‘President’s Standards’ to 75 Armoured Regiment & 43 Armoured Regiment

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Jaisalmer Military Station witnessed a historic moment when General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, on behalf of the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, presented the ‘President’s Standards’ to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment. Both the Regiments conducted a mounted parade on the indigenous Arjun tanks with clockwork precision and immaculate coordination in consonance with the highest traditions of the Indian Army. To commemorate this historic event, the Chief of Army Staff also released a “Special Cover”.

In his address, the Chief of the Army Staff congratulated both Regiments and brought out that “This veneration (President’s Standard) will add to your responsibility and certainly I believe that you all will go beyond your capabilities to execute every single task that would be assigned to your Regiments.” While highlighting the achievements of the two regiments, Gen Dalbir Singh said that ‘Enriched history of 43 and 75 Armoured Regiment is overwhelmed with true valour, bravery and professional competence, which befits the highest traditions of Indian Army.’ The Chief further added that ‘With industrious and determined soldiers from all over India, with distinct caste and religion, both Regiments reflect the spirit of unity within.’

75 Armoured Regiment was raised in 1972 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Vijai Singh (Later Lieutenant General). The squadrons of 75 Armoured Regiment participated in the 1971 Indo-Pak war to include the Battle of Laungewala. 75 Armoured Regiment has a unique distinction of being the only unit of Indian Army to be raised on captured Pakistani Territory ‘Sakna’ (26 kilometres inside Pakistan) on 12th March, 1972. The Regiment Colours are Canary Yellow over Bottle Green and the Regiment’s motto is “SAHASAM VIJAYATE” which means,“COURAGE WINS”.

43 Armoured Regiment was raised in 1981 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel BM Kapur (later Lieutenant General). 43 Armoured Regiment is the first armoured Regiment to be equipped with India’s indigenous tank, MBT Arjun. The Regiment Colours are Sky Blue and Navy Blue. Sky Blue signifies limitlessness and navy blue signifies fearlessness. The Regiment motto is “YUDHYASVA VIGAT JWAR” which means “TO FIGHT WITH A CALM AND DETERMINED MIND”.

This honour has been bestowed upon 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment in recognition of their dedicated and meritorious service since their raising. The Regiments are among the frontline Units of Indian Armoured Corps. The hard work and sacrifices made by the valiant soldiers of both the Regiments have been recognized by various awards and medals.

The Standard Presentation ceremony also brought to the fore, the awe-inspiring armoured might of the Indian Army showcasing 51 Main Battle Tanks, thereby displaying the Nation’s technological prowess. The grand ceremony was held in the backdrop of the recently developed Jaisalmer War Museum which displays the valour and sacrifices by the Indian Armed Forces. The occasion was graced by many senior serving and retired military officers and civil dignitaries including Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command.

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New method could unleash Solar Power Potential

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Summary:New measurement and data analysis techniques could provide insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures, ultimately improving the performance of solar cells.

Measurement and data analysis techniques developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could provide new insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures, ultimately improving the performance of solar cells.

While solar cells made from light-harvesting perovskite (an organic-inorganic hybrid) materials have recently eclipsed the 20 percent efficiency mark, researchers believe they could do better if they had a clearer picture of energy flow at the nanometer scale. The ORNL discovery, described in a paper published in ACS Photonics, synchronizes microscopy, ultra-short pulses of laser light and data analytics to extract images with single-pixel precision, providing unprecedented detail.

“If we can see exactly and in real time what is happening, we can map out the electronic processes in space instead of relying on snapshots gleaned from spatial averages,” said Benjamin Doughty, one of the authors and a member of ORNL’s Chemical Sciences Division.

Armed with information about what electrons are doing inside the material, researchers believe they can make improvements that lead to solar cells that are more efficient and potentially less expensive.

“With conventional approaches of studying photovoltaic materials, we are unable to accurately map out electronic processes and how electrons are getting lost,” Doughty said. “Those processes can translate into losses in efficiency.”

The experiment consists of optically pumping the thin film sample with a 50 femtosecond — or 50 millionths of a billionth of a second — laser pulse and then measuring changes in light absorption with a second laser pulse in the material. The technique, called femtosecond transient absorption microscopy, consists of a tabletop of lasers, optics and a microscope. The net result is a pixel-by-pixel map of the material being studied and information researchers can use to improve performance.

“The ability to identify what will be created after the solar cell absorbs a photon, either a pair of free charges or their bound form called an exciton, is crucial from both fundamental and applied perspectives,” said co-author Yingzhong Ma, who led the research team. “We found that both free charges and excitons are present, and the strength of our approach lies in not only identifying where they are but also determining what their relative contributions are when they are both present at a given spatial location.”

A key remaining challenge is to understand what causes the observed spatial difference, said Ma, so he and colleagues are exploring an all-optical imaging approach that would allow them to correlate electronic dynamics with underlying structural information. This approach may also help researchers map and understand perovskite degradation issues associated with moisture. Ma noted that this must be resolved before solar cells based on this class of materials can be successful.

Source:Oak Ridge National Laboratory(science)

Tourism Centres Under Swadesh Darshan & Prasad

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Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma has informed that 13 thematic circuits and 13 pilgrimage sites/destinations each have been identified by Ministry of Tourism (MOT) under the new Plan Scheme Swadesh Darshan and National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) respectively.

Proposals have been received from State Governments/UT Administrations for grant of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects in Circuits/Destinations identified under these schemes.

The MOT provides CFA to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for various tourism projects subject to receipt of suitable DPRs, availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates against the funds released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

Details are as under:

Name of the Scheme	Name of the Circuits
Swadesh Darshan	North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
PRASAD	Ajmer, Amritsar, Amaravati, Dwarka, Gaya, Kamakhya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Mathura, Patna, Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni.

The details of number of projects and amount sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Schemes during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date) is given below:-

The details of number of projects and amount sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Schemes during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date)

Projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan.

Sl. No.	Name of the Circuit	State	Name of Project	Amount Sanctioned
			2014-15
1.	Coastal Circuit	Andhra Pradesh	Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World class coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh	69.83
2.	North-East India Circuit	Arunachal Pradesh	Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh	50.00
3.	Buddhist Circuit	Bihar	Cultural Centre, Bodhgaya	33.17
			Total	153.00

Sl. No.	Name of Theme	State	Name of Project	Amount Sanctioned
			2015-16
1.	North-East India Circuit	Manipur	Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang-Khongjom-Moreh	89.66
2.	North-East India Circuit	Sikkim	Development of Tourist Circuit linking – Rangpo (entry) – Rorathang – Aritar – Phadamchen – Nathang – Sherathang – Tsongmo – Gangtok – Phodong – Mangan – Lachung – Yumthang – Lachen – Thangu – Gurudongmer – Mangan – Gangtok – Tumin Lingee – Singtam (exit) in Sikkim	98.05
3.	Eco Circuit	Uttarakhand	Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand.	80.37
4.	Coastal Circuit	Andhra Pradesh	Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh	60.38
5.	North-East India Circuit	Arunachal Pradesh	Integrated Development of Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh	97.14
6.	Eco Tourism Circuit	Kerala	Gavi–Patha-Namthitta-Vagamon-Thekkady	99.22
7.	Desert Circuit	Rajasthan	Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations under Desert Circuit in Swadesh Darshan Scheme	63.96
8.	Tribal Circuit	Nagaland	Development of Tribal Circuit Peren –Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland	97.36
9.	Eco Circuit	Telangana	Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.	91.62
10.	Wild Life Circuit	Madhya Pradesh	Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna – Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri-Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh	92.22
11.	Wildlife Circuit	Assam	Wildlife Circuit of Assam	95.67
12.	North-East India Circuit	Tripura	Development of North East Circuit : Agartala – Sipahijala – Melaghar – Udaipur – Amarpur – Tirthamukh – Mandirghat – Dumboor- NarikelKunja – Gandachara – Ambassa	99.59
13.	Eco Tourism Circuit	Mizoram	Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism at Thenzawl, Reike & South Zote	94.91
14.	Coastal Circuit	West Bengal	Development of Beach Circuit – Udaipur – Digha – Shankarpur – Tajpur – Mandarmani – Fraserganj – Bakkhlai –Henry Island	85.39
15.	Coastal Circuit	Puducherry	Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under “Swadesh Darshan” Scheme	85.28
16.	Tribal Circuit	Chhattisgarh	Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit Jashpur-Kunkuri-Mainpat-Ambikapur-Maheshpur-ratanpur-Kurdar-Sarodadadar-Gangrel-Kondagaon-Nathyanawagaon-Jagdalpur-Chitrakoot-Tirthgarh in Chattisgarh	99.94
17.	Coastal Circuit	Maharashtra	Sindhudurg Circuit	82.76
			Total	1513.52

Projects sanctioned under PRASAD.

Sl. No.	Name of the State & project	Amount Sanctioned
	2014-15
	BIHAR
1.	Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar	4.29
	UTTAR PRADESH
2.	Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)	14.93
3.	Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura	9.36
	ODISHA
4.	Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit	50.00
	Total	78.58
	2015-16
	PUNJAB
1.	Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar	6.45
	RAJASTHAN
2.	Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer	40.44
	ANDHRA PRADESH
3.	Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh as Tourist Destination	28.36
	ASSAM
4.	Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati.	33.98
	BIHAR
5.	Development of Patna Sahib	41.54
	Total	150.77

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Modernization of Railway Stations on the roll

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Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha has informed that the Indian Railway has advertised its plan to redevelop ‘A-1’ and ‘A’ category stations (about 400 in number) on ‘as is where is’ basis, by inviting proposals from developers with their designs and business ideas. The entire cost of station redevelopment is to be met by leveraging commercial development of land and air space in and around the stations.

During various interactions with the stake holders, their response has been encouraging.

In addition to above, redevelopment of eight stations viz., Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Habibganj (Bhopal), Shivaji Nagar (Pune), Surat and SAS Nagar (Mohali) has been entrusted to Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Ltd. Letter of Intent has been issued for Habibganj station and Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) for Anand Vihar and Bijwasan stations have been opened.

Ministry of Railways have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) along with the following for Technical Cooperation in Railway Sector wherein Station Development is one of the cooperation areas:-

1. Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic.

2. Department of Transport of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

3. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism of Japan

4. Ministry of Railway of the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of China

5. The Joint Stock Company “Russian Railways”

6. Czech Railways (CESKE DRAHY) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic

7. SNCF, the French National Railway

8. DB International GMBH, Germany

9. Ministry of Mobility of the Kingdom of Belgium

The above MoUs provide for a cooperation through expert meetings, information exchange and implementation of jointly agreed cooperation projects.

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ISRO Natural Disaster forecasting

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has informed that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is carrying out the following pilot projects in the Himalayan region on experimental basis to develop methodology for enabling forewarning of natural disasters.

(i) Heavy Rainfall/ cloud burst alerts for western Himalaya: Space Applications Centre (SAC) of ISRO has developed a model, for heavy rainfall / cloud burst alerts, which is being experimentally carried out for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh regions. The information is made available on ISRO’s MOSDAC (Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre) website.

(ii) Rainfall triggered landslide alerts for the Uttarakhand Region: An experimental early warning system for rainfall triggered landslides is developed for use along the pilgrimage route corridors leading to Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath as well as along the Pithoragarh-Malpa route in Uttarakhand. The forewarning is generated based on the statistical relation between the terrain (geological, morphological) and temporal (primarily long term rainfall events) factors.

(iii)Flood Early Warning System for Assam State: The North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) of ISRO has developed the Flood Early Warning System (FLEWS) as a Research & Development (R&D) project in Assam State in association with Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). FLEWS, is a terrain-specific model, which employs satellite based inputs, in-situ data on rainfall and river discharge data at critical locations to provide advance information on flood events as an input to disaster preparedness. The FLEWS model is being used in all 25 flood prone districts of Assam.

(iv) Snow-melt run-off: ISRO has developed snow melt runoff models for Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Yamuna, Sutlej, Beas and Chenab basins to provide information on short-term (16 day) snow melt runoff during summer months i.e. April to June.

Expansion plans of Public Sector Steel Plants

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The Minister of Steel and Mines Shri Narendra Singh Tomar informed that Steel is a deregulated sector and the role of Government is limited to that of a facilitator. The decisions regarding expansion of steel plants are essentially taken by the respective companies, based on commercial considerations and market dynamics. SAIL and RINL have undertaken modernization and expansion of their steel plants funded by their own sources.

Details of these are given below:-

S. N.	Name of the Project	Name of PSU	Capacity after Expansion (in Mtpa)	Cost (in Rs crore)	Present Status
1.	Expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant	SAIL	7.0	17,266	Scheduled for completion by December, 2016
2.	Expansion of Bokaro Steel Plant	SAIL	4.61	6,325	Completed in September, 2015
3.	Expansion of Durgapur Steel Plant	SAIL	2.2	2,875	Completed in June, 2015
4.	Expansion of IISCO Steel Plant	SAIL	2.5	16,408	Completed in December, 2014
5.	Expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant	SAIL	4.2	11,812	Completed in December, 2014
6.	Expansion of Salem Steel Plant	SAIL	0.18	1,902	Completed in September, 2010
7.	Expansion of Liquid Steel capacity from 3 to 6.3 Mtpa of Vizag Steel Plant	RINL	6.3	12,291	Completed in April, 2015

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Vocational Training for Skill Development

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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) is a competency-based framework that organizes qualifications into ten levels, with the entry level being 1, and the highest level being 10. Each of these levels is characterized by the certain categories of competencies such as: (i) Professional knowledge, (ii) Professional Skills,(iii) Core skills, (iv) Responsibility. As per timelines indicated in the NSQF notification, after 2016 government funding will not be available for the training courses, which are not NSQF aligned.List of major scheme of Government of India, for imparting vocational education/training for development of skill of youth in the country is attached as under:

Details of Schemes for Skill Development of various Ministries/Departments

S. N.	Name of Ministrie/Department	Name of the Scheme
1.	M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship	Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
		Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS)
		Craftsmen Training Scheme
		Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme
		Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS)
2.	M/o Rural Development	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
2.	M/o Rural Development	Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes (RSETIS)
3.	M/o Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation	National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)
4.	M/o Textiles	Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS)
5.	M/o Agriculture and Farmers Welfare	National Food Security Mission – Farmers Field School
		Agri-Clinic and Agri-Business Centres Scheme
		Extension Reforms – Farm School
		Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKS)
6.	M/o Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPS)
		Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programmes (ESDPS)
		Management Development Programmes (MDPS)
		Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme (ATI SCHEME)
		Skill Upgradation & Quality Improvement and Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY)
7.	M/o Tourism and Culture	Scheme of Capacity Building for Service Provides
7.	M/o Tourism and Culture	Hunar se Rozgar tak Initiative
8.	M/o Human Resource Development	Vocationalization of School Education
		Scheme of Community Development through Polytechnics
		National Institute of Open Schooling Distance Vocational Education Programmes (Practical Learning through Accredited Vocational Institutes (AVI)
		Jan Shikshan Sansthan
9.	M/o Communication & IT	Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Skill Development in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector
9.	M/o Communication & IT	Skill Development in ESDM for Digital India
10.	M/o Tribal Affairs	Vocational Training for Tribal Youth
11.	M/o of Women and Child Development	Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
12.	M/o Commerce and Industry	Indian Leather Development Programme
13.	M/o Development of North Eastern Region	Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
14.	M/o Home Affairs	UDAAN
15.	M/o Minority Affairs	Seekho aur Kamao
15.	M/o Minority Affairs	Nai Roshini (The Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women)
16.	M/o Social Justice and Empowerment	Financial Assistance for Skill Training of persons with Disabilities
		Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP)
		National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC)
		National Safai karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
		National Backward Class Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
17.	M/o Food Processing	Skill Development Programmes under NIFTM and IICPT
18.	M/o Chemicals and Fertilizers	Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology

Minister said, The implementation mechanism of Government Schemes have inherent component of monitoring implementation, irregularities, public grievances etc. and appropriate actions wherever required is taken by implementing Agency/Ministry/Department concerned.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY),a flagship scheme of Government of India. To ensure quality of trainings to the satisfaction of trainees, following measures are taken under PMKVY:

(i) Grievance Portal: There is a grievance portal for candidates to register their grievances. PMKVY monitoring team conducts investigation and actions as per PMKVY Consequence management system are taken.
(ii) Call Validation: Candidates undergoing training are contacted via phone calls to seek their feedback on the training being provided.

(iii) Site Visits: The SSC & PMKVY monitoring team conduct site visits on sample basis to ensure that quality trainings are being provided to students, also before authorizing a centre it is the responsibility of the SSCs to ensure that training centre is well equipped to conduct the trainings.

(iv) Student Feedback Forms: The students have to fill a Student Feedback Form which seeks candidate’s experience of training, these forms are collected by the Assessor at the time of assessments.

The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has made certain recommendations on vocational education which inter alia includes (i) increase the flexibility of VET within the mainstream education system (ii) quantify and monitor the impact of vocational education (iii) expand capacity through innovative delivery models (iv) ensure proper certification and (v) ensure a robust regulatory and accreditation framework.The Government has taken several additional measures to scale skilling with speed and standards in the country. This includes:

(i) The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 which provides an umbrella framework to all skilling activities including skill development scheme/programme being carried out within the country.

(ii) A National Skill Development Mission which seeks to converge, coordinate, implement and monitor skilling activities on a pan-India basis. The Institutional framework of the National Skill Development Mission has been put in place with constitution of the Governing Council headed by the Prime Minister, Steering Committee chaired by Minister, SDE and Executive Committee.

(iii) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) a flagship outcome-based skill training scheme was launched on 15 July 2015 to benefit 24 lakh youth across India. So far over 17 lakh persons have been enrolled/trained under PMKVY.

(iv) Strategic partnerships have been undertaken between Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and other Ministries/Departments in the Central Government, to collaborate on scaling up skill training activities in specific sectors and leveraging existing infrastructure.

(v) Common Norms for all skill development programmes across Central Ministries/Departments.

(vi) 1141 new ITIs with 1.73 lakh seats added in past 1 year. Total ITIs are now 13,105 with 18.7 lakh seats in 126 trades.

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Make in India Programme update

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Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has informed that the ‘Make in India’ programme aims at promoting India as an important investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. As a result of this initiative, FDI inflow has increased 29% during the period October 2014 to December 2015 (15 months after ‘Make in India’) compared to the 15 months period prior to the launch of ‘Make in India’.

FDI equity inflow has increased 36%. As a result of initiatives taken to improve business environment, India has been ranked 3rd in the list of top prospective host economies for 2015-2017 in the World Investment Report (WIR) 2015 of UNCTAD. Frost & Sullivan has ranked India as number 1 amongst 100 countries on the growth, innovation and leadership index. In November, 2015 a global consultancy firm namely Ernst & Young (EY) India conducted the India Attractiveness Survey 2015, where they had taken responses of 505 investors on three most attractive markets for investment. On the basis of response received from these investors and data provided by FDI Markets (a service of The Financial Times Limited), India ranked number one FDI destination in the world during the 1st half of 2015.

Apprehensions of all stakeholders are being given due consideration in the programme. Government is coordinating with apex industry associations, such as FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM in their activities relating to promotion of industrial cooperation, both through bilateral and multilateral initiatives intended to stimulate inflow of foreign direct investment in India, besides participating in the Joint Business Councils and other interactive sessions organized by them. Government has set up ‘invest India’, a joint-venture company between the Department of Industrial policy & Promotion and FICCI, as a not-for-profit, a single window facilitator, for prospective overseas investors, to act as a structured mechanism for attracting investment. The Government of India, in partnership with various State Government and Business Associations, is also making concerted efforts to make regulations conducive for business. It, therefore, recognizes the active role required to be played by it in investment promotion.

Major initiatives have been taken by Government for improving the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India through simplification and rationalization of existing rules and the introduction of information technology to make governance more efficient and effective. Ministries and State Governments have been advised to simplify and rationalize the regulatory environment through business process reengineering and use of information technology. Other measures include integration of 20 services on e-biz portal to function as single window portal for obtaining Government clearances, integration of the process of incorporation of the company and application for Director’s Identification Number (DIN), removal of requirements of minimum paid-up capital and common seal of companies, simplification of the procedure for Industrial License (IL) and Industrial Entrepreneur’s Memorandum (IEM), excluding a number of parts/ components from the purview of Industrial Licensing and issue of security manual for license defence industry to obviate the requirement of affidavit from applicant.

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Ayush-82 – the Anti-Diabetic Drug to go commercial

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The National Research Development Corporation(NRDC) of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology signed a License Agreement with Kudos Laboratories India for commercialization of Ayush-82, an ayurvedic formulation for prevention and management of Diabetes.

It has been developed by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi, an apex organization for research in Ayurveda under the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).

Chairman & Managing Director NRDC, Dr. H. Purushotham, Prof. Vd. K.S. Dhiman, Director General of CCRAS and Senior Executives/Scientists of NRDC and CCRAS were also present during the event. Prof. Dhiman highlighted about the formulation and its benefits. Dr. H. Purushotham said that patients are preferring Ayurvedic drugs as it can be seen that in the recent past NRDC licensed 12 Ayurvedic drugs developed by CCRAS to 32 companies in India.

Now Kudos Laboratories India could commercialize this product under their trade name with due acknowledgement to CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.

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Rules in respect of Fund Manager Regime under Sec 9A of the IT Act, 1961

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Section 9A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) provides for special taxation regime with effect from 01.04.2016 to facilitate location of fund managers of off shore funds in India. Under this regime, the fund management activity carried-out through an eligible fund manager in India by an eligible investment fund does not constitute business connection in India of the fund and also does not lead to the residence of the fund in India.

The Rules for operationalisation of the provisions of section 9A of the Act have been inserted in the Income-tax Rules, 1961 (the Rules) vide Notification No. SO 1101(E) dated 15.03.2016. These rules, inter alia, provide for:

A pre-approval mechanism under which a fund can seek approval at its option from CBDT and once approved, benefit of section 9A would not be denied unless approval is withdrawn under limited circumstances.
Determination of number of members and the participation interest in the fund by looking through the entity where the investment in the fund has been made directly by an institutional entity.
Relaxation from investor diversification condition in the period of eighteen months or final closing of the fund whichever is earlier, in setting up phase of the fund and in one year period in the winding up phase of the fund.
Eligibility of the fund will not be impacted in case of temporary non-fulfilment of investor diversification conditions for period up to 90 days.
Eligibility of the fund will not be impacted in case of any delay in furnishing the statement of activity, if delay does not exceed a period of ninety days.
A fund shall be said to be controlling or managing a business carried out by any entity, if the fund directly or indirectly holds twenty six percent of voting right.
The eligibility of the fund will be impacted only if the remuneration paid or payable by the fund to the fund manager has been determined to be not at arm’s length price for a period of three previous years in succession; or for any three out of the preceding four previous years. A chance transfer pricing adjustment will not impact the eligibility.

Notification No. SO 1101(E) dated 15.03.2016 is available on the website of the Income Tax Department: www.incometaxindia.gov.in.

1st Home of India Handloom Brand – exhibition cum sale inaugurated

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Union Textiles Minister, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar at inauguration of Handloom Expo said that he wanted to take India Handloom Brand to the entire country. In order to make handloom products more popular in the current scenario, it becomes imperative to produce good quality, defect-free handloom fabrics with good colour-fastness that do not contain harmful dyes. Stressing on the need to widen the range of products in order to cater to a larger audience, especially the youth, which today has access to fashion from across the globe. The Indian handloom industry has a glorious past and we are committed towards the resurgence of hand-woven textiles and also our weavers, whose welfare and development remains our key focus.

An exhibition cum sale titled “First Home of India Handloom Brand Products” was inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, at Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi. Organized jointly by Central Cottage Industries Emporium and Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, the exhibition showcases authentic and good quality products under the ‘India Handloom’ Brand, drawn from some of the exotic locations of India. The products range from sarees: Chanderi, Mangalagiri, Venkatagiri, Balrampuram, Maheshwari, Kota Doria, Pochampalli, Tangail, Chettinad, Banaras Tanchoi Silk, Banarasi Buti Silk; Fabrics: Banaras Tanchoi Silk, Banaras Cut-Work, Plain Tussar, Ikat, Pochampalli; Kullu Shawls and Pochampalli Bedspreads. All these products are on display and sale at the flagship showroom of CCIC, at competitive prices for the public.

The showcased collections have been made using textiles from across India, to create a unique identity and promote the rich Indian culture and heritage. This is a part of a continuing initiative to promote handlooms of India. The main focus is to retain the sanctity of traditional hand-woven textiles, while moulding the styles for a more contemporary look.

Shri Babul Supriyo, MoS, Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; Smt. Kiran Kher, Member of Parliament; Ms. Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Shri Alok Kumar, Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and Shri Pramod Nagpal, Managing Director, CCIC of India Ltd. were also present on the occasion.

Benefit of India Handloom Brand for Weavers

The presence of India Handloom Brand logo would differentiate their product(s) and provide quality assurance to customers. The premium branding would be helpful to weavers in sourcing quality fabrics for their product(s) and in enhancing their sales and earnings through bulk marketing both within and outside India. Registered users of the India Handloom Brand will also get assistance for institutional finance, design development and technical assistance under the National Handloom Development Programme, as per applicable guidelines.

India Handloom Brand is an initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, for branding of high quality handloom products. The India Handloom Brand is an endorsement of the high quality of the handloom products to which it is applied, in terms of raw materials, processing, embellishments, weaving design and other quality parameters, besides social and environmental compliances in their production. This would help in earning customer trust and in standardization of quality in handloom products.

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Drug combo shuts down tumour growth in aggressive Lung Cancer

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March 17, 2016

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Acombination treatment consisting of the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin and an experimental targeted agent may shut down one of the most common and lethal forms of lung cancer, says a study.

The combination therapy worked in a laboratory study to stop lung adenocarcinoma associated with mutation of the KRAS gene.

“If our approach works in KRAS-mediated lung adenocarcinoma, it may work in other KRAS-mediated cancers, such as pancreatic and colon cancers, as well as other cancer types,” said the study’s senior author Alan Fields, cancer biologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, US.

The study was published in the journal Cancer Cell.

The researchers found that the combination therapy shuts down a major signaling pathway, or set of molecular mechanisms, that stimulates the growth of cancer stem cells in KRAS-mediated lung adenocarcinoma.

“Cancer stem cells are the really bad actors in many cancers,” Fields explained.

“Cancer stem cells initiate cancer development, drive its growth and metastasis, and also develop resistance to treatments,” Fields noted.

This research indicates auranofin might be useful in treating many different cancer types,” Fields said.

Based on this and other preclinical research, the team is conducting early-phase clinical trials to test the effectiveness of auranofin alone and in targeted combinations in patients with KRAS-mediated lung adenocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, and another common lung cancer called lung squamous cell carcinoma.

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