National Communal Harmony Award 2012

The Foundation for
Amity & National
Solidarity, Delhi has
been selected for the
National Communal
Harmony Award for
the year 2012 by the
Jury headed by the
Vice-President of
India.
Formed in 1984, the
Foundation for Amity
& National Solidarity
(FANS) is a Delhi
based Trust which
works for spreading
amity and communal
harmony. It has
organized numerous
seminars, workshops,
symposiums, inter-
religious meets, youth
camps, sadbhavana
sabhas and rallies to
promote social amity.
The Foundation has
instituted 'National
Amity Award', which
is given every year to
an eminent
personality. A serial
'Yeh Gulistan Hamara'
produced by the
Foundation on
national integration
was telecast on
Doordarshan. It has
awarded numerous
scholarships under its
Amity Scholarship
Scheme to promote
education amongst
the economically
backward students. It
has extensively
contributed for
promoting solidarity
and communal
harmony.
The National
Communal Harmony
Awards were
instituted in 1996 by
the National
Foundation for
Communal Harmony
(NFCH), an
autonomous
organization set up by
the Government of
India, Ministry of
Home Affairs, for
promoting communal
harmony and national
integration. The ward
has been instituted
with a view to
demonstrating due
appreciation and
recognition of the
efforts of individuals
and organisations for
promotion of
communal harmony
and national
integration in a
sustained manner
over a sufficiently
long period of time.
In addition to a
citation, the award
carries a cash prize of
Rupees five lakh for
the Organisation.

Department of space (space mission)

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has submitted a plan for 58 space missions to be undertaken as a part of 12th Five Year Plan, 2012-17.

A Plan outlay of Rs. 39,750 crore in 12^th Five Year Plan period has been provisionally earmarked under the Plan budget for Space Programme.  During the current year 2012-13, a sum of Rs. 5,615 crore has been allocated and the amount spent up to End October, 2012 is Rs.1,871.53 crore.

The Missions planned for 12^th Five Year plan also encompasses 33 Satellite missions and 25 Launch Vehicles missions.  The details and the objectives of each mission are as under:

Sl No	Mission		Objective
SATELLITE MISSIONS
1	SARAL	Satellite with Argos and Altimeter for Oceanography studies.
2	CARTOSAT-2C	High resolution Cartography satellite for mapping applications for special users.
3	CARTOSAT-2D
4	RESOURCESAT-2A	Satellite for Natural Resource Survey applications.
5	OCEANSAT-3	Satellite for Ocean and Coastal studies.
6	CARTOSAT-3	Advanced very high resolution cartography satellite.
7	GISAT	Geo Imaging Satellite for monitoring and Disaster Management applications.
8	GSAT-9	Communication satellite to augment the INSAT system with C band Transponders
9	GSAT-10	Communication satellites to augment the INSAT system with C and Ku band Transponders
10	GSAT-15
11	GSAT-16
12	GSAT-17
13	GSAT-18
14	GSAT-14	Experimental Communication Satellites
15	GSAT-11S
16	GSAT-6	Multi-media Mobile communication satellites for strategic applications.
17	GSAT-6A
18	GSAT-7	Communication satellite for special users.
19	GSAT-Ka	Advanced Ka band satellite for VSAT communications.
20	GSAT-11
21	GSAT-19E	New generation experimental communication satellite.
22	INSAT-3D	Advanced Meteorological Satellite
23	IRNSS-1	Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) for satellite based positioning services – The constellation consists of Seven IRNSS satellites.
24	IRNSS-2
25	IRNSS-3
26	IRNSS-4
27	IRNSS-5
28	IRNSS-6
29	IRNSS-7
30	ASTROSAT	Multi-wavelength Space Astronomy Observatory for scientific investigations.
Sl No	Mission	Objective
31	MARS ORBITER	Technological mission to reach Martian orbit and studying the surface and atmospheric features of Mars.
32	CHANDRAYAAN-2	Scientific investigations of Lunar surface with in-situ measurements.
33	ADITYA	Scientific Satellite for study of Sun and Solar Corona phenomena.
LAUNCH VEHICLE MISSIONS
34	PSLV – C20	Launching of SARAL Satellite into Polar Orbit.
35	PSLV – C 21	Launching of French satellite SPOT-6 on commercial basis.
36	PSLV – C22	For launching of IRNSS-1 satellite.
37	PSLV – C23	For launching of IRNSS-2 satellite
38	PSLV – C24	For launching of IRNSS-3 satellite
39	PSLV – C25	For launching of MARS orbiter.
40	PSLV – C26	For launching of Astrosat into near earth orbit.
41	PSLV – C27	For launching of Cartosat-2C into Polar orbit.
42	PSLV – C28	For launching of IRNSS-4 satellite.
43	PSLV – C29	For launching of IRNSS-5 satellite.
44	PSLV – C30	For launching of IRNSS-6 satellite.
45	PSLV – C31	For launching of Resourcesat-2A into polar orbit.
46	PSLV – C32	For launching of Cartosat-2D in to polar orbit.
47	PSLV – C33	Commercial Launch Service
48	PSLV – C34	For launching of IRNSS-7 satellite.
49	PSLV – C35	For launching of Oceansat-3 satellite into polar orbit.
50	PSLV- C36	For launching of Cartosat-3 satellite into Polar orbit.
51	GSLV – D5	Development flight with indigenous cryogenic stage for launching GSAT-14satellite.
52	GSLV – D6	For launching of GSAT-6 into Geosynchronous transfer orbit.
53	GSLV – F8	For launching of Chandrayaan-2
54	GSLV – F09	For launching of GSAT-9 communication satellite.
55	GSLV – F10	For launching of GISAT satellite into Geosynchronous transfer orbit.
56	GSLV – F11	For launching of GSAT-6A satellite.
57	GSLV - Mk III-X1	Experimental test flight.
58	GSLV – Mk III D1	First developmental flight of GSLV Mk III  for launching GSAT-19E satellite

New Kolkata Airport Terminal Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee yesterday (January 20, 2013) inaugurated the new Integrated Passenger Terminal Building and unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. 

Speaking on the occasion, the President said the new Kolkata Airport Terminal is an example of how the public sector in India can also create a world class facility. He said Kolkata is the gateway to the east. The airport can play an important role in India’s Look East policy, especially in view of the directional change in international trade from the west to the east. 

The President said airports serve as gateways to the country. The first impression about a city and the state of its infrastructure comes from the facilities available at the Airport. It is, therefore, important that all stake holders concerned work together and present the best possible image of India. 

6th National Conference on Implementation of Protection of Women of from Domestic Violence Act (Pwdva), 2005 CURTAIN RAISER

National Innovation Council Launches the First Public Lecture Series on the National Knowledge Network with Sam Pitroda and Prof. Michael Sandel

The NKN is a multi gigabit pan India network, built by the Government of India to connect all education and research institutions in the country and is being implemented by the National Informatics Centre. Currently, NKN has connected over 900 nodes in the country with a dedicated bandwidth of 1Gbps/ 100mbps. 

The National Innovation Council has been constituted by the Prime Minister, under the Chairmanship of Mr Sam Pitroda, to outline policy recommendations and interventions to boost innovation performance in the country, with a focus on inclusive growth. 

Shri Kapil Sibal Inaugurates the Sar and the NGN LABS

Union Minister for Communications and IT, Shri Kapil Sibal inaugurated the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) lab, which will audit the SAR values of mobile phones; and the Next Generation Network (NGN) lab in the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), here today.  Shri Sibal pointed out that while world standards with regard to SAR had been adopted earlier, we are adopting even more stringent standards as in the USA, Brazil, China and in some other countries. He underlined that health safeguards have to be a priority. The minister asked the TEC to prepare their equipment for testing 4G and also 5G .

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) lab in TEC

The Telecommunication Engineering Centre has commissioned a Lab for measurement of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for the mobile handsets.  SAR is closely related to electric field strengths produced inside human body tissues while making calls.  Lower the value of SAR, safer the mobile handset for the human use.

The TEC SAR Lab is one of its kind as it is the first lab in India for independent audit of SAR value, self-certified by mobile handset manufacturers and importers in India.  The lab utilizes the existing radio frequency chamber available with TEC.

            As per the DoT Memorandum of January 25, 2012, the mobile handset manufacturers in India have to provide self-declaration of SAR value on the handsets.  As regards imported handsets from other countries, manufacturers, apart from self-declaration of SAR, shall specify the SAR information on their documents for verification by the appropriate authority.  Suitable amendments in the Indian Telegraph Rules under Indian Telegraph Act 1985 shall be enacted for strict compliance.  As per this Memorandum, TEC has been mandated to conduct the audit on self-certified mobile handsets.

This Lab is capable of making SAR measurement for CDMA, GSM 2G and 3G mobile handsets in the frequency band of 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz.  The lab is also capable of measuring SAR value against the International Commission on non-Ionizing Radio Protection (ICNIRP) limit of 2 Watt per Kilogram measured over 10 gm. of tissue as well as the recently   adopted unit in human i.e. 1.6 Watt per Kg measured over 1 gm of tissue. The will also undertake request from mobile handset manufacturers for testing the devices on their request, for a fee.

Next Generation Network (NGN) lab in TEC

The Next Generation Network (NGN) lab in TEC is a unique test infrastructure in the country  which is capable of subjecting Internet Protocol (IP) based equipment for Conformance and Interoperability testing. The cost of the lab is Rupees 3.5 crore. The lab is equipped with Testing and Measurement Equipment manufactured by M/s Spirent of USA and supplied by  M/s Sterlite as System Integrator.

Internet Protocol (IP) address is a basic requirement for accessing Internet and Internet-enabled services. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address  space has been exhausted and IPv6 has taken off. NGN lab has the capability to test both IPv4 and IPv6 and the migration scenarios. The lab also supports the NGN based Interconnection and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Introduction of VoIP and transition to IPv6 is envisaged in NTP-2012. 

The IPv6 testing is one of the key features of NGN lab. IPv6 Ready Logo Forum which is international body, has been approached for accreditation for IPv6 testing. It is targeted to obtain IPv6 Ready Logo Certification by March 31, 2013.

Remote Testing of the products from the NGN lab is one of the key features. The lab is upgradable from the present 1G/10G Electrical/Optical Interfaces to 40G/100G optical interfaces. The test facility can also be augmented to take care of testing of Cloud Computing based implementations.

Expected Users of the lab are Equipment Vendors of NGN products, Application Software Providers, Indigenous Manufacturers of EPABX/IP based equipment and Academic Institutions. IIT Kanpur has tested their IPv6 traffic tool which is installed in ALTTC, BSNL.  CDOT has now offered its GPON equipment for  Network Management Interface testing.