Jawaharlal Nehru born on 14th November 1889 in Allahabad‚ was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian Independence Movement under Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ and democratic republic. A
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resignation or death of the prime minister dissolves the cabinet. The prime minister is appointed by the president to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. Current Prime Minister - The incumbent prime minister is Manmohan Singh‚ in office since 22 May 2004. ------------------------------------------------- Role and power of the prime minister The prime minister leads the functioning and exercise of authority of the Government of India. He is invited by the President
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Sewage Boards‚ Pollution Control Boards‚ Development Authorities‚ Local Bodies etc. were responsible for actual implementation of the scheme. 5. More than two decades after Rajiv Gandhi conceptualised the Ganga Action Plan (GAP)‚ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on November 3‚ 2008 decided to declare Ganga a ‘National River’ to achieve the objectives of the clean-up operation. 6. It was also decided to set up a Ganga River Basin Authority‚ which will be entrusted with the responsibility of planning‚
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at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium‚ the main stadium of the event.Prince Charles‚ Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth) and President of India Pratibha Patil officially declared the Games open.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the host nation‚ India‚ attended the opening ceremony as well. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India The official mascot of the Games was Shera and the official song of the Games‚ "Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto"‚ was
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Second Page Type Type Upper House of theParliament of India Leadership The Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari‚ I Since 11 August 2007[1] Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha P. J. Kurien‚ INC Since 21 August 2012[2] Leader of the House Dr Manmohan Singh‚INC Since 22 May 2004 [3] Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley‚ BJP Since 3 June 2009 [3] Structure Seats 245 [3] Political groups UPA‚ NDA‚ Third front‚ Others Elections Voting system Single transferable vote Meeting place Chamber
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Indian Parliament and the Delhi Administration appointed an expert committee headed by Mr. Manmohan Singh. This committee submitted a detailed report to the Government outlining the various recommendations to minimize the hazards that complied with the pollution control and safety measures. • The Court appointed “Nilay Singh Choudhary Committee” to ascertain whether the recommendations filed of Manmohan Singh Committee had been implemented in accordance with the pollution control and safety measure
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.. 1) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 2) Raghuram Rajan 3) K.C.Chakrabarthy 4) Sumithra Chaudhuri 5) Diwakar Guptha 2. Raghuram Rajan belongs to ........ 1) Tamilnadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) UP 5) Assam 3. Raghuram Rajan was the former Chief Economist of ................ 1) RBI 2) UNO 3) IMF 4) ADB 5) SBI 4. Who among the following never served as Governor of RBI? 1) James Taylor 2) Bengal Rama Rau 3) Pranab Mukherjee 4) C.Ranga Rajan 5) Manmohan Singh 5. Which among
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Pak-India India offered the aid to assist the rehabilitation of over 20 million flood displaced people in Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Aug 19 to reiterate the offer. The gesture was widely welcomed. Later the Pakistani prime minister sent five boxes of mangoes to Manmohan Singh to say thanks. Despite the lapse of more than a week since accepting the offer‚ Pakistan and India could not agree on the modalities for transporting
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PM Narendra Modi’s Jan Dhan Yojana: Fake accounts may cloud the plan Atmadip Ray‚ ET Bureau Sep 1‚ 2014‚ 06.38AM IST Tags: UPA| Narendra Modi| Manmohan Singh| Jan dhan Yojana| accounts (Modi’s financial inclusion…) KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s financial inclusion drive is off to a flying start‚ but some who enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana may have accounts elsewhere and could have been persuaded to open new ones because of the attached insurance cover.
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China–India relations China–India relations‚ also called Sino-Indian relations or Indo-China relations‚ refers to the bilateral relationship between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of India. Historically‚ India and China have had relations for more than 2‚000 years but modern relationship began in 1950 when India was among the first countries to end formal ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and recognise the PRC as the legitimate government of Mainland China. China
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