the three sub-systems and to create a composite video image which shall be displayed in front of the Loco Pilot on a computer monitor.

During fog, heavy rain and also during night, the locomotive pilots face serious challenges in looking out ahead to spot any obstruction on the track such as vehicles which get stuck while crossing the track or trees or boulders which have fallen across the track etc. Because of the heavy momentum of the running train, the train driver has to always adjust the speed of the train such that he or she can stop the train on visually

seeing the obstruction. In fair weather and in daytime, this is not a problem since train driver has a clear view of the track ahead. But in poor visibility, he has to reduce the speed suitably so that the brakes can be applied in time to stop the train without hitting the obstructions.

This is where TRI-NETRA will come into picture and give the locomotive pilot a clear view of the track ahead in bad visibility conditions so that he can apply brakes well in time. Conversely, he can speed up the train even in poor visibility if the TRI-NETRA system shows that the track ahead is clear of obstruction. The system shall also map the terrain ahead so that the driver knows when he is approaching a station or a signal.

The concept of TRI-NETRA was developed by Development Cell under the guidance of Member Mechanical, Railway Board while brainstorming on how to use the technology employed by fighter aircrafts to see through clouds and operate in pitch darkness and the technology used by naval ships in mapping the ocean floor and navigating in the night. Such an “assisted vision” system is not available readily in any of the advanced railway systems but the manufacturers and technology partners who develop components of such systems for defence are very excited with the concept. “Such systems have not been used for peacetime applications and we are excited that Indian Railways have thrown such a challenge at us” said one of the foreign specialists who develops such systems for fighter aircrafts. There has been very enthusiastic response to this Expression of Interest (EoI) published by Railway Board and number of companies from Israel, Finland, USA and Austria have expressed interest in developing such a system.

Yogeshwar Dutt gets support to Rio Olympics from SAIL

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July 18, 2016

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Hon’ble Minister for Steel, Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh conferred the SAIL logo on Rio Olympics Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, in New Delhi on July 15, 2016. Chairman SAIL, Mr. P.K. Singh was also present on the occasion.

Shri Chaudhary Birendra Singh, while felicitating the Olympic going athlete said, “It is a matter of great pride that the largest contingent of Indian athletes is participating in the Rio Olympics this time. Yogeshwar is an athlete in whom we all have lot of trust and hope. I assure all help to Yogeshwar Dutta and give my best wishes to the entire Rio contingent. SAIL has decided to support Yogeshwar for the Rio Olympics. We will continue to provide him our support even after the Olympics and will again felicitate him after he wins a medal in the games.”

A few days ago Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had wished the Indian Olympic contingent the very best.

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