India – Bangladesh border disputes While India and Bangladesh share one of the world’s longest land borders, crossing it isn’t easy. Cargo trucks drive hundreds of miles through a chokepoint known as the Chicken’s Neck to circumvent Bangladesh and reach India’s isolated northeast states. Shipping containers can make detours as ...
Read More »Government betters its own Financial Targets During 2014-15
News Fiscal Deficit for the Financial Year 2014-15 stands at 4.0 % as against the Target of 4.1 % Revenue Deficit for FY 2014-15 stands at 2.8% as Against Target of 2.9% Gross Tax Collections During 2014-15 Stand at Rs. 12,45,037 Crore and thus Registering a Growth of 9% during ...
Read More »India to assume presidency of World Health Assembly in Geneva after 19 years
News After a gap of 19 years, India will again assume presidency of the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the top decision-making body of the World Health Organisation, beginning May 18th 2015. Union Health Minister J P Nadda will preside over the WHA session and lead a high-level ...
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Read More »India-Iran-Chabahar :: China-Pakistan-Gwadar
News Although US was not quite happy , India went ahead with the signing of an agreement with Iran for the development of the strategically important Chabahar port. The MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed after the talks between the two sides. India intends to lease two berths at Chabahar for 10 ...
Read More »GST bill passed in LokSabha
News The Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave its consent to a far-reaching amendment to the Constitution to pave the way for a pan-India goods and services tax regime and create a unified market across the country, doing away with multiplicity of central and state levies. A government think-tank proposed the ...
Read More »UN assures to take up Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi’s release issue
News UNSC questioned Pakistan’s “sincerity” in the matter of a terrorist’s release. In this regard, UN Security Council assured that it will take up the issue of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi’s release at its next meeting. India conveyed to Pakistan its unhappiness at the way the case was ...
Read More »FCRA licences of 8,975 associations cancelled
News Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of 8,975 associations from different parts of the country including Delhi, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest crackdown on NGO’s and associations accepting foreign funds without complying with the regulation of filing annual ...
Read More »Stapled Visa Issue resolved after 5 years: China
News Moving beyond its earlier emphasis on Jammu & Kashmir being a “disputed” area, China has agreed to host India’s Northern Army Commander this year, a visit that went on hold five years ago after Beijing insisted on issuing stapled visa to the officer because J&K came under his command. ...
Read More »Government to auction marginal fields owned by ONGC, Oil India
News The government will soon auction 69 small and marginal oil fields of state-owned ONGC and Oil India to private firms as a precursor to a full fledged licensing round. The Oil Ministry has floated a note for Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for auctioning of the fields that ...
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