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Pope Benedict XVI to renounce as the head of the Catholic Church

Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he would resign at the end of this month after as the head of the Catholic Church citing old age and poor...

February 15, 2013

MoEF sets up committee to study legal cover for elephant habitats

A panel has been set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) with the objective to review how elephant reserves and corridors across the country can...

February 15, 2013

Prime Minister of Bhutan visited India

Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley made a home visit to India. His visit was aimed at improving India-Bhutan bilateral ties.

February 15, 2013

Twitter starts ‘pay by tweet’ service

Twitter has launched the first ‘pay-by-tweet’ service with American Express (Amex) which will allow its cardholders to purchase products simply by sending a short message. How it will...

February 15, 2013

PMGSY upgraded to include left-out habitations

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the following regarding Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY): (i) Revision of the Core Network by including: 2,687 left-out unconnected...

February 14, 2013

Government considers enhancing NABARD capital base to Rs 20,000 crore

The government is cogitating to expand the capital base of India’s apex farm development bank National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to Rs 20,000 crore from...

February 14, 2013

Government lowers GDP growth estimate for 2012-13 to 5%

As per latest official estimates of Central Statistical Organization (CSO), the GDP growth of India in the current fiscal has declined to 5% which is much lower than...

February 14, 2013

MoEF clearance to 2,500 MW hydro projects

The Forest Advisory Committee, under the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), has granted clearance to hydro projects worth 2,500 mega watts (MW) across various States. The projects...

February 14, 2013

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty , a 1970 batch retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi. The appointment was cleared by the President...

February 14, 2013

India and Japan to enhance cooperation in tourism sector

India and Japan have decided to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector. Both the nations will identify areas for collaboration and explore new avenues in tourism sector especially in...

February 14, 2013

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