Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party Election Manifesto
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for the 18th Lok Sabha General Election to be held from April 19 to June 01, 2024.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget 2024-2025 on February 1, 2024. Her Budget speech and related Budget Documents c
“The National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023 presents the second edition of the national MPI and is a follow-up to the Baselin
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India, has published an e-Book, “A Treatise on Indian Censuses since 1981”.
A group of retired senior civil servants has expressed concern over the proposed FCA (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and has urged Members of Parliament to “n
Article 124A of the Indian Penal Code has been through engaging court speeches, Bills and Acts, Reports of commissions and committees, and insightful
Links to a Panel Discussion on Free Speech and Sedition in a Democracy organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on March 24, 2016,
On March 15, 2022, a three-Judge Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, headed by the Chief Justice, Ritu Raj Awasthi, pronounced its verdict on the pe
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has published the draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy 202
The Union Budget, 2022-2023, presented by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, and related Budget Documents can be accessed here.
The full text of the Economic Survey 2021-22 (and Statistical Appendix) can be accessed here.
Periodically, the India Railways comes out with a database of facts and figures that include volume of traffic, freight movement, revenue from commerc
Cities and towns in India are expected to contribute about 70 per cent of the country's GDP by the year 2030. Also, India's urban population is likely
A High-Level Committee to Study the Impact of NEET [National Eligibility cum Entrance Test] on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu, 2021, submitted its r
The annual Crime In India reports published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) since 1953, provide country-wide data on crime. This page con
On February 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of India delivered its verdict on one of India's most high-profile corruption cases in which it held that the
The Economic Survey 2016-17 was tabled in Parliament on January 31, 2017. The Chief Econiomic Adviser, Arvind Subramanian, notes in the Preface that &
PRESS NOTE The terms of the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are normally due to expire as follows: State Date/s for Assembly Election Goa 04.02.2017 Manipur Phase-1: 04.03.2017 ; Phase-2: 08.03.2017 Punjab 04.02.2017 Uttarakhand 15.02.2017 Uttar Pradesh Phase-1: 11.02.2017 ; Phase-2: 15.02.2017 ; Phase-3: 19.02.2017 ; Phase-4: 23.02.2017 ; Phase-5: 27.02.2017 ; Phase-6: 04.03.2017 ; Phase-7: 08.03.2017 By virtue of its powers, duties and functions under Article 324 read with Article 172(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Commission is required to hold general elections to constitute the new Legislative Assemblies in the States of Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh before expiry of their present terms.As per the established practice, the Election Commission holds the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States whose terms expire around the same time, together The full text of the Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies can be accessed through the following link: Resources: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. [PDF 2.72 MB] Source: Election Commission of India
Black Money Committee Report, 2012 Resources: Measures to Tackle Black Money in India and Abroad, Report of the Committee 2012 [PDF 14.3 MB] Source: Government of India, Ministry of Finance Black Money, White Paper, May 2012, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi Resources: Black Money - White Paper, May 2012 [PDF 566 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi The High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978, Act No. 11 OF 1978 Resources: The High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978, Act No. 11 OF 1978 [PDF 264 KB] Source: Black Money and Tax Evasion Resources: Direct Taxes Enquiry Committee Final Report December 1971 [PDF 2.51 MB] Source: Mainstream, Vol. XLIX, No 14, March 26, 2011 Resources: Black Money Criminals — Who will Catch the Big Fishes? [PDF 66.6 KB] Source: Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding for Elections (1998)- RK Resources: Committee on Sate Funding Elections Report, December 1998 [PDF 5.12 MB] Source: Government of India Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Legislative Department New Delhi Law Commission Report on Reform of Electoral Laws (1999) - RK Resources: Report No.255 : Electoral Reforms [PDF 2.81 MB] Source: Government of India Law Commission of India National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (2001) - RK Resources: Report of The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution [PDF 519 KB] Source: Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2008) - RK Resources: Tenth Report : Refurbishing of Personnel Administation - Scaling New Heights [PDF 306 KB] Source:
Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Notification in the Gazette of India (November 8, 2016) Resources: Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Notification: November 8, 2016. [PDF 984 KB] Source: Government of India. Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of ₹500 and ₹1000: RBI Statement Resources: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000: RBI Statement: November 12, 2016. [PDF 97 KB] Source: Reserve Bank of India
The Cauvery River Dispute-A Frontline Publication-S.Guhan_Conclusion [PDF 4.70 MB] Background of Dispute and framing of Issues Vol-I [PDF 261 KB] Agreements of 1892 And 1924 Vol-II [PDF 221 KB] Availability of Water Vol-III [PDF 408 KB] Principles Of Apportionment & Assessment of Irrigated Areas In The States of Tamil Nadu And Karnataka Vol-IV [PDF 445 KB] Apportionment of The Waters of The Inter-State River Cauvery Vol-V [PDF 654 KB] Final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal [PDF 18.7 KB] The Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers [PDF 14 KB]