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New Colombo Plan: Australian students will study in India

New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India and The Prime Minister of Australia welcomed the collaborations between Universities and called for efforts to enlarge the scope for joint research, joint Ph. D. programmes and joint degrees and commended the work of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) in advancing education, training …

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Task Force to Monitor Long Term Visa Applications in India

New Delhi: Union Home Minister of India Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed matters relating to grant of Citizenship that takes a long time for completion of the entire process. This causes hardships and difficulties to applicants, especially to minorities from neighbouring countries who are often of poor economic standing. In this regard, …

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The ‘Incredible India’ Mobile Application launched

New Delhi: The Union Tourism Secretary Shri Parvez Dewan here today launched the ‘Incredible India’ mobile application that will assist international and domestic tourists to access information about Ministry of Tourism recognized tourism service providers namely approved Inbound Tour Operators, Adventure Tour Operators, Domestic Tour Operators, Tourist Transport Operators, Travel …

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First seaplane service takes off from Mumbai

Mumbai: Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (MEHAIR) and the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) flagged off the first commercial flight from Mumbai to Pavana dam (Lonaval) in the city today. The amphibian planes will eventually connect Mumbai with multiple state tourist destinations adjacent to 4 suitable water bodies …

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Risk of Ebola virus cases in India is low

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.EVD outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. The virus is transmitted to people from wild …

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Modernization of Passport Services in India

The Passport Seva Project is one of the largest Mission Mode projects of the Government of India under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The project is being successfully executed by the Ministry of External Affairs in Public-Private-Partnership with Tata Consultancy Services as the Service Partner. The existing infrastructure, systems and …

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Five World Class Integrated Passenger Terminals to be Developed in Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will take up a series of ambitious projects to enable quick and hassle free travel besides providing public spaces for recreation and quality living and promoting better walkability and women safety. Various initiatives of DDA have been firmed up at a review meeting taken …

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Nagpur Metro Rail Project approved

Nagpur: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project covering a length of approximately 38.21 kms along two corridors. These corridors are the North-South Corridor covering approximately 19.65 kms from Automotive Square to MIHAN and the East-West …

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Golden Temple, Amritsar

Sri Harmandir Sahib (Temple of God) also popularly known as “The Golden Temple” in Amritsar, a city in Punjab state of Northern India is a central place of worship for the Sikhs. Amritsar (literally means, Pool of Nectar) is a principle city that is about 400 years old is situated …

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