India’s World : A Brief of India’s Foreign Policy in 2020

The year 2020 has been a challenging one on many fronts thanks to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. It initially sent global diplomacy into a tailspin, but the world adapted and started getting used to a new normal. Despite the pandemic, many important summits were conducted, albeit virtually. At these summits, India played a leading role … Continue reading India’s World : A Brief of India’s Foreign Policy in 2020

3 new indian missions

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently approved the opening of 3 Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic in 2021. Implementation Strategy: Opening of Indian Missions in these countries will help expand India’s diplomatic footprint, deepen political relations, enable growth of bilateral trade, investment and economic engagements, facilitate stronger … Continue reading 3 new indian missions

Back to Classroom

Corridors rang out with the chatter of students meeting up with their friends and teachers after long, anxious months on January 1, 2021, as schools in Kerala, Karnataka and Assam reopened with strict COVID-19 regulations, including masks, thermal screening, and social distancing. Earlier schools in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Sikkim … Continue reading Back to Classroom

Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate the Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation on 5th January 2021. The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid'. About the Pipeline The 450 km long pipeline has been built by GAIL (India) Ltd. It has transportation capacity … Continue reading Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline

सुशासन दिवस | Good Governance Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsuTGhhl6U समसामयिक विषयों पर आधारित राज्य सभा टीवी की खास पेशकश आज की चर्चा में बात सुशासन दिवस की। जब-जब बात सुशासन दिवस की होती है, तो ज़हन में भारत के सबसे करिश्माई नेताओं में शुमार पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री भारत रत्न अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी का नाम सबसे पहले सामने आता है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने साल … Continue reading सुशासन दिवस | Good Governance Day

WTO BOXES

In WTO terminology, subsidies in general are identified by “boxes” which are given the colours of traffic lights: green (permitted), amber (slow down — i.e. need to be reduced), red (forbidden). In agriculture, things are, as usual, more complicated. The Agriculture Agreement has no red box, although domestic support exceeding the reduction commitment levels in … Continue reading WTO BOXES

Journalism: Challenges & Way Forward

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu underlined the need for effective guidelines and laws to work out a revenue sharing model between tech-based social media giants and the traditional media struggling to generate revenues. While the traditional print media has been sincerely enduring to adapt to the technological disruption by going online, it is struggling to … Continue reading Journalism: Challenges & Way Forward

I-STEM

Initiated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the GoI as an important national program to build a unique ‘One Nation One Research Web Portal’ for scientific community, the Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM): Linking Researchers and Resources, will hold the database of all the R&D facilities established in institutions around the country, and enable … Continue reading I-STEM

Indo-US Partnership

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zefjHzso9aM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to US President-elect Joe Biden and congratulated him on winning the presidential elections. The two leaders also discussed the coronavirus crisis, climate change and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The prime minister also wished Indian-origin US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on her election to the country's second highest office. … Continue reading Indo-US Partnership

THE CHALLENGES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS IN INDIA

Conduct of elections in a vast country like India involves elaborate security management. It includes ensuring the security of polling personnel, security at the polling stations, security of polling materials and also the overall security of the election process. Central Armed Para Forces are deployed for area domination prior to poll in order to build … Continue reading THE CHALLENGES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS IN INDIA