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Silk Road Diplomacy

Silk Road refers to the ancient trade and cultural routes between China and Central and South Asia, Europe and the Middle East that were created during the Han...

January 17, 2015

Problems with Indian Standard Time: DST or Time Zones options

IST was fixed in 1906 at 82.5°, or 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). But India is a vast country, spread between 68°E in the west...

January 17, 2015

Sardar Patel’s views on Secularism

Sardar Patel was fully committed to secularism and was a staunch opponent of communalism. Many a times, he publicly declared his commitment to secularism, though he was often...

January 17, 2015

Residuary Powers of Parliament of India

The framers of the Constitution had placed matters of national concern in the Union List and those of purely State or local significance in the State List.  Matters...

January 17, 2015

Torrens Title System

The Torrens Title System is followed in the UK, Canada and many East European countries and is named after Sir Robert R Torrens, who introduced it in South...

January 17, 2015

Union Government launches schemes to support entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes

Union Government has launched Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes Scheme to encourage budding and existing entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes (SCs). It was launched by Union Social Justice...

January 17, 2015

Union Cabinet gives nod to FM Phase 3 auction

Union Cabinet has given its nod for conducting FM Phase-III auction and renewal of Private FM Radio licenses from Phase-II to Phase-III in 69 existing cities for 135...

January 17, 2015

Tribal Food Festival-2015 begins in New Delhi

Tribal Food Festival-2015 has begun in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. It is 3 day event organized by Tribal Cooperative Marketing...

January 17, 2015

Sania Mirza, Bethanie Mattek-Sands wins Sydney doubles title

India’s Sania Mirza along with her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands has won doubles title at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament 2015. Indo-American in the finals defeated top-seeded Americans...

January 17, 2015

Missing Mars probe Beagle 2 found on Mars after 11 years

A British-built space probe Beagle 2 has been found on the surface of Mars, 11 years after it was thought that it was lost on Mars. It was...

January 17, 2015

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