Indo-Nepal border equipped with Global Navigation Satellite positioning system

Q.  NSSO found in 2014 that what percentage of people in rural India do not own a computer?
- Published on 27 Jun 16

a. 92
b. 93
c. 94
d. 95

ANSWER: 94
 
The National Sample Survey Organisation founded in 2014 held that 94 percent people in rural India do not own a computer. Shri Arun Jaitley has proposed to address this issue whereby 8000 boundary pillars along the Indo Nepal border will be equipped by positioning system using Global Navigation Satellite System.
  • This marks the first time that the authorities will be managing the 1700 km long porous boundary
  • Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that the Nepal-India Boundary Global Navigation Satellite System will be used for Nepal-India boundary pillars

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