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The 2017 Vijay Diwas observed

The Vijay Diwas is commemorated every year on December 16 to mark India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which had led to the creation of Bangladesh....

December 17, 2017

R Hemalatha appointed as new Director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)

R Hemalatha has been appointed as the new Director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad. She has served as secretary of the Nutrition Society of India, is...

December 17, 2017

Meghalaya launches India’s first social audit law

Meghalaya has become the India’s first state to operationalise a law that makes social audit of government programmes and schemes a part of government practice. Chief Minister Mukul...

December 17, 2017

The Gita Research Institute to be set up in Mathura

The Gita Research Institute will soon be set up by the Uttar Pradesh government in Mathura for research on Gayan (singing), Vadan (the art of music) and Nratya...

December 17, 2017

Gabon declared as polio-free country by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Gabon a “polio-free country” because of lack of new reported or suspected cases in the central African country. Polio is...

December 17, 2017

Winter Dream declared as official emblem for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee (BOCOG) has recently launched the official emblems for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at a ceremony held at the National...

December 17, 2017

What is Brand Valuation?

Brand Valuation refers to a sequence of steps which contribute to assessing the brand value or in other words the amount of money which another company is ready...

December 17, 2017

What is Bounce Rate?

Bounce Rate is a measure of website traffic and stands for single-page visits on the website. It defines the visitors who visit the website without undertaking any other...

December 17, 2017

Professional Ethics of Law Professionals [B Sunitha vs State of Telangana]

In the first week of December 2017, Supreme Court, in B Sunitha vs State of Telangana, directed the government to frame a law to check violation of professional...

December 16, 2017

Karnataka HC strikes down 85% pictorial warning rule for tobacco

The Karnataka High Court has struck down 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warnings to cover 85% of tobacco product packaging space, holding that they violated Constitutional...

December 16, 2017

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