In view of the inconvenience faced by the diaspora having OCI card in the US, an eminent Indian-American social activist has urged the Government of India to extend the date of its renewal till December 31.
The BIMSTEC Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking concluded in New Delhi yesterday. Over two days of extensive deliberations, the Conference provided a platform for partner nations to share ideas and exchange best practices required to combat the drug menace in the region.
Delivering the keynote address at the national Workshop on e-Office here, the Minister said that public grievances have increased from 2 lakh in 2014 to 19 lakh at present with more than 95% disposal of cases, adding that the Government in 2019 has received 18.7 lakh public grievances and disposed of 18.1 lakh of them.
The central government has taken the decision in view of inputs that Pakistan-based terror outfits may attempt to attack the statue, the officials said.
India will be moving to include the Asian Elephant and the Great Indian Bustard in the list of species that merit heightened conservation measures. The list will be debated at the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an environment treaty under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Officials said that, the Indian Navy has taken a new initiative with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It states that ISRO has now developed a module under which a transponder system has been developed which helps in locating the position and location of those boats, as well as sending them alert if they cross the international maritime border
The NCB on Sunday said it has arrested the country’s first ‘darknet’ narcotics operative who allegedly shipped hundreds of psychotropic drug parcels abroad in the garb of sex stimulation medicines.
As on 6th February, 138750 passengers from 1265 flights have been screened for Novel Coronavirus illness. Till now, no new case has been detected.
Under the guidance of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and directions of the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Ministry is issuing the Soil Health Cards. This has enabled the farmers to understand the soil health parameters and improve its productivity by judicious application of soil nutrients.
“We have made changes in the Income Tax Act where if an Indian citizen stays out of the country for more than 182 days, he becomes a non-resident. So we’ve made some changes, now in order to become non-resident he has to stay out of the country for 240 days,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
