Month: January 2015
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Why UNSC Reforms are required and significance for India
UN Security Council (UNSC), must reflect contemporary global realities.UNSC has been reduced to a tool to serve the caprice of its five permanent members. Due to its structural defects, he UNSC has never been capable of preventing the most destructive and deadly wars, many of which are catered by the countries entrusted with the veto. Russia’s armed intervetion…
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Everything you need to know about Strategic Oil Reserves of India
Low oil prices are sure to encourage countries to create such reserves. China is already engaged in building reserves. The opportunity should be exploited to beef up oil reserves. What is a Strategic Oil Reserve ? The Strategic Oil Reserve is an emergency fuel storage of oil . They are a nation’s counter against any short-term disruptions in energy…
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Suresh Prabhu Advisory group for Integrated development of power, coal and renewable energy – Major highlights of the Report
The government is looking to overhaul the power sector. The advisory panel led by Suresh Prabhu has come up with some recommendations to adress issues that plague CIL , poor T&D infrastructure, how to ensure 24 x 7 power supply etc. Read further to find out what has been recommended.
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All that you need to know about Neutrino Observatory Project
Why in news, again ? Government has approved setting up of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) in Bodi West Hills, Tamil Nadu. This will be the second big project that the government has approved, the first being the thirty-metre telescope, which would come up in Hawaii.
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Should Right to Health be made a Fundamental Right?
Draft National Health Policy has been released by the Government and put up on public domain for suggestions. One of the key proposals is to have a National Health Rights Act, which will make ensuring health a fundamental right, whose denial will be justiciable. Should health be a fundamental right- in the way that was…