Democracy Index
This index is prepared by Economic Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis unit of the Economist Group. This year report is titled as “A […]
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Glance at Iran’s parliamentary elections:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • Iranians are voting Friday in the country’s first elections since the Islamic Republic sealed a landmark deal with the United States […]
WTO ruling against Paris pact: Greenpeace backs India:
• Supporting India’s decision to challenge the WTO ruling which held the government’s power purchase agreements with solar firms as “inconsistent”, Greenpeace today said the […]
U.S., Russia-brokered ceasefire goes into effect across Syria:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • A ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect across Syria, marking the biggest international push to reduce […]
India set to seal major power deal in Bangladesh, beating China:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 State-run Indian firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in […]
Paper-trail EVMs will be introduced in 2019 polls: CEC:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • Polling for 2019 general elections will be conducted through paper trail-based electronic voting machines to “enhance transparency”. • The paper audit […]
Swachh Survekshan: Mysuru cleanest, Dhanbad, Varanasi among 10 least clean cities:
Swachh Survekshan: Mysuru cleanest, Dhanbad, Varanasi among 10 least clean cities: Week 14-21 Feb,2016 ● For the second time in a row, Mysuru was ranked […]
Centre set to announce new defence supplier blacklisting policy :
Centre set to announce new defence supplier blacklisting policy : Week 14-21 Feb,2016 ● The defence ministry is likely to announce its new blacklisting policy […]
Make in India: Leveraging electronics manufacturing:
Make in India: Leveraging electronics manufacturing: Week 14-21 Feb,2016 ● The nation’s transition in manufacturing, from the fettered times of the Licence Raj to the […]
Govt land info to go online by June:
week 8-14 Feb: • All details of government land will be available online by June. A GIS based government land information system is being developed […]