What Influences the Office of the Governors in India

The latest exit from the office of the Governor of Mizoram, before the expiry of his term, is bound to revive the controversy over the institution of Governors. Sadly, the debate on the issue, since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power, has generated more noise than thrown...

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How Democracy Became a Reality in Bhutan

In March 2008, the kingdom of Bhutan, an often invisible Shangri-La tucked away strategically in the Himalayas between India and China, became the world’s youngest democracy. An absolute monarchy gave way to a constitutional monarchy, a new Constitution mandating a parliamentary democracy was adopted,...

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Discussing the Flawed Policy of Western Powers Against ISIS

   If there are any doubts about a global double standard when it comes to West Asia, then the reaction to the bombing of Yemen by Saudi Arabia and its partners will put them to rest. Here is a situation, where fighter jets of a Saudi-led coalition are pounding the capital of another country,...

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Scorpene Class Submarine Built in Mumbai Launched Today

Defence Minister, Manohar Parikar, launched the first Scorpene Class submarine today. According to many defense experts this is a big push forward towards the modernization of the Indian Navy. The minister also said that from now on the Indian Navy will get a delivery of atleast one submarine every...

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North India to Adopt Euro IV Standards: Understanding the European and Indian emission norms

Emission norms are a way of controlling pollution caused by automobiles and other vehicles with internal combustion engine. Starting from April 1, 2015, North India will switch to Euro IV fuel. The idea behind making this transition from Euro III to Euro IV is to control the pollution by upgrading...

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Understanding the Land Acquisition Act and The Proposed Changes By The BJP Led Govt

Recently there was a lot of media attention over the proposed changes in the Land Acquisition Act. It was highlighted by the protest lead by Anna Hazare. Even though most of us know about the protest, but very few have a clear view on the actual points of contention in the bill. Lets take a look...

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Indian Vultures: A Species on the verge of extinction

While growing up in India, i used to see hundreds of vultures flying in the sky and circling a dead animal. But today it's a rare site. I am sure those of you born before or in the early 90s must have seen a lot of vultures but unfortunately most of the children born in the last decade have never...

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