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TV White Space

TV White Space Communications is the most preferred wireless alternative for long distance communication. TV White Spaces technology utilises the unused “white space” to provide cheap Internet connectivity...

November 13, 2015

Draft ART (Regulation) Bill, 2014

In 2005, the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) had framed guidelines for ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies) Clinics. However, there is no legal mechanism to enforce them or...

November 13, 2015

Impacts of Trans-Pacific Partnership on India

The TPP is an economic arm of United States’ Rebalance to Asia Policy. Since India has been an important part of the Asia policy, and is not a...

November 13, 2015

TPP and China

The main driving force of TPP is United States and as expected, US has successfully tried to keep China at bay from TPP. The group’s economic significance has...

November 13, 2015

Members of TPP versus Members of APEC

TPP is though a collective of APEC Members, it does not include major APEC economies like China and Indonesia. APEC is a conglomeration of 21 countries and non-country...

November 13, 2015

Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. They are part...

November 13, 2015

Critical Assessment of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

In the first nine months of 2014, about 25 lakh toilets were built and in the next three months about 24 lakh toilets were constructed – making it...

November 13, 2015

Implementation Issues in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

The problem with the earlier programmes is at the implementation level. Poor implementation of sanitation schemes is the reason that India is plagued with health and hygiene issues....

November 13, 2015

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Behavioral Change over Toilet Building

Open defecation is rampant in our country. According to a report by the World Health Organization, India is ranked the highest when it comes to the number of people practicing open...

November 13, 2015

Swachch Bharat Abhiyan

Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP), launched in 1986 was the first major structured initiative of cleanliness in India. The objective of that programme was to construct the individual...

November 13, 2015

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