I&B Ministry accepts TRAI recommendations
New Delhi: The I&B Ministry has accepted broadcast sector regulator TRAI’s recommendations on guidelines for accreditation of TV rating agencies and will soon approach the Union Cabinet for its nod, Union Minister Manish Tewari said. The Ministry had earlier asked the regulator to provide its guidelines on the issue, after which TRAI had in September released its recommendations including a condition that they be notified within two months. TRAI had also laid down that the minimum number of homes that a rating agencies should measure should be 20,000 within six months of the guidelines coming into force, after which the number should be increased by 10,000 every year to reach 50,000.
tu-142m celebrates 25 years of service
New Delhi: The TU-142M maritime reconnaissance aircraft squadron on Monday celebrated 25 years of service with the Indian Navy. Set to be replaced by the American-origin P-8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft, the Russian origin TU-142M has done 28,000 hours of accident-free flying with the 312 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron of the Eastern Naval Command based at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. Eastern Naval Commander Vice Admiral Anil Chopra unveiled the Silver Jubilee Plaque and released a coffee table book on the occasion recounting the glorious journey of the squadron.
More disasters await Uttarakhand
New Delhi: More disasters are waiting to happen in the Uttarakhand region and relief materials should be kept at vantage points in all readiness on a regular basis, a senior IAF officer, who played a key role in search, rescue and relief operations there, said on Monday. The massive disaster in June was primarily caused by the melting of a massive glacial lake above Kedarnath and rise in water levels due to heavy and incessant rains.
India will continue to support Afghanistan
New Delhi: Reaffirming its commitment for a stable Afghanistan, India on Monday said it will continue to strongly support the war-torn country in its rebuilding and transformation and sought “concrete” measures for increasing participation by Indian businessmen in diverse trade areas there. Addressing a conference on Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said India has “greatest confidence” in Afghanistan’s potential and it will have an “open arm approach” in extending all help and cooperation to that country.