India 2017 falls under the yearbook/reference segment and is an absolute must for all students preparing for the UPSC / State Civil Service or other competitive examinations in India. The yearbook is an authoritative compilation by Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, the incumbent Union Home Secretary, on various issues that are regularly queried in various competitive examinations, including political and economic policy, public schemes, international relations, current affairs and important data related to demographics, trade, economy and others. Salient Features: Written by the Union Home Secretary, the book is a comprehensive compendium of all data and facts related to the Indian Union, including geographical information, who’s who, major events and awards, essential information on environment, history, culture, current affairs, media, technology and sciences. The book contains comprehensive information about Indian polity, political systems, The Indian Constitution and states, international relations, foreign and domestic policies, digitisation, India and Nuclear disarmament, globalisation, ISIS and the Middle East, and recent issues like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Demonetisation The book also contains several thought provoking articles on issues that are key to India which have contributed by respected politicians, leading intellectuals, academics and civil servants such as Shrimati Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister Rajasthan; Dr. Arvind Panghariya, Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog; Dr. Arvind Subramaniam, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India; Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Eminent economists Dr. Ajay Shah, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Dr. Ila Patnaik and Kamal Kishore. All information is current and completely updated till March 2017. Information is not merely documented but analysed to facilitate preparation for the UPSC Main Examination as well as state civil service examinations