April 2017

Kings XI Punjab opener Shaun Marsh fell after providing a brisk start against Mumbai Indians, who have won four of their five IPL 2017 games so far, in their Indian Premier League match in Indore today. MI won the toss and opted to field…

Kolkata cleric Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi said he salutes Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing equal respect to every religion while slamming Sonu Nigam for his controversial azaan remarks.

India is one of the mega diversity countries in the world with different types of forests. Officially 20 per cent of geographical area in the country is under forest cover. The National Forest Policy (1988) aims to increase the forest cover…

The department of School Education & Literacy is taking several steps to make school education job-oriented and qualitative. The Department is implementing a component of Vocationalisation of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education…

New Development Bank (NDB) is the first Multi-lateral Development Bank established by developing countries and emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) – in accordance with the agreement on New Development…

Sometimes a small event turns the course of History.Like a slap on lawyer Gandhi transformed him into a Mahatma and finally to India's freedom from the British rule.Though the peeved Britishers poisoned the process by partition of Pakistan.…

Technology and its dissemination to farmers’ fields plays a crucial role in Indian agriculture. Recognising that scientific research will be critical to doubling farmers’ income in the next five years, institutions under the Indian Council…

This year Women’s Day theme focuses on Equality in the World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030. Although workplace world is changing for women, we are still long way to go for “Work place equality”. We need more focus on equality of pay, leave…

Take any project from the Mars Orbiter Mission to the simultaneous launch of 104 Satellites, the contribution of Indian women scientists in their success is being hailed and celebrated not only by India but also across the globe. Scientists…

Women have played an integral role in Indian history from ancient times. We find that in the Vedic or Upanishadic age Maitreyi, Gargi, and others ladies of revered memory have taken the places of rishis through their skill in discussing…

Memory: In an age of what American Sociologist calls Information flood in his bood THIRD WAVE our brain is crammed with news, views, puzzles, quizzes and ads in trillions, rather uncountable, students, job aspirants, journos and…

The indirect taxes are likely to come down as preparation for GST roll out begins. But the GST in reality will not be one tax but a combination of many taxes and cess. The rates also will not be one. The GST Council has decided on a…

India remains one of the fastest growing emerging market economies driven by key structural reforms, normal monsoon and reduced external vulnerabilities. The Q3 GDP estimates of 7 percent growth indicate that the key domestic risk of…

The GDP is growing. The rate has been differing with different agencies. All, however, remains, around 7 percent – plus minus 0.25 to 0.5 percent. The latest central statistical office (CSO) figure of 7 percent is within the range. It is…

India is one of the mega diversity countries in the world with different types of forests. Officially 20 per cent of geographical area in the country is under forest cover. The National Forest Policy (1988) aims to increase the forest cover…

History often becomes confined in the hands of ideological fanatics. The ideological torch bearers distort history as much as per their own pensive and slant. In the past years, Indian history has been has been dominated by the British and…

The department of School Education & Literacy is taking several steps to make school education job-oriented and qualitative. The Department is implementing a component of Vocationalisation of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education…

For youth of India, ‘Startup India, Stand Up India’ campaign aimed at boosting entrepreneurship. Start-ups and entrepreneurship are critical to India’s efforts to restart private investment into the economy, in the face of risk aversion,…

Demonetisation, stricter Indian government rules and positive US economic figures have led to a fall in gold demand and world prices. But gold remains the most sought after metal across the globe despite losing its sheen since October,…

ECI unequivocally reiterate that given effective technical and administrative safeguards, EVMs are not temperable and integrity of electoral process is preserved. Since 2000, EVMs have been used in 107 General Elections to State Legislative…

Indian politico-socio system is complex. The recent five state assembly elections make it more obvious. People have voted for a clean polity and fast economic growth. They have voted for Narendra Modi and they have also voted against those…