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Initiating policy and legislative decisions as a reaction to public events in India

In the Parliamentary democracy we follow, it is the prerogative of the legislating bodies, viz. the Parliament and State Assemblies to enact laws. In the sphere of legislation,...

August 13, 2013

The Prime Minister should be from Lok Sabha

On 30 May 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was elected to Rajya Sabha for the fifth consecutive term as Congress won both the seats to the Upper House...

August 13, 2013

August 12: International Youth Day

International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12, 2013 The theme for 2013 was Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward. The theme concentrates on the issue of...

August 12, 2013

Intermixing of Population happened in India for 2,300 years

As per the scientists from the Hyderabad based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Harvard Medical School, Indian population was derived from two major ancestral populations...

August 12, 2013

Indian government launched the beta version of the Data Portal India

The Indian government has launched Data Portal India : http://data.gov.in/ It is a joint initiative between India and the US and the portal will be available on the official...

August 12, 2013

Parimarjan Negi regains Politiken Cup

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi (Born: February 9, 1993 (age 20))put up a brilliant performance to regain the Politiken Cup chess Title in Copenhagen, Denmark. Parimarjan had recently won the DC International Open in US and...

August 12, 2013

Chakde India: India wins historic bronze at Junior Women Hockey World Cup

India’s junior women hockey team created a history by clinching country’s first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup as they defeated England.  The Indian girls...

August 12, 2013

Hassan Rouhani is the new President of Iran

Hassan Rouhani sworn as the new President of Iran in the ceremony held at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. Rouhani, who will have 4-year tenure as President, is the 7th (different)...

August 12, 2013

Robert Mugabe re-elected as Zimbabwe's President

Robert Mugabe has been re-elected as Zimbabwe’s President for next five-year term amid Zimbabwe’s Movement of Democratic Change (MDC)allegations of fraud in the elections. MDC has decided to challenge an...

August 12, 2013

RGGVY programme to be continued for rural electrification: Government

In order to continue providing electricity to all rural households the government has decided to carry on with the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).  The continuation of RGGVY in the current Plan period...

August 12, 2013

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