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No Concept of National Song : SC

2017-02-18T13:54:00.000+05:30

Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a petition for framing a National policy"in spirit of Article 51A to achieve the great golden goals, as set out in the Preamble of the Constitution of India"
Bench of three SC Judges said that it should be clearly noted that Article 51A(a), citing the citizens' fundamental duties, does not refer to 'National Song'. It only refer to National Flag and National Anthem.

Article 51 A - Findamental Duties

From Mosul to Kabul , it’s a health offensive

2017-02-18T13:33:00.000+05:30

Healthcare in Iraq used to free for its people. But years of war have destroyed the infrastructure. India is providing Health care to war victims. Since 2014 , more than 450 Iraqi soldiers treated in Gurgaon. Also India is providing health care to many other countries . Diplomats see this as part of India’s medical diplomacy.

Govt. Junks border wall plan

2017-02-18T13:21:00.000+05:30

Govt have decided to build smart fence instead of border wall along the Pakistan Border in Jammu. The raised embankment was initiated by UPA govt in 2013. This was challenged by Pakistan in United Nations Security Council accusing India of converting “working boundary” into a “quasi international boundary”.

Now instead of wall , Indian Govt have decided to build smart fence using sensors and laser technology to identify any infilteration.

[PDF] Budget and Survey

2015-02-28T15:56:00.003+05:30

Economic Survey (2014-15) and Budget (2015-16)

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2015-02-27T20:06:00.003+05:30

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Oriental Insurance Recruitment 2015

2015-02-27T11:43:00.001+05:30

Recruitment of Administrative Officers (Scale-I)-2015 in Oriental Insurance

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News Bits - 27 feb 2015

2015-02-27T11:13:00.000+05:30

Investigations into document thefts from ministries widened with the arrest of two more persons from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the UPSC. Jitender Nagpal, PS to Joint Secretary in the Forest and Environment Ministry, and Vipan Kumar, PA to a UPSC member, were arrested on Thursday morning.
Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it was starting the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline with pro-Russian rebels, a key step in a stuttering peace plan.
NSE to set up international exchange in Gujarat
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Thursday, penalised the real estate major, DLF, and other connected entities by levying a penalty of Rs.86 crore for violating capital market regulations by engaging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices.
To mark the occasion of 100 years of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa, the Indian Railways will promote the Gandhi circuit.

Railway Budget 2015-16

2015-02-27T11:03:00.000+05:30

Highlights of Railway Budget 2015-16(PDF)

Editorial - 27 Feb 2015

2015-02-27T10:59:00.001+05:30

The Hindu News - 27 Feb 2015

2015-02-27T10:44:00.003+05:30

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News Bits - 26 Feb 2015

2015-02-26T12:42:00.001+05:30

Article 370 to stay, Centre tells Rajya Sabha.
Delhi power tariff cut by 50 per cent; 20,000 litres of free water to every household.
Efforts have been redoubled by the Forest Department of Haryana government to bring the mythical Saraswati river to the surface by creating a stream at its point of origin at Saraswati Udgam Sthal in the Adi Badri area of Yamunanagar district.
Nearly 47% out of Maharashtra’s total employed population, which is

[Ed] Strategic patience on nuclear liability

2015-02-26T12:29:00.002+05:30

The breakthrough in the nuclear liability issue is not a solution but a declaration of intent to resolve difficult issues. The final settlement may come at a different time under different leaderships. For the present, it is important to keep the dialogue going for the greater good of India and the U.S., and it may have value which goes beyond nuclear trade

A month after the “breakthrough understanding” on the nuclear liability issue was announced by U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its practical value

[Ed] Empowering the States

2015-02-26T12:25:00.004+05:30

The broad contours of a cooperative federal polity where the Centre and States engage as equal partners in development is now emerging after the government on Tuesday accepted the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission. The FFC, headed by former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy, has broken new ground by recommending a move away from scheme and grants-based support to States to a greater devolution of funds from the Centre’s divisible pool of

The Hindu New - 26 Feb 2015

2015-02-26T12:06:00.001+05:30

‘Future of genomic medicine depends on sharing information’
Eric S. Lander, one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project that mapped the entire human genetic code in 2003, said on Wednesday that the “real genome project” is about studying huge samples of genomic data to identify disease genes.
While phenomenal technological advances had helped reduce the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold over the last decade, allowing

CAPF 2014 Final Result

2015-02-25T22:26:00.002+05:30

UPSC Declared Final Result of CAPF (AC) 2014
Total Number of Selection = 105
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[PDF] 25 Feb 2015

2015-02-25T19:38:00.003+05:30

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News Bits - 25 Feb 2015

2015-02-25T12:25:00.001+05:30

Land and Coal Bills introduced in Lok Sabha.
Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said on Tuesday raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life.
A gold-painted Chinese statue of a Buddha in sitting position hides the mummified remains of a high-status monk who lived nearly 1,000 years ago, scientists have found.
Not for the first time, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has asked the Coal Ministry to not auction the

[PIB] 25 Feb 2015

2015-02-25T12:21:00.002+05:30

1. 14th Finance Commission (FFC) Report Tabled in Parliament

2. Promoting Storage of Farm Production

3. Special Fund of Rs. 2,000 Crore has been Created in Nabard for Providing Affordable Credit to

[Ed] Getting the Railways back on track

2015-02-25T11:56:00.002+05:30

Eight suggestions to reform the current rail structure in tune with the needs of the 21st century

Indian Railways is more than 150 years old and has played a vital role in the socio-economic development of the country. Today, the Railways is one of the largest rail networks in the world, transporting around 23 million passengers every day and employing 1.4 million people.

The Railway Board single-handedly manages the railway network consisting of 17 zones and 68 divisions. Since Independence, the growth of the railway system has been

[Ed] Food insecurity and statistical fog

2015-02-25T11:47:00.003+05:30

The implementation of the National Food Security Act is mired in apathy and confusion. A grave injustice is being done to millions of people who live on the margin of subsistence. It is not too late to remove the roadblocks, but this requires a sense of urgency

An odd silence has surrounded the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the last few months — as if food insecurity were a thing of the past. It may be recalled that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), far from opposing the Act, vociferously demanded a more comprehensive law when the NFSA was being discussed in Parliament in 2013. In some States, notably Chhattisgarh,

The Hindu News - 25 Feb 2015

2015-02-25T11:40:00.001+05:30

Can’t continue in present state: Pachauri

In his resignation letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday, R.K. Pachauri, Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said he had intended to resign in November 2014.

In his letter, he said: “The IPCC needs strong leadership and dedication of time and full attention by the Chair in the immediate future, which under the current circumstances I may be unable to provide, as shown by my inability to travel to Nairobi to chair the plenary session of the

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News Bits - 24 Feb 2015

2015-02-24T12:32:00.000+05:30

IBA (Indian Banks’ Association) signs pact with bank unions ; 15 per cent increase in pay slip ; 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month will be holidays and the remaining Saturdays will be full working days.
The official secrets smuggling case on Monday spread to three more Ministries — Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy — as the Delhi Police found out that documents from these ministries were also being leaked and sold off.
Centre hints at joint session route for Bills ; will move motions to

[Ed] The rise of the liberal-right intellectual

2015-02-24T12:19:00.001+05:30

The left-liberal variety of public intellectualism has declined in India because of the revival of the liberal-right and neoliberal changes after 1991

Professor Romila Thapar in a recent article (“To Question or Not to Question? That is the Question”) laments the decline of public intellectuals in India. She accuses them of remaining silent in the face of authoritarian governance and narrowing liberal spaces, noting that “...books are banned and