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The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is the nodal agency of the Government of India to disseminate information to the print and electronic media on government policies, programmes, initiatives and achievements. It functions as an interface between the Government and the media and also serves to provide feedback to the GovernmentContinue Reading

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Name Place Atomic Reactors Trombay Artificial Limb Centre Pune (Maharashtra) Air Force Flying College Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Administrative Staff College Hyderabad All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi Atomic Energy Institute Mumbai Bose Research Institute Kolkata Birla Planetarium Kolkata Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Lucknow (UP) Bharat Electronics Ltd.Continue Reading

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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is one of five institutions that comprise the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by meansContinue Reading

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Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. Indain Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses-Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The ConstitutionContinue Reading

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NASSCOM® (National Association of Software and Services Companies) is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industries in India. With a strong membership base constituting of over 95%, NASSCOM facilitates business and trade in software and services and encourages advancement of research in software technology.Continue Reading

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Peace and Sports, the Organization for Peace Through Sport’ was founded in 2007 by Olympic medalist and World Champion in Modern Pentathlon Joel Bouzou, the current president. Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have been conferred Peace and Sport Award from a Monaco-based foundation, theirContinue Reading

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IGNOU( Indira Gandhi National Open University)Established in 1985 has contributed significantly to the development of higher education in the country through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode. IGNOU also known “The ‘People’s University’ follows a learner-centric approach and has successfully adopted a policy of openness and flexibility in entryContinue Reading