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Indian Coast Guard ship Arnvesh commissioned at Visakhapatnam

The fast patrol vessel (FPV) of the Indian Coast Guard ICGS Arnvesh was commissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The ship is primarily intended to undertake coastal patrol, surveillance...

March 22, 2016

Health Ministry launches new anti TB drug Bedaquilin

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has launched new anti-TB (Tuberculosis) drug Bedaquiline It was launched by the Union Health Minister J P Nadda as part of...

March 22, 2016

Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove passes away

Intel’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman Andrew Grove passed due to away Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. He was a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry...

March 22, 2016

Nico Rosberg wins 2016 Australian Grand Prix of Formula One

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the 2016 Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Australian Grand Prix title race...

March 22, 2016

Wrestler Hardeep Singh wins silver medal in Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Indian wrestler Hardeep Singh has won silver medal in the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in the 98 kg category. In the final bout played held in Astana, Kazakhstan,...

March 22, 2016

Evolution of Panchayati Raj System in India

A strong, vibrant local government is a means of political decentralization. There are several advantages of the Decentralization. Decision-making being closer to the people, decentralization ensures decision-makers more...

March 21, 2016

History of Indian Judiciary

India has a single unified and integrated judicial system and Supreme Court of India is at the apex court of the Indian judicial system. Judiciary plays an important...

March 21, 2016

Increasing numbers in Governor General’s Council

The early charters of the British East India Company have now lost. For the first time, the charter of 1726 empowered the government in Council and three Presidencies...

March 21, 2016

Significance of Indian Independence Act 1947

On the basis of Mountbatten Plan, the British government was anxious to transfer power. The Indian Independence Bill was introduced in British Parliament on July 4 1947. The...

March 21, 2016

Government of India Act of 1935 and Policy of Equal Federation

The Government of India Act of 1935 provided a scheme of federation in which the princely states were to be brought into a direct constitutional relationship with British...

March 21, 2016

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