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Japan gifts Manipur a Peace Museum built on WWII memories

Japan gifted Manipur, one of India’s north eastern state a Museum of Peace built on the memories of Battle of Imphal, one of the fiercest battles of 2nd...

June 24, 2019

Increase in Quantum of MUDRA Bad Loans

An RTI reply has shown a spike in the quantum of bad loans disbursed under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). Extracts from the RTI Reply Gross...

June 24, 2019

National Electricity Distribution Company Limited

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) was signed by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) and PowerGrid Corporation of India Limited to set up the National Electricity Distribution Company...

June 24, 2019

Saudi Arabia becomes 1st Arab country to get full FATF membership

Saudi Arabia has become 1st Arab country to be granted full membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following FATF’s Annual General Meeting held in Orlando, Florida in...

June 24, 2019

Odisha: Flood Hazard Atlas

The state of Odisha has come out with a unique flood hazard atlas based on the historic flood inundation data captured through satellite imagery over the period from...

June 24, 2019

MEA rejects US report alleging lack of Religious freedom in India

India’s Minister of External Affairs (MEA), in a strongly worded statement condemned the 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom that alleged that minorities in India were under threat...

June 24, 2019

2018 Report on International Religious Freedom

The 2018 Report on International Religious freedom has been released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The report makes the following observations: Religious freedom conditions...

June 24, 2019

Indian Women’s Hockey Team Wins FIH Series Finals

India clinched the women’s FIH Series Finals Hockey Tournament by beating hosts Japan 3-1 in summit clash at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium in Japan. Key Highlights The World...

June 24, 2019

Centre distributed free DD set-top boxes in J&K

Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, along with Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) governor Satyapal Malik distributed Doordarshan (DD) Free Dish Set Top Boxes to people living...

June 24, 2019

Constructive Vote of No-confidence

The concept of Constructive Vote of No-confidence is widely discussed in the context of One Nation, One Poll. Constructive Vote of No-confidence which is in practice in Germany...

June 24, 2019

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