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Urbanisation process needs to be extremely innovative, sustainable: Kant

New Delhi, Dec 12: India’s urbanisation process has to be extremely innovative as well as sustainable, and the country should not repeat mistakes of western world, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. Cities account for just 3 per cent earth’s landmark but they account for 84 per […]

Rahul Gandhi has brought Congress ‘back onto board’: Scindia

Mumbai, Dec 12: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday credited victory in the Assembly polls in three states to party chief Rahul Gandhi, saying it was he who brought the Congress back in the reckoning. The Congress on Tuesday wrested back power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in […]

India to increase public health spending to 2.5 pc of GDP: PM

New Delhi, Dec 12: India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its GDP by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he asserted that women, children and youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative […]

Consumer Price Index Numbers on base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the month of November 2018

open view web desk December 12: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015. 2.   In this […]

Impact of changing weather patterns on agriculture

open view web desk As per the Ministry of Earth Science, there is no evidence of change in weather pattern over the country. However, there have been extreme weather events in the recent past including extended dry periods, floods, hailstorms, cyclonic rains and winds etc., which caused damage […]

Atomic Energy Production

open view web desk The targets for nuclear power generation are set on an annual basis, as a part of annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a Public Sector Undertaking under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). However, the Government has planned […]

Manned Mission to Space

open view web desk It is proposed to undertake manned mission to space before 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence. The manned mission will be accomplished using ISRO’s launch vehicle GSLV MkIII. The manned mission will launch Indian astronauts from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota into an approximately 400 […]

Upgradation of Security Criterion in Railways

open view web desk Security has been identified as one of the priority areas by the Railways for strengthening and up-gradation. Measures initiated for strengthening of security over Railways in recent past include provision of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras at important railway stations, operationalisation and up-gradation of […]

UK disarray: May to face no-confidence vote by lawmakers

LONDON — British politics was thrown into chaos and Brexit into doubt Wednesday as Conservative lawmakers triggered a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May that will see her removed as party and government leader if she loses. May vowed to fight the challenge “with everything I’ve got,” […]

Yellow, green, saffron: Colors of protests around the world

When you’re an activist looking for a way to convey a complex message in a complicated world, you need a hook — something that can command attention across cultures in a memorable and visually arresting way. So what’s more elemental than associating yourself with a specific color? Just […]

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