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Cyberabad CP awarded by ECI for Best Electoral Practices-2014

Cyberabad Police Commissioner (PC) CV Anand has been conferred with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI’s) National Special Category Award for the Best Electoral Practices- 2014. He has...

January 21, 2015

Assam-Nagaland Border Conflict

Towns such as Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Uriamghat and Karbi Anglong are located on the Assam-Nagaland Border. In August 2014, some Naga miscreants reportedly burnt around 200 houses in...

January 21, 2015

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) or National Mission for Financial Inclusion was launched on 28 August 2014 to ensure affordable access to financial services viz. Bank accounts,...

January 21, 2015

B. K. S. Iyengar

On 20th August 2014, B. K. S. Iyengar (95), founder of the style of yoga known as “Iyengar Yoga” exhaled for the last time at Pune. Known as...

January 21, 2015

Space Junk

Space junk  such as fuel tanks, lost tools and parts of derelict satellites has rapidly become a major problem in recent times. According to the NASA estimates; there...

January 21, 2015

India’s Middle East Policy

The Middle East consisted of the states or territories of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Palestine (now Israel), Jordan, Egypt, The Sudan, Libya, and the various states...

January 21, 2015

India’s Bioterrorism Preparedness

Bioterrorism is Intentional & deliberate release of biological agents (bacteria, viruses, or toxins) to cause mass illness or death of people, animals, or plants. It is said that if the...

January 21, 2015

Integrated Farming

Integrated Farming means to integrate crop production with livestock management which in a way complement each other with a nice symbiotic relationship which at the time is economically...

January 21, 2015

Problem of Childhood Obesity in India

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat is accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. It may cause reduced...

January 21, 2015

Kanakdasa

The state government of Karnataka declared 20th November to be observed as “Kanakdasa Jayanti”, a state holiday every year in honour of medieval Kannada poet Kanakdasa. Kanakadasa, who...

January 21, 2015

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