In December 2015, the Government has made clear that: India will launch Chandrayan-II in 2017 and its first Solar Mission Aditya L1 in around 2019. This article is...
On December 11, 2015, the Supreme Court has upheld the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 that disqualified sizeable segment of the population from contesting Panchayat elections. The state...
On 31 December, 2015, a Centre-appointment panel, led by Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani, has recommended revocation of the ‘no-detention policy’. Here is a backgrounder on the issue. What...
The idea of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline (TAPI) has been around for two decades but its fate has remained uncertain due to political uncertainty in Afghanistan, Indo-Pak Relations, Af-Pak tensions,...
In December 2015, IMF has approved Chinese Renminbi (Yuan) to be included in the SDR currency basket. Here is a brief backgrounder on the same. What is a...
The COP-21 Climate Conference was held in Paris, France from 30 November to 12 December 2015. During this conference, India and France have launched the International Solar Alliance...
In December 2016, the Supreme Court has ordered cinema halls to mandatorily play the national anthem before every screening and all those present in cinema halls have to...
It was in 2001 that foreign participation in Defence sector was allowed with a cap of 26%. Before that, production was carried on a limited scale by only...
Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’. She was awarded with prize...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ action plan in New Delhi to boost startup ventures in the country. The main aim of action...
