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US helping India to establish community colleges

As per the US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland, United States is working with India to flesh out an initiative to set up hundreds of community colleges in...

April 25, 2012

India aims to double LNG supply from Qatar

India intends to double its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports from Qatar to 15 million tonnes a year. India, the world’s 8th largest importer of LNG, annually buy...

April 25, 2012

Standard & Poor’s lowers India’s rating outlook to negative, warns of downgrade

Standard and Poor’s (S&P), the Global rating agency has lowered India’s rating outlook to -ve citing slow progress on its fiscal situation, as well as deteriorating economic indicators....

April 25, 2012

ISRO proposes to undertake Mars Mission in October-November, 2013

The ISRO has proposed to undertake a Mars Orbiter Mission in October-November, 2013. It will be India’s first step towards exploring the planet Mars. The proposal is currently...

April 25, 2012

SC extends deadline for 2G license auction from June 2, 2012 to August 31, 2012

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for fresh auctioning of 2G spectrum licenses from June 2, 2012 to August 31, 2012 and the existing licenses for 2G...

April 25, 2012

Pak successfully test-fires Hatf IV, Shaheen 1A missile

Pakistan successfully test-fired long-range Hatf IV, Shaheen 1A ballistic missile in the Indian Ocean. The missile’s range and technical parameters have been improved while it is capable of...

April 25, 2012

NRI children brought in Delhi from Norway

The 2 NRI children Abhigyan and Aishwarya, who were kept in foster care by authorities in Norway for nearly a year, arrived in New Delhi after a protracted...

April 25, 2012

Rural Ministry to share 1 % of its budget with Panchayati Raj Ministry

Panchayti Raj Minister, V Kishore Chandra Deo held that the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1% of its Rs 1 Lakh Crore budget for fortification of...

April 25, 2012

Quiz 613: Questions on Social Sector Schemes for Civil Services Examination

123456789101. The National Mission for Saffron has been launched as a subscheme of which among the following programmes?National Food Security MissionNational Horticulture MissionRashtriya Krishi Vikas YojanaNational Cash Crop...

April 24, 2012

World Bank sanctions Rs 32 Crore for Rural Electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal

Rs 32 Crore sanctioned by the World Bank for Rural Electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal. The project for house to house power connection will...

April 24, 2012

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