May the game be with you In the new year, we must ask for efficiency and accountability not only from the government and sports authorities, but also from the athletes themselves. In a country like India, with limited resources, is it fair that even under-performing persons continue to get such a handsome allowance and facilities? […]
Read MoreAgri Export Zones The concept of Agri Export Zone (AEZ) was introduced in 2001, through EXIM Policy 1997-2001, to take a comprehensive look at a particular produce/product located in a contiguous area for the purpose of developing and sourcing the raw materials, their processing/packaging, leading to final exports. The concept hinged primarily on convergence of […]
Read MoreName changed:finally useful for exam Ross Island would now be named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep; Neil Island would be known as Shaheed Dweep; and Havelock Island would be renamed as Swaraj Dweep. The year2018 is also being celebrated as Birth centenary of Nelson Mandela,also known as ‘Madiba’. We all know that Nelson Mandela was […]
Read MoreTwo year long celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi launched Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Building declared as World Heritage by UNESCO India hosts its first ever Theatre Olympics-2018 with participation of 25,000 artists from the globe across 17 cities Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix […]
Read MoreiGOT (Integrated Government Online Training Programme) The National Training Policy-2012 mandates that all civil servants will be provided with training to equip them with the competencies for their current or future jobs. The current structure of training for Government servants including domestic and foreign training is mostly available to very small section of the government servants. […]
Read MoreThe Government has also accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for 12 nuclear power reactors aggregating a total capacity of 9000 MW, which are scheduled to be completed progressively by the year 2031. On their completion, the total nuclear power capacity would reach 22480 MW. …………………………………………as per the results of ‘Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households’ […]
Read MoreExercise Hand-in-Hand is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and China. The joint exercise for the year 2018 will be conducted from 10 to 23 December 2018 at Chengdu, China. The aim of the exercise is to build and promote close relations between armies of both the countries […]
Read MoreWho are the Sentinelese? Who are they? The Sentinelese, a negrito tribe who live on the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans, have not faced incursions and remain hostile to outsiders. The inhabitants are connected to the Jarawa on the basis of physical, as well as linguistic similarities, researchers say. Based on carbon dating of […]
Read MoreResolution to celebrate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has passed a Resolution to celebrate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji, which falls next year, throughout the country and across the globe, in a grand and befitting manner […]
Read Moreबीडब्लू एफ वर्ल्ड जूनियर बैडमिंटन चैंपियनशिप में लक्ष्य सेन ने कांस्य पदक कनाडा के मार्कहम में आयोजित बीडब्लू एफ वर्ल्ड जूनियर बैडमिंटन चैंपियनशिप में लक्ष्य सेन ने कांस्य पदक अपने नाम किया है। इस साल लक्ष्य का यह तीसरा पदक है। इस चैम्पियनशिप में सात साल पहले समीर वर्मा ने कांस्य पदक हासिल किया […]
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