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Union Cabinet approves National Capital Goods Policy 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for National Capital Goods Policy 2016 to give an impetus to the capital goods sector and the Make in India initiative....

May 26, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between ISRO and United Arab Emirates Space Agency

The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) for cooperation in the...

May 26, 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan sworn-in as Kerala Chief Minister

Veteran CPI (M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn-in as 12th Chief Minister of Kerala after the left Democratic Front (LDF) had won 2016 state assembly election. State Governor...

May 26, 2016

Union Cabinet gives approval to 6 new IITs

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to amend The Institutes of Technology (IIT) Act, 1961 for incorporation of 6 new IITs. This amendment will declare these 6...

May 26, 2016

Claim of the Indus Civilisation being a Vedic Civilisation

What is the rationale for describing the Harappan Civilisation as the Saraswati Civilisation? To what extent is it a credible rationale? Some Indian historians make a claim essentially...

May 26, 2016

Comparison of Indus Valley and Mesopotamian Civilization

Both Indus Valley and Mesopotamia are oldest civilizations of the world. Both traded with each other. The key comparisons of Indus Valley and Mesopotamian civilization are as follows:...

May 26, 2016

Sites of Indus Valley Civilization

The Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan Civilization was the culmination of a long and sustained cultural evolution in the Indus Valley and surrounding areas. The term...

May 26, 2016

Chalcolithic Ages – Key Features

The Chalcolithic period, also known as the Copper Age or Eneolithic period, was a transitional era between the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Chalcolithic age generally dates earlier, typically...

May 26, 2016

Union Cabinet approves India, Maldives MoU for cooperation in field of tourism

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Union Ministry of Tourism and  Ministry of Tourism of Government of Maldives....

May 25, 2016

Union Cabinet approves Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for introduction of two Bills in the Parliament for certain amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. These bills seek...

May 25, 2016

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