Found 109 Articles for Governments & Policies

Do you think it was an easy task to revive back a river declared ‘dead’ for almost ten years? But the villagers of Alappuzha district have made it possible with their strong willpower and physical strength.After 70 days of back-breaking effort, the 700-strong local group of villagers, mostly women, have waded through the toxic waste and physically cleaned the river and resuscitated life into it. In the process, many have fallen ill with deadly water-borne diseases but have not yielded to stop. They have physically de-silt and cleaned the river, and made the impossible dream turn into reality.The Kuttemperoor River ... Read More

It is a horrifying fact that there is a steep increase in the number of minor rape cases in India in the last few months. Pity is that the conviction rate in these minor rape cases is very low. The reason could be the fear of delayed court proceedings, victims turning hostile and refusing to identify the accused in the court, which is making the criminals fearless.The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N.Vohra has signed a historic ordinance to curb such violence against women. The Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018, and the Jammu and ... Read More

The major changes in the process of passports announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) have come up as a great relief to the citizens who are applying for a new passport. The committee came up with a new set of rules from June 2018.Let us look at the list of proposed passport changes.The last page of the Passport will not have residential information − The last page of the passport which has the details of the residential information of a person will no longer be printed. However, the information will be collected and remains in the government database. ... Read More

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited is offering yet another last and first-mile connectivity option for Metro passengers. They are providing Metro e-Bikes from August 15. Passengers can drive these bikes home, keep them overnight and handover them back to Metro Station the next day when they come to the station.At present, Metro Rail is operating conventional bikes at some important stations of the city like Miyapur, Begumpet, Secunderabad, and Nagole where passengers are offered bikes on rental charges of Rs.4 per km.This groundbreaking idea from Metro Rail authority will enable the passengers to avail e-bikes facility at just Rs.1 per km. ... Read More

The chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Mr. Imran Khan, will take oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 11th August 2018. According to the party leaders, Imran Khans has decided not to invite any of foreign leaders. He will take oath in a simple ceremony at the Pakistan President House.From India, his close associates and friends, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu, and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan got the invitation. So far, only cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has accepted the invitation publicly.

The Legal Metrology Department of Telangana has issued strict guidelines to all Multiplexes and Cinema Halls in Telangana that from 1st August 2018.Packaged Commodities should be sold only at MRP. Charging more than MRP is illegal.Food items that are sold in loose must be printed with weight, quantity, manufacturing date, expiry and MRP on them.After making these rules, the Legal Metrology Department team has conducted surprise checks in the cinema halls in Hyderabad on 2nd August itself to check whether they are following the rules or not and registered cases in Prasads Imax, GVK one, PVR, Cinepolis and Asian Radhika ... Read More

The 1975 emergency in India is considered to be one of the darkest phases in the history of Indian Democracy. The National Emergency was declared under the reason of internal unrest and a rebellion-like situation in the country under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution. But here are the bigger reasons that formed the background for an emergency in the country:Economic Conditions in India before 1975Indo-Pak war and the creation of Bangladesh had put India into Economic turmoil in the year of 1971-72. Poverty and unemployment started hitting the economy hard giving massive blows to progress and development of the ... Read More

Economics in simple terms is a discipline that deals with the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services which happen in a circular flow in a country. Economics is broadly divided into micro economics and macro economics. While the former deals with individuals firms, consumers and production units and the latter deals with aspects of GDP and National Economy.After studying Economics, there are a plethora of career options which the student can pursue. It includes the following:AnalystThe role of an Analyst in the company involves understanding any issues that the company is facing and what can be the ... Read More

Indian History is known worldwide for its diversity and India as land is considered to be the melting pot of different cultures. The colonization of the country by the British rulers in Modern Indian History has left one of the biggest impacts in the country in the dimensions of Politics, Society, Economics, and Culture. Partition of India is one such example.It is important for each and every citizen of India to understand the causes and reason for the establishment of the British Rule in India for over three centuries till the country was freed from its clutches due to the ... Read More

Prime Minister in India is the real head of the Executive. S/he is the nucleus of the government. In a Parliamentary setup of government like India, it is the Prime Minister who acts as a link between the President and the Council of Ministers. There are many who aspire to be the Prime Minister of India.The important point to understand is that the Executive is an integral part of Legislature in the Union as well as State government in India. Here are some points that will help us understand the eligibility and criteria (the qualifications) for the same:Citizenship − S/he ... Read More