Trade Unions in India
The growth of Trade Unions in India has been eventful. The whole period upto 1920 to 1947 saw the trade union movement and its leadership flourishing in traditional industries – coal, jute, cotton, postal...
Author: Nitesh Rana
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
EBRD is an international finance institution which was formed in 1991. Sir Suma Chakabarti is the President of EBRD. It is a multilateral developmental investment bank. Incredibly, United States of America is the biggest...
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
The NDA Government took cognizance of the importance of sewerage network and uninterrupted water supply and launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation in 2015 as one of the many initiatives to ramp...
Rowlatt Act
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council on March18, 1919. This act sought to make the oppressive Defence of India Act, 1915 as permanent. The Defence of India Act was passed...
SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI was formed in 1988 and was given statutory powers through SEBI act 1992, the year in which the Rs.5,000 crore Harshad Mehta securities scam hit Indian stock...
E-Waste
Any household or business item containing circuitry or electrical components with either power or battery supply can be termed as E-Waste. Examples of E waste are TV appliances, computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, white...
Millennium Development Goals for India for Health
In the year 2000, 189 nations came together to consolidate in the fight against extreme poverty and other deprivations. This came to known as the eight Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015...
Simon Commission
Simon Commission was a committee of 7 members which was constituted in 1928 to review how the –Mont-Ford constitutional reforms had worked in India and to suggest more reforms. The committee was headed by...
Start Up India, Stand Up India
A startup is a business entity that is originated or headquartered in India, was opened less than five years ago and has an annual turnover of ₹ 25 crore. Startup India is a campaign...
Inter State River Water Disputes Act
Interstate River Water Disputes Act The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an act of the Parliament under Article 262 of the Constitution of India. The reason this act came into...
