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Issues around Denotified & Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) of India

Crime was never absent in human society and our country is no exception to this. Right since the Vedic period, we find ample references about crimes and anti-social...

March 17, 2014

Kamtapur Liberation Organisation

Formed in the year 1995, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) is an organisation responsible for piloting the Kamtapur movement. For last one and half decade, this organisation has been...

March 17, 2014

Madhav Gadgil Panel and Kasturirangan Panel for protection of western ghats

Western Ghats are home to over 5000 species of flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species and 179 amphibian species, many undiscovered species lives. At least 325...

March 17, 2014

El Niño and La Nina and their impact on Indian Weather

A recurring characteristic of the climate is called Climatic Pattern. The gap between two recurrences may be from one year to as long as tens of thousands of...

March 17, 2014

Pam Rajput Committee on Status of Women in India

The Pam Rajput committee recently submitted its interim report on “Status of Women in India” to the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD). Background The MWCD had...

March 17, 2014

Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as new DIPP Secretary

Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). He succeeded Mr. Saurabh Chandra. Mr. Kant is a 1980 batch Kerala cadre Indian...

March 17, 2014

ICC World Twenty 20 Schedule: ICC World Twenty 20 Starts March 16, 2014

The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the T20 World Cup) will be played in Bangladesh from March 16, 2014 – April 6 2014. This is the...

March 16, 2014

7th Asian Air Gun Championship: Indian shooters Chain Singh and Ms Heena Sidhu clinched gold medal

At the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait, India’s ace shooter Ms Heena Sidhu clinched the air pistol women’s gold medal and Chain Singh bagged a gold medal in...

March 16, 2014

ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position

The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. He was able to claim the first position by gaining...

March 16, 2014

ICICI Bank launched portable POS machines

The private sector lender, ICICI Bank launched portable hand-held machines (or portable POS machines) to avoid inconvenience around entering secret PIN number for card transactions in hotels. The...

March 16, 2014

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