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The three Round Table Conferences which were held between November 1930 and ended in December 1932 were a series of conferences organized by the British Government. The purpose of these conferences was to discuss the constitutional reforms in India. The Second Round Conference opened on September 7, 1931.None other than Mahatma Gandhi represented the Indian National Congress and Sarojini Naidu represented Indian women in the second round table conferences. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S K Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam and few others also attended this conference.The second round table conference faced an overwhelming ... Read More

Every year, a large number of Road Accidents occur in India gulping over 130, 000 lives annually. Our country has overtaken even China in this regard. Such accidents and that too at such an alarming number suggest the fact that there is no single reason responsible for it directly. Hence, enlisted below are some of the major reasons for road accidents in our country.Rash Driving: One of the major reasons for road accidents. It claims the lives of people for no fault of theirs.Drinking and Driving: Although many times, the various government ministries under rule have highlighted this same issue, ... Read More

Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were two types of taxes collected in India, which were particularly collected by the Maratha Empire during the medieval times in our history. These two taxes were the most important taxes in the taxation system during the Marathas ruler which was founded by a great Maratha leader Shivaji (1627-1680).These taxes have provided a part of the revenue for Maratha administration. However, these two taxes were neither introduced nor were original sources of revenue for Marathas. These two are security taxes.Chauth is the tax which the small kingdoms or Dynasties have to pay to Marathas which was in ... Read More

The post of Prime Minister of India, for one of the largest and most populated countries in the world, is not an easy position to hold. Since the Prime Minister of the country has to undergo a lot of pressure and work, there are obviously some perks that he or she will be eligible for.Let us see what is the salary of the prime minister is and what are the perks and luxuries that he can access when he is in the post of the prime minister.The monthly salary of the Prime Minister of India is approximately 1, 60, 000 ... Read More

Statistics show that in 1980 the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). But China has crossed India and continuing to run ahead. China is ahead of India economically because it has initiated economic reforms at least 1 decade earlier.Chinese are currently obsessed with technological leadership and their economy is growing at an average rate of 10% every year. In fact, the Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India's. There are many reasons for their rapid growth in technology.Chinese Government has initiated Business-friendly Special Economic Zones and ... Read More

Ireland is an island in the United Kingdom. The famous partition of Ireland in 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, made it into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. Northern Ireland is still a part of the United Kingdom as a Sovereign state also named Ireland. The southern part became the Irish Free State, called as the Republic of Ireland.This is the reason why there are two Irelands.

The good old historical names of Indian cities have been changed by Muslim invaders and later by the British for their convenience. We, Indians had to accept and are used to these names for the past 200 - 500 years.The renaming of these cities was proposed in 1947, soon after India got Independence. After a lot of controversies, many of the proposed changes were not accepted by the Central Government. However, over the time many changes are accepted and names of the cities are changed back to their original names, Trivandrum - Thiruvananthapuram, Bombay - Mumbai, Madras - Chennai, Cochin ... Read More

Visa rules are strict in any country to restrict illegal entries and unauthorized residents. One of such rules has proven a hurdle to the couples married outside the country and want to convert their visiting visa into dependent visa or X2 visa.As per the visa manual, a tourist visa can be converted to an X2 visa only when the marriage takes place in India and gets registered within the validity of the present tourist visa. Another wise one has to go back to their country and come again on the X2 visa.Owing to the appeal from a Philipino spouse of an ... Read More

The highest bridge in India,  Chenab Bridge is a rail bridge, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), is under construction at the moment. The 1, 315m-long bridge is being built at a height of 359m.Features of BridgeIts construction began in 2002.From the period of 2002, the work has been delayed due to various reasons such as poor geology, access problems, labor disputes, etc.The bridge is supposed to include 17 spans, the 469-meter main arch span across the Chenab River, and viaducts on either side.It employs an extensive cost of $92 million, as ... Read More

The answer to this question is quite ambiguous. While, the number of rape cases in India may not have reduced, but the publication through media, has certainly brought these cases into the limelight. It is disheartening that Rs 322 crore was allotted under the Nirbhaya fund. A cell phone borne alarm system for women safety was promised, but it has already been more than 5 years and the bid is still taking place.What Has Not Changed?Even till now, women must not travel alone and they must not be out late night. They must not wear short or over-showy clothes and ... Read More