Smriti Zubin Irani releases Annual Reference India / 2018

India /2018 is a referral book not only for those who study administration but also for researchers and student community - Smriti Zubin Irani

5 Dariya News

New Delhi 27-Feb-2018

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Textiles, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani has said that India / भारत 2018 is a comprehensive manual of all landmark government schemes. The Minister stated this, today, at the release of Annual Reference India / भारत 2018.Speaking on the occasion, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani said that the online version of India / भारत 2018 will help researchers and students who often look for information on internet. It will be a referral book not only for those who study administration but also for researchers and student community, she added. She also hoped that the book will be brought out in all Indian languages from the next year to benefit the public at large. 

Backgrounder : India 2018 & भारत 2018

India 2018 and भारत 2018, the reference annuals are the flagship publications brought out by Publications Division. Over the years they have been hailed as the authentic and comprehensive source of information on policies/programmes  and activities of the Ministries  and Departments  of the Government  of India. A prestigious volume  brought out by  the Publications Division  based on the material compiled by the New Media Wing, India 2018 has entered its 62nd year of publication.India 2018, the Reference  Annual,  an exhaustive  publication, deals with all aspects of  country’s  development  from rural  to urban, industry  to infrastructure, science  and technology  to human resource  development, art and culture, policy, economy, health, defence, education and  mass communication. The Annual also gives a glimpse of flagship programmes of the Government, important  events of the year and the story of Indian States &  Union  territories with their vital statistics.The two Reference Annuals  are also available as e-book in the most commonly used  e-PUB format and can be accessed on a variety of devices such as tablets, computers, e-readers and smart  phones. The e-book conforms to the best international standards technically and is a  faithful  replication  of the print  version. The e-INDIA  has a variety of reader friendly features  for better communication like hyperlinks, highlighting, book marking and interactivity.