Question: Recently which of the following portal has been launched by the Union Minster of Human Resource Development, Smriti Zubin Irani?
(a) ISBN Portal
(b) SIKSHA Portal
(c) Online Book Portal
(d) University Portal
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 7 April 2016 The Union Minster of Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani has launched a portal for registration and allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi.
- This portal has been created to facilitate publishers as well as the authors to register for ISBN
- Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN, (Book Promotion and Copyright Division), under Department of Higher Education had organized the event for launch of ISBN portal.
- ISBN is a unique number used to identify monographic publications.
- Displayed in barcode format, ISBN is a 13 character identification allotted by International ISBN Agency based in UK through the National ISBN Agency.
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Agency for ISBN is responsible for ISBN registration in the country and is affiliated to UK based International Agency. The ISBN Nos. are allotted free of cost.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138686
http://isbn.gov.in/index.aspx?langid=1