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Health Ministry releases results from 1st phase of NFHS-4 survey

Health Ministry releases results from 1st phase of NFHS-4 survey The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released today the results from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. These are available on Ministry’s website, www.mohfw.gov.in. Findings for the 13 States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, […]

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“Youth and Nation-Building”

Address by the President of India to the institutes of higher learning and civil service academies through video-conferencing using the national knowledge network on the topic, “Youth and Nation-Building” Vice Chancellors of Central Universities;   Directors of IITs, NITs, IISERs and other institutes of higher learning and civil service academies;   Faculty members;   My […]

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Professional litigants of the Supreme Court

Courts coming down heavily on litigants is not a new phenomenon, especially in public interest litigation (PIL). Recently, chief justice of India T.S. Thakur asked if the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), a non-profit organisation, was a “professional litigant”. In response, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said CPIL was not a professional litigant, citing the […]

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Starting up to stand still?

Two lakh passes were sought for the Start Up India workshop at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan with a seating capacity of 1,350, a good indicator of the interest in the action plan for start-ups unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a nine-hour talkathon between Silicon Valley honchos, financiers, Indian unicorns and top government officials. […]

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Text of PM’s speech at the launch of Start-Up India, Stand-Up India programme

Text of PM’s speech at the launch of Start-Up India, Stand-Up India programme आज Saturday है, सरकार का स्वभाव छुट्टी का होता है और 6 बजने का बाद तो सवाल ही नहीं उठता है। अगर कोई आपको पूछे कि फर्क क्या है, तो फर्क यही है। मैं भी कभी सोचता हूं कि मुझे भी आप […]

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Essay Topic 1 (science and technology): 15th January, 2016

Essay Topic 1 (science and technology): 15th January, 2016 Write an essay in 1000-1200 words.( science and technology)   It is not a visualization of technologies that will be available in 2035, but a vision of where our country and its citizens should be in 2035 .     Hints:  https://samvegias.com/2016/01/14/technology-vision-2035-putting-science-to-use/     everything has […]

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