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PM’s Office to set up coordination committee to provide e-governance to gram panchayats

The PMO has planned to establish a coordination committee to attend to diverse aspects of broadband services for panchayats. This will be implemented through a network being set...

June 28, 2012

Agni

Agni, the god of Fire, is one of the most prominent of the deities of the Vedas. With the single exception of Indra, more hymns are addressed to...

June 28, 2012

Quiz 637: Indian Economy for All Examinations

123456789101. With reference to the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, consider the following statements:The Central Government is responsible for procurement, storage, and bulk allocation of food grains...

June 28, 2012

Ajanta Caves

AJANTA Caves are world’s greatest historical monument recognised by UNESCO. Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous...

June 28, 2012

Aesthetics

Aesthetics  is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and the criteria of artistic judgment. It deals with the nature of beauty, art,...

June 28, 2012

Agra

Agra, or the city of the Taj, as it is known all over the world, is one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map with three...

June 28, 2012

June 26: World observes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed across the globe. Objective: The day is observed each year to disseminate awareness about the harms and problems...

June 27, 2012

Law for ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation’ on the anvil

The Centre is progressing on a new law for ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation’, and revising the current Schemes for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers...

June 27, 2012

SEBI notifies norms for Listing of Stock Exchange

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified new rules for ownership and governance of stock exchanges to encourage the establishing of new bourses and facilitate exchanges...

June 27, 2012

285 million working Indians require retraining

As per a study report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) India faces a new challenge as it needs to retrain at least 285 million working citizens who lack...

June 27, 2012

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