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Influence of Indian Culture on Ethical Values

Indian culture plays an important role in inculcating ethical values. Indian values gave prime importance to right to happiness for all human beings. Indian culture is complex in...

March 26, 2015

Akhil Sharma's novel Family Life wins The Folio Prize 2015

Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80 fictional works and was...

March 26, 2015

PM Narendra Modi launches PRAGATI platform for redressal of grievances

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform. PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform aimed at addressing grievances of...

March 26, 2015

Union Government approves 10 FDI proposals worth Rs.2857.83 crore

Union Government has approved 10 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth 2857.83 crore rupees. These FDI proposals were approved by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Some of...

March 26, 2015

India's first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle operationalised in North Antarctica

India’s first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) was successfully operationalised for research in North Antarctica by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). PROVe was operationalised, after it had...

March 26, 2015

Two-year-old toddler Cherukuli Dolly Shivani creates archery record

Two-year-old girl Cherukuli D0lly Shivani from Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh has created new record in Archery and has entered her name into the India Book of Records. She became...

March 26, 2015

Spectrum auction fetches Rs.1.10 lakh crore to Union Government

The Union government has fetched about 1.10 lakh crore rupees after the auctioning of a telecom spectrum. The spectrum auction concluded on 25 March 2015 after 19 days...

March 26, 2015

Bangladesh wins Women in Parliaments Award

Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award for regional leadership in the South and Southeast Asia category for closing the gender gap in politics.  ...

March 25, 2015

RBI signs $400 million currency swap pact with Sri Lanka

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a US $400 million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The currency swap agreement will allow...

March 25, 2015

Consequences of Ethics in Human Actions

The consequences are the effects caused by an action and the quality of these consequences depend on how much good they contain. Motives are the causes and the...

March 25, 2015

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