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The Lines : The Indo-Pak conflict

 The Indian political map which we have seen n number of times since our childhood sadly does not represent the actual region that is under the control of our country. In the northern frontier, we have conflicts with our arch-rival Pakistan, China, and Nepal. The areas which are under conflict between India and Pakistan are in the erst-while combined state of J&K, now divided into union territories Ladakh and Kashmir. The western stretch of the rest while J&K from Gilgit ( which was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963), the Baltistan region, and the POK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) are under the administrative control of Pakistan. Though Pakistan claims that the conflicted region enjoys the autonomy of power, it is an open secret about who is at the helm of affairs. On Nov 1, which is celebrated as Independence Day in the conflicted region Pakistan granted "Provisional provincial status" to the conflicted region which effectively makes way for a legislative power and st
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Why EIA Draft 2020 may cause Severe Problems?

Recently, there has been a lot of spurs and debate on the new EIA draft notification 2020 carried out by the Govt. In this article, we give you an overview of what is EIA and what in the draft notification is against the fundamental idea of preserving natural resources. EIA or Environmental impact assessment is a tool that estimates the damage caused by developmental activities and suggests changes and measures reduce the environmental effects caused due to developmental activities. EIA is introduced in 1978 in India to strike a balance between the Growth of economy and Conservation of natural resources in the case of the River valley projects. Later, in 1994 under the Environment Protection Act (1986) notification was released.  After 12 years in 2006 under the UPA rule, a notification was released. The 2006 Notification divided the developmental projects into different schedules. In schedule 1, the developmental projects are divided into Category A and B (B is further divided into

Hey! this is for you ..

Hey! are you looking to add value yo yourself? Do you have any idea how this Pandemic has started to affect you? Although you might have been placed in some company, don't expect your call letters soon!  or if you planning to study abroad, you will have to wait for a long time. Are you in the final year of Graduation? I'm sorry you are going to have a tough time finding a job  After months of binge-watching movies, television shows, web series on various streaming platforms like Amazon snd Netflix its time for you to focus on things that add value to you. WE tried to put few things which might be helpful to you in these tough times and reinforce yourself after this Chaos ends.   1. Be War Ready:    Yes, you read it write. Situation post lockdown for graduates in order to grab a job would be nothing less than a war. With companies like TCS, Infosys struggling to cope up with the economic impact of COVID-19 they hinted at cutting their recruitment rate by nearly 50%. You need to

YSR- an Epitome of Credibility

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy during his 1475km marathon padayatra in midst of hot summer and thousands of supporters has promised free electricity to farmers if he is elected to power in the year 2003. On 14th May 2004, when he and his Congress party were elected to power he fulfilled his promise and marked his first signature on the Free electricity to farmers' file. This is just one of the many instances where YSR has been a role model for his political peers to keep their promises.  Born on 8th July 1949, in Pulivendula near Kadapa in the erstwhile Madras province, Reddy was elected four times for the parliament from Kadapa and served five terms as a member of the legislature from his native place Pulivendula.  Andhra Pradesh made massive strides in all sectors during YSR's tenure which lasted 5 years and 5 months. He balanced both welfare and developmental programs exceptionally. One of his revolutionary ideas was the  health insurance sche

P.V. Narsimha Rao-The Pride of India

When India was on the verge of exhaustion of its foreign reserves in  June 1991, which might have lasted only 3 weeks and international financing organizations like the world bank and IMF stopped assistance, India was facing the worst financial crisis in its recorded history due to the wide gap between imports and exports resulting in fiscal imbalances a 60-year-old was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India and he put India's gold reserves as collateral and got a loan of $2.2 B from the world bank. He happens to be P.V.Narsimha Rao who previously worked as India's foreign affairs, Defence, and Industries minister. He is also regarded as " The father of Indian Economic Reforms".     Later, starting in July 1991 major economic reforms were formulated under Mr. Rao's leadership. He appointed Manmohan Singh who went on to become Prime minister as his finance minister.  Major reforms undertaken by them are: - They liberalized the Indian economy and opened up India

WANT TO SAVE MONEY AND MULTIPLY YOUR SAVINGS?

Are you in a sense of ambiguity about your current working position and want to start saving money? Are you a Student pursuing Graduation and wanting to save some part of your pocket money or a capital for your dream start-up? Are you that typical Indian Middle-class guy who is aspiring to build your own house or buy a car, but your current financial reserves are pulling those dreams down? Are you an employee on the verge of retiring in a few years and is worried about life post-retirement? Then you are on the right platform... The stock market is the perfect solution for all your financial problems. You don’t need to be a CA or approach a mediator for your requirement. If you invest quality time in researching the market and be spontaneous, it is adequate. Here, we will not be giving our Vishleshan but we as a part of our initiative ‘ Reader’s Corner’ has brought you a set of FAQs with insights from one of our reader Ganapathi Raju Suneel. 1.        What is the Stock Mar

How India can strengthen its Global position using UNSC?

India for the 8th consecutive time had been appointed as one of the Non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with a near-unanimous victory of 184 votes of the 194. Let us discuss the features of the UNSC and its backstory and also we will provide our Vishleshan about how India could utilize this opportunity and satisfy its long-standing demands. Structure of UNSC: The United Nations Security Council is one of the six organs of the United Nations which was formed in 24th OCT 1945 is the most important and powerful organ of the UN.  It consists of Winners of World War-2 namely China, the US, France, Russia, and China as its permanent members. Prior to 1963, there were only 6 Non-permanent members along with the permanent members making it a tally of 11. But, after that, the strength increased to 10 Non-permanent members making it a 15 member group.   The 10 Non-permanent members were elected from different regions around the world with 5 from the Africa-Asian