developments in india

Swaraj on maiden visit to France

Swaraj on maiden visit to France

June 18, 2018

This is the first visit that Swaraj will be making to France in her four-year tenure as the External Affairs Minister of India. During her visit, Swaraj will hold discussions with her French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian and is also expected to call on President Macron.

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India ranks 131 on UN’s Human Development Index

India ranks 131 on UN’s Human Development Index

March 23, 2017

India, the third largest Asian economy, ranks a 'medium' 131 on the Human Development Index. Showing evident progress in sects like life expectancy at birth, the report also talks of job creation among other things.

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Chhattisgarh to go Open Defecation Free

Chhattisgarh to go Open Defecation Free

December 17, 2016

The forested state of Chhattisgarh in central India has been long deprived of basic cleanliness and hygiene infrastructure, and a lot of its people have been living in homes that do not have toilets. But now, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or the Clean India mission is making Chhattis...

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