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Heart of Asia Istanbul Conference – India Afghan Relations
December 06th 2016

Heart of Asia Istanbul Conference – India Afghan Relations

The heart of Asia conference held at Amritsar has concluded with adoption of Amritsar Declaration condemning terrorism. India and Afghanistan – the co chairs of the conference also held bilateral talks for improving the ties between them.

Judicial appointments, Government – Judiciary stand off
November 29th 2016

Judicial appointments, Government – Judiciary stand off

The standoff between Judiciary and government continues over government rejecting 43 names it handpicked for judicial appointments in various High Courts. A look at the statistics of pending cases, vacancies and appointment procedures in Indian judiciary.  

All you want to  know about Monetary Policy Committee of India [MPC]
November 14th 2016

All you want to know about Monetary Policy Committee of India [MPC]

What is a Monetary Policy Committee? A Monetary Policy Committee or MPC is a committee constituted by the government with the participation of the central bank of the country (in the case of India , RBI). The committee will be headed by the governor of the central bank (Urjit Patel). How MPC of India came […]

All you want to know about- BRICS
November 12th 2016

All you want to know about- BRICS

BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as “BRIC” before the addition of South Africa in 2010. The BRICS members are all leading developing or newly industrialized country countries, but they are distinguished by their large, […]

Cauvery River Water Dispute: Explained
November 11th 2016

Cauvery River Water Dispute: Explained

What is the dispute? The Cauvery basin covers a large expanse of land including major chunks in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also smaller areas in Kerala and Puducherry. Initially, the dispute was between Karnataka and TN but later Kerala and Puducherry also entered the fray.

Regional Connectivity Scheme
November 07th 2016

Regional Connectivity Scheme

The Government kick-started the regional air connectivity (RCS) scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) – on by inviting initial proposals from operators to fly to airports which do not have regular flights. Operators have a six-week window to submit their initial proposals. The Government will take two-three days to scrutinise the proposals. Two weeks after the initial scrutiny, […]