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The 2030 Water Resources Group has brought out a report titled “Charting Our Water Future : Economic framework to inform decision-making”. It has been mentioned in the report that India faces an aggregate gap of 50% across all basins, driven by very rapid growth in agricultural and municipal and domestic demand. In the report, the aggregate 2030 demand and supply [...]
The sequencing of first human genome in India by Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has helped our country join the league of select countries undertaking advanced research in the area of genomics.
The economic survey for the financial year 2009-2010 has been tabled in the parliament. This kind of survey is the commentary prepared by the government which indicates the achievement of the government in last one year. So naturally there is conscious effort on part of the government to conceal its failures. Till date the government was beating its own drum [...]
The Government of Kerala has informed that they have taken a decision to prohibit environmental release of all Genetically Modified (GM) seeds and keep the state totally GM free. The Government of India is following a policy of case by case assessment of GM crops. A final view on the commercialization of GM plants is taken only when scientific studies [...]
The examination system of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is updated from time to time to keep it in harmony with the changing environment. In regard to the Civil Services Examination (CSE) the Prime Minister has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of the existing Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination. The CSAT is [...]
With a membership of 118 nations, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is one of the largest groups of developing countries. It plays an important and active role in articulating an independent point of view of developing countries on international issues. NAM also articulates its position on issues within the United Nations.
Indian Space Research Organisation conducted the static test of its liquid core stage (L110) of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle, for 150 seconds at its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test facility at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.. While the test was originally targeted for 200 seconds it was stopped at 150 seconds since a deviation in one of the parameters [...]
Infrastructure deficiency is one issue that required urgent attention if India were to move on to the high economic growth trajectory of nine per cent or more. One would not be wrong in saying that the 2010-11 Budget has made an honest attempt to work towards removing this bottleneck. The Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has recognised this fact and said during his budget presentation in Parliament [...]
The Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Shri B.K. Handique has said that the Hoda Committee submitted its report to the Government on 20th July, 2006 with recommendations on changes in the National Mineral Policy to attune it to the present requirements of the world economy for evolving of mining code adapted to the best [...]
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