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UNESO has proposed to create Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN), a programme to recover the heritage value of cities.
Manual Scavenging
There was a report recently about existence of manual scavenging in Vidisha. Scavenging is not just about money or some short-term relief measures. It is a deep-rooted problem with social and attitudinal aspects. It can be effectively addressed only by a comprehensive package plan, which includes education, job training, rehabilitation and social mainstreaming.
Tourism in India
17.9 million tourist arrivals in India in 2010 o 14.4 mn in 2009 10 states account for more than 90 pc of total foreign tourists o Maharashtra, TN, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, WB, Kerala, Bihar, HP and Goa Foreign exchange earnings was USD 14 bn (Rs 63000 cr) during 2010-11 o USD 10 bn in 2007-08 Challenges o Hotel infrastructure in small tourist locations o Connectivity o Harrassment of tourists Some steps o Visa on arrival facility has been extended to Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia
Parliamentary Privileges Article 105 of the Constitution required the Parliament to codify its privileges, but the Parliament has not done so in the past 61 years Prashant Bhushan said o Parliamentary privileges were not grounds on which restrictions could be imposed on the fundamental right to free speech o MPs should reflect on why the public perception about them had come to be what it was and explore ways and means to improve the functioning of our democracy
Indian Diaspora
Pravasi Bhartiya Divas o Annual gathering of people of Indian origin