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| Temperature is gradually rising and cold waves are bidding adieu in the month of February. It is the shortest month with less than 30 days. The festival of spring, Vasant Panchami, is celebrated with great enthusiasm in February. Besides, Milad-Un-Nabi, Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Shivaji Jayanti and Maharishi Dayanand Sarawati Jayanti are also observed in the month. With a refreshing newly designed homepage, we at the National Portal of India assure you to keep providing with a unique gateway to your every need related to India and its diverse facets. Our constant endeavour is to make your visit to the Portal a more fulfilling experience. We wish to get your kind support as we have had been receiving so far. Do write to us, if you have any suggestions or feedback. | | | |
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| | | | | | | CAG Office Completes 150 Years The institution of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is one of the earliest institutions in the evolution of democratic processes in India, which ensures accountability in the Indian polity. The CAG, also known as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), has completed 150 years of its existence on 16 November 2010. Run-up to Union Budget 2011-12: The budget comes into effect on April 1, the start of the new financial year; and has evolved over the past six decades to reflect the strength of our democratic processes in shaping our economy. Our spotlight highlights the Union Budget, basic structure of the Budget, the Economic Survey, State Budgets, etc. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | What's new This section highlights the changes or updates carried out during November in the National Portal of India. States and Union Territories: The section introduces States and Union Territories and explores their magnificent uniqueness. New and up-to-date information has been compiled for Kerala providing detailed information about the unique demography, history, culture, festivals, language, etc., of the state. My India My Pride: This section is a modest attempt at showcasing some of the varied facets of our country. India witnessed its 62nd Republic Day on 26 Jan, 2011. A colourful microsite on Republic Day highlighting history, celebrations, awards, etc has been added. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Guidelines The National Informatics Centre (NIC), in accordance with the Department of Administrative reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), has developed a set of guidelines i.e. Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) that address the entire lifecycle of a website, web portal/application right from its conceptualisation to design, development, maintenance and management of Government websites. Making your website universally accessible The Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) have been formulated so as to guide website designers to make their sites usable, user friendly and universally accessible. The complete set of guidelines in printable format can be accessed from the website www.web.guidelines.gov.in. Accompanying the guidelines is a compliance matrix checklist which can help you determine specifically which area of your website needs to be worked upon in order to make it compliant. Design and Development sections of the Compliance Matrix lists important considerations for web accessibility which also adheres to W3C's WCAG 2.0. In Tips & Tricks section of the website tips/ best practices that are an easy reference for every developer are given. Under the Tools & Resources section information related to some free web based compliance testing tools is given. Information on free/commercial screen readers can also be accessed from this section. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Greetings Greet your near and dear ones by sending them some of the beautiful e-cards available on the portal. Vasant Panchami: Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season. On this day Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom is worshipped with enthusiasm. Eid Milad-Un-Nabi: This festival is celebrated as the Islamic birth date of the holy Prophet Muhammad. Send your loved ones personalised e-greetings from our collection. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Did You Know? An Online Public Grievance Lodging and Monitoring System has been designed for the citizens of India through which they can lodge their grievance against any Government organisation in the country. This grievance will be sent to the concerned Ministry/Department/State Government for immediate redressal. Look through our How Do I? Section for details about this and other online services designed to bring the Indian Government closer to its citizens. | | | | | | |
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| | | Newly launched/revamped Government websites The following are some of the Government websites that have been launched/ revamped recently: To know more on recently launched websites, do visit GOI Web Directory. | | | | |
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