Incredible India Promotes Mani Majra

Till last year Mani Majra a small town within the Union
Territory of Chandigarh, was known mainly for being a prosperous
suburb. After the release of the international film “Zero Dark Thirty,”
which was shot in Mani Majra, it has acquired the potential
to attract international tourists keen to see where the
film was shot. The film has received Five Oscar nominations.

India has Tough EMF Radiation Standards: Shri Milind Deora Consultative Committeee Meeting of Ministry of Communication and IT Held

India is one of the very few countries in the world having the toughest EMF Radiation Standards not only for Mobile Towers but also for Mobile handsets from 1st Septemebr’12. The subject of the meeting was Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) Radiation from Mobile Towers & Handsets.

The Department of Telecom gave a presentation on the subject, through which members was informed that based on the recommendations of the Inter Ministerial Committee constituted by DoT in the year 2010, the limiting reference levels of
Electromagnetic radiation from Mobile Towers has been reduced to 1/10th of the limit prescribed by the ICNIRP with
effect form 01.09.2012. It was also informed that the committee has also recommended adoption of Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR) limit to 1.6watt/Kg (averaged over 1 gm of tissue). Thus, all new designs of mobile
handsets are to comply with the SAR level of 1.6 Watt/Kg averaged over a mass of 1 gram tissue w.e.f. 1st September,
2012.

Launch of National programme for Universal Screening of Children

The National Rural Health Mission of the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of India
will launch a new initiative of Child
Health Screening and Early Intervention
Services to provide comprehensive care
to all the children. The purpose of these
services is to improve the overall quality of
life of children through early
detection of birth defects, diseases,
deficiencies, development delays
including disability.

Early identification of select health
conditions and their linkage to care,
support and treatment, under
Child Health Screening and Early
Intervention Services
will help to achieve equitable child health
care. In the long run, the programme would
prove economical for the poor and
marginalized through
reducing out of pocket expenditure,
burden of diseases,
improving health
awareness among
community,
improving the
professionalism in
service delivery and
finally strengthening
the public sector
hospitals. This would
lead to promotion of
health among
children which is of
fundamental value to
the entire nation.

Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 Promulgated (Legislative power of President under the Article 123)

Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 Promulgated

The President of India has accorded his assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 on 3rd February,

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--- CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ---

ARTICLE 123: Power of President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament

123. Power  of  President  to promulgate Ordinances  during  recess  of
Parliament.- (1) If at any time, except when both Houses of Parliament
are  in  session, the President is satisfied that circumstances  exist
which  render  it necessary for him to take immediate action,  he  may
promulgate  such  Ordinances  as the circumstances appear  to  him  to
require.
(2)  An  Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the  same
force and effect as an Act of Parliament, but every such Ordinance-
(a)  shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament and shall cease to
operate  at  the  expiration  of  six weeks  from  the  reassembly  of
Parliament,  or,  if before the expiration of that period  resolutions
disapproving  it  are passed by both Houses, upon the passing  of  the
second of those resolutions;  and
(b) may be withdrawn at any time by the President.
Explanation.-  Where  the  Houses  of   Parliament  are  summoned   to
reassemble  on  different  dates,  the period of six  weeks  shall  be
reckoned  from  the  later  of those dates for the  purposes  of  this
clause.
(3)  If  and  so  far as an Ordinance under  this  article  makes  any
provision  which  Parliament  would  not under  this  Constitution  be
competent to enact, it shall be void.
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Bengaluru Gears up to Host Aero-India 2013

Aero India,
the largest Air
Show in Asia and
one of the world’s
most important
military aviation
exhibitions, is all
set to kick start at
Air Force Station
Yelahanka,
Bengaluru from
the 06 th February
to 10 th February
2013. This
biennial air show
and aviation
exhibition which
is organised by
the Defence
Ministry of India
along with the
Indian Air Force,
Defence Research
and Development
Organisation,
Department of
Space and the
Union Civil
Aviation Ministry
aims at
showcasing the
range of products
and services
offered by the
Indian Defence
Industry in the
international
market. It also
provides an
exposure to Indian
Armed Forces, R &
D personnel and
young engineers,
to the latest
technologies and
advancements in
the Aviation and
Aerospace
Industries.

National Awards on e-governance

< National Awards for E-Governance The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, in association with the Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and the Department of Information Technology & Communication, 16 th Government of Rajasthan, is organizing National Conference on e-Governance on 11 - 12 February, 2013 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The National Conference on e-Governance has been providing a platform to policy academia and leaders industry recommend actionable strategies. In this scenario, the 16th National Conference on e-Governance based on the theme of “Towards an Open Government” seeks to explore social, financial & digital governance through innovation and technology. To recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, presents National Awards for e-Governance every year. A) Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering B) Exemplary Horizontal Transfer of ICT-based Best Practice C) Outstanding Performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery D) Innovative Usage of Technology in e-Governance E) Exemplary Usage of ICT by PSUs F) Best Government Portal G) Sectoral Award (Focus Sector – Social Sector Programs) Gold, Silver and Bronze icons will be awarded in each category. State-wise award are as follows: Assam-01, Karnataka-01, Gujrat-04, Jharkhand-01, Andhra Pradesh -02, Odisha- 02, Rajasthan-01, Madhya Predesh-02., Jammu & Kashmir -01, Bihar-01, Govt. The list of initiatives being awarded this year in various categories is Category 1 - Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering " Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project in Assam”, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Assam “Transformation of Mineral and Administration through e-Governance (Geology and Mining)”, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka “Online Voting System (OVS)”, State Election Commission, Gujarat Category 2 - Exemplary Re-Use of ICT Based Solutions “XLN–Xtended Licensing & Laboratory Node of SALES”, Food & Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat “Electronic Benefit Transfer Jharkhand Agency for Promotion Jharkhand “IT enabled services in Gurukulam institutions”, APTWREIS (Gurukulam), Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh Category 3 - Outstanding performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery “Students Academic Management System (SAMS)”, Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha “Mail Network Optimization Project”, Department of Posts, Government of “Use of ICT for Delivering Mechanized Agricultural Implements” & “Effective Monitoring of Input Delivery System through ICT”, Directorate of Agriculture & Food Production, Government of Odisha Category 4 - Innovative use of Technology in e-Governance “iBHUGOAL”, Information Technology Department, Government of Bihar and National Informatics Centre, Bihar “Measuring Physical Accessibility to Healthcare Network and Population Coverage Modeling in J&K State using Geo-informatics”, Directorate of Environment & Remote Sensing, Government of J&K “MAGIC: Mineral Administration and Governance Using ICT”, Commissionerate of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat Category 5 - Innovative use of ICT by PSUs for Customer’s Benefits “Integrated System for Online Generation of Electrical Specifications for Transformers”, Informatics Center (IFX), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bhopal “EPIMRS”, IT Wing, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited. “iMINE (IT Intervention for Managing Integrated Networked Enterprise)”, Information Technology Department, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC) Category 6 - Best Government Portal “RPSC e-Governance”, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer Category 7 - Specific Sectoral Award - Focus Sector – Social Sector Programmes “SPARSH – Special Project for Assistance, Rehabilitation & Strengthening of Handicapped – A healing touch for disabled, old age and destitute”, Directorate Social Justice, Government Informatics Center, Madhya Pradesh

Water 4 Crops

India and European Union have jointly launched an innovative project that
could transform into a good green business in the near future. The project,
named as ‘Water 4 Crops – India’ was formally launched here at the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
The project is aimed at recycling and reuse of waste water that would be
collected from industries and households. Under the project, the ICRISAT,
along with its consortium partners - 22 partners from EU, 12 partners from
India and two investment partners - will be embarking upon recycling
treated waste water (grey water), stretching to a period of four years,
including two years of experimentation and validation.

The Union Department of Bio Technology and six EU countries contributed
Rs 40 crore each for the four-year project.
The Indian consortia include The Energy Research Institute (TERI), National
Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Euro India Research
Centre, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, SABMiller and Jain
Irrigation Systems Ltd.
“The consortium will be working on three types of industrial waste water
mainly from the Charminar Breweries of SABMiller in India in Andhra
Pradesh; Onion and Fruit Processing Plant at JISL, Jalgaon in Maharashtra;
and the sugar factory from Ugar Sugar in Karnataka,” Suhas P. Wani of
ICRISAT, who is leading the Indian consortium, told reporters here on
Tuesday.