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The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu ( Indus River) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English as early as the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century. "Hindūstān" is a third name for the Republic of India.
Beohar Rammanohar Sinha was the artist for the original manuscript calligraphed by Prem Behari Narain Raizada. The Preamble to the Constitution of India presents the principles of the Constitution and indicates the sources of its authority. [1] The preamble is based on the Objectives Resolution, which was moved in the Constituent Assembly by ...
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. [2] [3] The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights , directive principles , and the duties of citizens, based on the proposal suggested by M. N. Roy .
Elections. The Election Commission of India is the federal body of India which is enacted under the provisions of the Constitution, responsible for monitoring and administering all the electoral processes of India. This body is responsible for ensuring elections are free and fair, without any bias. [2]
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.
Union government ministries of India. The Government of India exercises its executive authority through a number of government ministries or departments of state. A ministry is composed of employed officials, known as civil servants, and is politically accountable through a minister . Most major ministries are headed by a Cabinet Minister, who ...
Information technology in India. The information technology ( I.T.) industry in India comprises information technology services and business process outsourcing. [1] The share of the IT-BPM sector in the GDP of India is 7.4% in FY 2022. [2] [3] The IT and BPM industries' revenue is estimated at US$ 245 billion in FY 2023.
