National Electric Mobility Mission Plan

The principal end objectives of the National Mission for Electric Mobility (NMEM) are  National energy security,  mitigation of the adv...

Haryana first state to provide health insurance to all its poor

Chandigarh, July 20 ( IANS ) Haryana has become the first state in the country to provide health insurance cover to all its below poverty ...

Dual use technology key to ending chronic poverty: PM

Washington, Nov 23 ( PTI ) Ahead of his talks with US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India needs a growt...

Amendments to Article 243 T of the Constitution for enhancing reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies to 50 percent

REPORTED ON Thursday, October 22, 2009 The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal for moving a Constitutional Amendment Bill for enhancin...

कपार्ट पर एक नजर

भारत के ग्रामीण विकास में स्‍वयंसेवी क्षेत्र की महत्‍वपूर्ण भूमिका है, जो समुदाय और व्‍यक्तियों के बीच बदलाव की पहल और विशिष्‍ट मुद्दों के प...

GK watch

Short Name Full Form or Abbreviations 3G Third Generation AAA Asian Athletics Association AAFI The Amateur A...

Writs & Their Types

Image via Wikipedia As per the Right to Constitutional Remedies-Articles 32-35, A citizen has right to move to the courts for securing th...

Economic and social rights

Image via Wikipedia Economic and social rights The cultural and educational rights—given in Articles 29 and 30 —are measures to protect th...

PIOs - PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN

Image via Wikipedia PIOs - PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN Background : the government of India revised the persons of indian origin Card Sch...

Quiz

Image via Wikipedia 1. On what date Indo-US Nuclear cooperation treaty was signed? 2. Who headed IIM review Committee which recommended hi...

Drinking

Image by jremsikjr via Flickr “Drinking is responsible for many social evils. To solve most of our social problems, prohibition should be ...

ग्यारहवीं 2007-2012 (योजना)

 ग्यारहवीं 2007-2012 (योजना) ग्यारहवीं योजना के निम्नलिखित उद्देश्य हैं: आय और गरीबी तेजी लाने 8% से  सकल घरेलू उत्पाद में  10% की वृ...

Kargil then and NOW{Post-Kargil, Army geared up to take on enemies}

Ten years ago the gaps were sometimes as wide as 20 kilometres between posts along the Line of Control . And then there were avalanche pron...

Tax on gifts in excess of Rs.50,000

NEW DELHI: Persons receiving gifts, in cash or kind, will have to pay tax, if the value exceeds Rs. 50,000, the Income Tax Department has sa...

GK bits

A. Organisations HQ 1.UN New York 2.Int’ l Court of Justice The Hague 3.UNDP,UNICEF New York 4.UNEP Nairobi 5.UNHCR Geneva 6.IAEA,UN...

GS sample paper

Q-1 Who among the following advocated scientific socialism ? (a) Robert Owen (b) Proudhon Pierre (c) Karl Marx (d) saint simon Henri Clau...