Logos of India

SKILL INDIA Initiated with an objective to train more than 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022, Skill India campaign was launched on 15th July 2015. This comprehensive campaign encompasses various government initiatives such as the National Skill Development Mission, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Skill Loan Scheme. The Skill India logo depicts a clenched hand, in which a spanner and pencil are firmly held. This depicts the empowerment through skills. The spanner, a universal tool, symbolizes the role that skill plays in unlocking the human potential whereas the pencil represents the general education. The juxtaposition of pencil and spanner put skills and general education at par. The rising sun behind the spanner and pencil represents the rise of India as a nation with the use of skills and education. The logo is placed on the computer screen highlighting Skill India as a gateway to jo

NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK National Knowledge Network (NKN) is a Smart Ultra High Bandwidth Network that seamlessly interconnects the leading scientific and technological institutions, pursuing world-class research and development programmes. The sole aim of NKN is to establish a strong and robust Indian network that will be capable of providing secure and reliable connectivity. The leading mission-oriented agencies in the fields of nuclear, space and defence research are also part of NKN. NKN plays an instrumental role in promoting inclusive growth and bringing in a revolution that will channelize transformation in society. The network is designed in such a way that new possibilities and future requirements may unfold strategically in terms of usage and benefits. The logo is a wordmark comprising of text and alphabets in green and blue for the acronym and black for the name. https://presentations.gov.in/logos/national-knowledge-network-nkn-horizontal/  

  @GOV Emailing has risen to prominence as one of the most popular forms of communication. In addition to being effective, it is also personal and accessible by a wide variety of government organisations. @gov.in is a platform which government organisations can rely upon. Apart from sending and receiving emails, it also allows users to segregate their emails, send SMS, access video tutorials and view a smart calendar to save the meeting and other important dates. This platform features a search-oriented interface and provides a conversation view, comprising the mail thread. Mail servers automatically scan emails for multiple purposes, including the filtering of spam and malware. This is a wordmark logo comprising of text, typeface and unique typographic elements wherein one can notice the tricolour of Indian flag. https://presentations.gov.in/logos/gov/

CIVIL DEFENCE The concept of Civil Defence owes its origin in India to erstwhile Armed Reserve Police Organisation raised and operated during World War II (1939-45) to safeguard the life and property of the civilian population and also to maintain the continuity of productive and economic activity of the nation during war time crisis. The Civil Defence concept once again got thrust immediately after Sino-Indian conflict during October, 1962. The post of DGCD was created and first DGCD was appointed on 14th November, 1962. Civil Defence aims at saving life, minimising damage to the property and maintaining continuity of industrial production in the event of an hostile attack. The Civil Defence Policy of the Government of India till the declaration of emergency in 1962, was confined to making the States and Union Territories conscious of the need of civil protection measures and to ask to them to keep ready civil protection paper plans for major cities and towns under the then Emergency

HOME GUARDS Home Guards is a voluntary force, first raised in India in December, 1946, to assist the police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots. Subsequently, the concept of the voluntary citizens’ force was adopted by several States. In the wake of Chinese aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the State and Union Territories to merge their exiting voluntary organisation into one uniform voluntary force known as Home Guards. The role of Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary to the police in maintenance of internal security, help the community in any kind of emergency such as an air-raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic etc., help in maintenance of essential services, promote communal harmony and assist the administration in protecting weaker sections, participate in socio-economic and welfare activities and perform civil defence duties. Home Guards are of two types - rural and urban. In border States, Border Wing Home Guards battalions. have also been raised, whi

RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE In1854 when East Indian Railways employed  certain staff designated as ‘Police’ to denote its own force by enacting the Police Act, 1861 and deployed a contingent for the security of the railway with the owner companies bearing their upkeep. On the recommendation of Railway Police Committee, 1872, Railway Police was organized into ‘Govt. Police’ for Law enforcement and ‘Company Police’ for watch and ward duties in Railways. The actual separation of duties came into effect in 1881. By 1882, as a result of formal division of the Police Force deployed on the railways into ‘Government Police’ and ‘Private (Companies) Police’, the Railway Companies directly assumed the responsibility of protection and Security of their property as well as of the goods entrusted to them by public for carriage. It was only on 29 August 1957 that a Railway Protection Force Act was enacted by the parliament and Railway Security Force was renamed as Railway Protection Force - RPF. The RP

DEFENCE SECURITY CORPS The Defence Security Corps , with 31,000 personnel, provides security at Ministry of Defence sites of India. The role of Defence Security Corps is to ensure the protection and security of designated Defence Installations against sabotage and pilferage. The Defence Department Constabulary Centre, now known as Defence Security Corps - DSC, was raised on 25th April 1947 at Muthura in Uttar Pradesh. The centre moved to Delhi on May 3, 1947. It was formed in the form of a semi-police force with police title and badges of ranks. In 1948, military titles and badges of ranks were given to the DSC. In August 1958, the Corps was reorganised and redesignated as Defence Security Corps - DSC and brought under the control of Army  Headquarters. The DSC and Records moved from Delhi to Chkrata in UP in April 1959 and then to Kannur on 21st November 1961. The DSC is a ministry of defence force. The corps motto is ‘Raksha Tatha Suraksha’, which translates to ‘Defence and Security’

  RASHTRIYA RIFLES Rashtriya Rifles - RR was raised as a para-military force as it was envisaged that personnel posted to RR would comprise regular Army  volunteers on deputation, ex-servicemen and lateral inductees from various para-military forces and central police organisations. However, ever since its inception this force has comprised hundred per cent regular Army deputationists. To reduce the commitment of Army on internal security duties, the Rashtriya Rifles has been at the forefront in counter-insurgency operations. Indian strategists believed that in the event of a war, the 40,000-strong Rashtriya Rifles would protect the lines of communication and supplies from terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Made up of troops posted on deputation from the Army, the Rashtriya Rifles was meant to ensure that India's LoC divisions could do their job, engaging Pakistan, unhindered by guerilla action. The Regiment has a distinct dress code, akin to a rifle regiment. This is the only

SASHASTRA SEEMA BAL Sashastra Seema Bal – SSB or ‘Armed Border Force’ is a border guarding force under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. SSB was set up in early 1963 in the wake of the Indo-China conflict to inculcate feelings of national belonging in the border population and develop their capabilities for resistance through a continuous process of motivation, training, development, welfare programmes and activities in the then North Eastern Frontiers of Assam, North Assam, North Bengal, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. It was later extended to Manipur, Tripura, Jammu (1965), Meghalaya (1975), Sikkim (1976), border areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat (1989), Manipur, Mizoram and some more areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat (1988), South Bengal, Nagaland (1989) and Nubra Valley, Rajouri and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (1991). SSB endeavoured to present a benign face of the government among border populace in the far flung and inaccessible a

ASSAM RIFLES The Assam Rifles raised as Cachar Levy in 1835 is the oldest Central Para Military Force in India. The Force was raised mainly to guard the alluvial plains of Assam from the wild and unruly tribes inhabiting the surrounding hill tracts. They also helped in opening up these remote areas and all development activities earning many accolades from the administration. Their long association with the region reflects in the force being fondly called ‘The Sentinels of the North-East’ and ‘Friends of the Hill People’. As on today, the Force has 46 battalions and has a dual role of maintaining internal security in the North-Eastern region and guarding the Indo-Myanmar Border. Variously designated and reorganised from time to time, as the Assam Frontier Police (1883), the Assam Military Police (1891) and Eastern Bengal and Assam Military Police (1913), it came to be known by its present name of the Assam Rifles, in 1917 in recognition of its contribution to the war effort during Worl

BORDER SECURITY FORCE Till 1965 India’s borders with Pakistan were manned by the State Armed Police Battalion.  Pakistan attacked Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet on April 9, 1965 in Kutch.  This exposed the inadequacy of the State Armed Police to cope with armed aggression due to which the Government of India felt the need for a specialized centrally controlled Border Security Force, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.  As a result of the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries, the Border Security Force – BSF came into existence on December 01, 1965 and Shri K F Rustamji was the first chief. The coat of arms of the BSF shows the acronym ‘BSF’ in dark blue colour  garlanded by golden twig of leaves. Below is the motto of the of the force on a golden bordered red ribbon in Devnagiri. Crest of the force epitomizes the force motto ‘Duty Unto Death’ -‘Jeevan Paryantha Karthavya’  has Ashoka lion pillar on top of the emblem. htt

CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE The Central Reserve Police Force – CRPF came into existence as Crown Representative’s Police on 27th July 1939. It became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949. It has completed 60 years of glorious history. The force has grown into a big organization with 207 battalions, (including 181 executive battalions, 2 Mahila – (Women) battalions,  10 Rapid Action Force battalions, 6 Commando Battalions for Resolute Action - CoBRA  battalions,  2 Disaster Management (National Disaster Response Force - NDRF battalions, 5 Signal battalions and 1 Special Duty Group),  37 Group Centres,   11 Training Institutions, 2 CWS, 7 AWS, 3 SWS , 4 Composite Hospitals of 100 bed and 17 Composite Hospitals of 50 bed. The coat of arms of the CRPF shows the Ashoka Chakra  surrounded by a yellow garland. The arms are crested with the India’s national flag. Below is the name of the force on a white ribbon. http://crpf.gov.in/Pages/Hi

NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD The National Security Guard - NSG was set up in 1984 as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country. Thus the primary role of this force is to combat terrorism in whatever form it may assume in areas where activity of terrorists assumes serious proportions and the state police and other central police forces cannot cope with the situation. The NSG is a force specially equipped and trained to deal with specific situations and is therefore, to be used only in exceptional situations. The force is not designed to undertake the functions of the state police forces or other paramilitary forces of the Union of India. The NSG was modelled on the pattern of the SAS of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany. It is a task-oriented force and has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group - SAG comprising Army  personnel and the Special Ranger Groups - SRG, comprising personnel drawn from the central paramilitary force

ZOROASTRIANISM Zoroastrianism is one the oldest religions in the world and one of the first monotheist religions. It was founded by Zoroaster and it believes in one God, Ahura Mazda. There are very few Zoroastrians in the world today but it still holds an important place. A large part of their population is divided between Iran and India. The Zoroastrians living in India are called Parsis. Zoroastrianism believes in one god, Ahura Mazda who is Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Impossible for a normal human being to conceive, Unchanging, The Creator of everything and The Source of all the goodness and happiness in the world.  Zoroastrians are not fire worshippers as is generally believed. Fire is an important symbol in their faith. Fire or light represents the divine light of the Ahura Mazda. Therefore, when a Zoroastrian prays, he prays in the direction of fire or light. There are ever dwindling numbers of Zoroastrians left in the world. They primarily reside in India and Iran. Ther

BAHA'I  The Baha'i Faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions. India has been associated with the Baha'i Faith right from its inception in 1844, as one of the first eighteen people who recognized and accepted the Bab, the forerunner of Baha'u'llah, was from India. Today, over two million Baha'is representing the great diversity of the Indian nation live in every state of India in over 10,000 localities. Baha'u'llah (1817-1892) is the Prophet of the Baha'i Faith. He is regarded by Baha'is as the most recent Divine Teacher in the line of the Messengers of God that have enlightened the peoples of the earth with their divine teachings. These include Divine Teachers such as Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad. The central theme of Baha'u'llah's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification into one global society. The symbols of the religion are der

ST. THOMAS EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF INDIA St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India - STECI is an evangelical, episcopal, missionary church with headquarters in Kerala, India. It was formed in 1961 as a result of a reformation movement in the Mar Thoma Church and traces its ancestry almost back 2000 years to the tradition of Apostle Thomas. STECI firmly affirms that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant and infallible word of God and all that is necessary for human salvation and living in holiness and righteousness is given in the Bible. This Church believes in the personal return of Lord Jesus Christ with glory to judge both the living and the dead and in the final establishment of the kingdom of God in its fullness. STECI believes in the bodily resurrection of the dead – the just will rise to life and the unjust will rise to be condemned. http://steci.org/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1  

MALANKARA MAR THOMA SYRIAN CHURCH Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church is traditionally believed to have been founded by Saint Thomas (Mar Thoma), one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, and known by the name of the Apostle, in the year AD 52, Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar is one of the oldest denominations of Christianity. The Church defines itself as "Apostolic in origin, Universal in nature, Biblical in faith, Evangelical in principle, Ecumenical in outlook, Oriental in worship, Democratic in function and Episcopal in character”. Headquartered at Thiruvalla in Kerala, in India, the church has followers across the globe. Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Malankara Mar Thoma Suriyani Sabha as it is called in native Malayalam) is one of the oldest groups of praticing Christians in the world. Believed to be followers of one of the original disciples of Jesus Christ - St. Thomas, also called Didimus or Thomas, the doubter  . The logo of the church consists of a shield emplazoned

ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST  The Assyrian Church of the East also called Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East is a Christian church. It is one of the earliest churches to separate from the larger Church. It traces its origins to the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, started by Saint Thomas the Apostle as well as Saint Mari and Addai as shown in the Doctrine of Addai. This church is sometimes known as the ‘Nestorian Church’, the ‘Syrian Church’ or the ‘Persian Church’. The church is currently headed by Mar Dinkha IV. During the medieval period the geographical horizons of the Church of the East extended well beyond its heartland in present-day Iraq. Nestorian communities sprang up throughout Central Asia, and missionaries took the Christian faith as far as China and the Malabar Coast of India . http://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_Church_of_the_East https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1

SYRO-MALANKARA CATHOLIC CHURCH The Indian Church had an apostolic foundation in 52 AD through the evangelisation mission of St. Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. It came in contact with the Syro-Chaldean Church of the Middle East and consequently adopted the East Syrian Liturgy. The Portuguese extended the Padroado agreement in their evangelization programme over India and wanted to bring the Indian Church of the St. Thomas Christians under this jurisdiction. The Portuguese missionaries, ignorant of the Oriental traditions of the Indian Church, had the conviction that anything different from the Western Church was schism and heresy. Hence they wanted to Latinise the Syrian Christians of India. The initial resistance slowly gave way to discontentment, which ended up with the revolt in 1653 known as the Koonan Cross Oath. Thus, the one Church of the St.Thomas Christians was split into two. A large majority of the broken-away-group hesitated to sever ties with Rome and t

SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH The Syro-Malabar Church is an Apostolic Church which traces its origin to the Apostolate of St. Thomas who, according to the tradition, landed at  Cranganore in 52 AD and founded seven Christian communities at Palayur, Cranganore, Kokkamangalam, Kottakavu (Parur), Quilon, Niranam and Chayal. In the Nineteenth Century this Church was designated as the Syro-Malabar Church in the documents from the Roman Curia under which name it is known today. On December 21, 1923, the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy was established with Ernakulam as the Metropolitan See and Trichur and Changanacherry and Kottayam as suffragans. There are 36,74,115 faithful, with 7,252 priests (3,716 diocesan and 4,740 religious), and 36,611 women religious. http://www.smcim.smonline.org/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1