21st Century belongs to Asian Countries as its proponents claim that the two most populous countries, China and India, which are expected to grow rapidly economically, are in Asia, and then it's only natural that they will play a bigger role in the World's affairs. Assuming certain demographic and persisting economic trends lead to forecasts that predict the rising economic and ...
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Zoji La – the Smart Tunnel for Economic & Socio-Cultural Integration
Zoji La Tunnel, an engineering marvel as first of its kind on such tough terrain, situated at an altitude of 11578 feet on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway, where temperatures fall to -45 degrees, will be India’s longest road tunnel and Asia's longest bi-directional underground road to be built almost 400 metres beneath the existing highway. Currently, Ladakh remains cut-off from the rest of India fr...
BJP’s Sixth Straight Win in Gujarat is a Big Victory as it beats Five Term Anti-Incumbency
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lead by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah has won elections in Gujarat for the sixth time winning 99 seats - 54.4% of the total 182 seats and got 49.1% vote share. It faced a tough battle against a renewed Congress that got 80 seats – 43.96% of total seats and 41.4% vote share, under the leadership of newly elected party president Rahul Gandh...
Transformational Changes in Education Sector
To strengthen education system 33 new initiatives have been taken and overall funding for education has increased from ₹ 67867 crore in 2013-14 to ₹ 110000 crore in 2018-19 by the Government, as stated by Union Human Resources Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar, while addressing a Press Conference at New Delhi on June 18, 2018. He added that revolutionary changes have been made to provide a...
Significance of General Knowledge for Students
Current affairs dispersed like wildfire across the globe and are ultimately settled in the form of General Knowledge. Current affairs form a significant and inevitable part of our lives. All the important actions and decisions taken place around us get recorded in the current affairs under the category of general knowledge questions. Unlike earlier times, when exams were confined to the prescribed syllabus, in p...
Shangri-La Dialogue: India a Champion of Liberal International Order
Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence summit that draws Defence Ministers from Asia-Pacific region, featured keynote address by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday June 1, 2018 in Singapore, attended by 600 delegates: defence officials and academics from 43 countries including US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Modi outlined Ind...
Professionalism & Excellence in Police Service to Be Awarded
Police Medals to promote professionalism and excellence in service have been instituted on Wednesday July 11, 2018 by the Union Home Minister give recognition to those security personnel doing good work in stressful environment and in difficult areas. The awards scheme by the Government is aimed at recognising the good work, boosting morale and inspiring the Security personnel. These five non-ca...
Mohanpura Project for Agriculture, Domestic & Industrial Uses
Mohanpura Irrigation Project that includes a dam and a canal system would facilitate irrigation of agricultural land in Rajgarh district and benefit 727 villages in Madhya Pradesh was dedicated to the Nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday June 23, 2018. This ₹3866 crore would irrigate 1.25 lakh hectares of land and provide drinking water to over 400 villages. Prime Minister...
Girinka in Rwanda Reduced Malnutrition & Increased Incomes
Cow as a means of economic empowerment were gifted to 200 villagers who do not yet own a cow, under Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme, by visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at function held at Rweru Model Village, extending support to Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s ambitious “Girinka” programme that aims to reduce poverty and tackle child...
Magsaysay Award to Community-Driven Reformer of Learning
Sonam Wangchuk Ladakhi engineer and innovator from India Is one amongst six individuals who will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 in the 60th year of an annual tradition, the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) announced on Thursday July 26, 2018.
Ramon Magsaysay Award - established in ...