India needed to have her very own National Emblem! The same day, Jawaharlal Nehru rose to pass a resolution regarding the Indian flag. Nehru’s speech was an emotional one – full of hope about ...

The National Emblem is derived from the Lion Capital perched atop the Ashoka Pillar in Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath. In 1950, India became a republic after the Constitution came into effect.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the unauthorised use of national emblem ... At present, the home ministry enforces the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act of 2005 and the consumer ...