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Fact Box: 'Diaspora Bonds'

India thinks over ‘Diaspora Bonds’ India is examining to introduce “Diaspora Bonds” to attract investment from NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), to facilitate greater inflow of funds in the infrastructure sector. The...

June 25, 2013

Fact Box: Operation TEMPORA – run by British spy agency GCHQ

UK’s spy agency ‘GCHQ’ has bigger electronic spying system than US’ NSA As per the latest revelations made by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the electronic surveillance...

June 24, 2013

Fact Box: 'Ammu'

‘Ammu’: Mascot for 35th National Games The official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named ‘Ammu’ which is a hornbill. The games will be hosted by...

June 24, 2013

‘Start Searching India’ campaign launched by Google

With an objective to help simplify the Web for Indian users, showing how they can get instant answers to their most common queries, Google India has launched a...

June 24, 2013

EXIM Bank of India receives license to open representative office in Myanmar

Myanmar has provided the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India with a licence to open a representative office in Yangon. Key Points: Exim Bank has extended seven Lines of Credit (LOC), amounting USD 247.43 million...

June 24, 2013

Government hikes duty drawback rate on gold to promote jewelry export

The government gave an incentive to the exporters of gold ornaments by hiking the duty drawback rate by Rs 73 to Rs 173.7 per gram on gold jewelry....

June 24, 2013

V K Duggal appointed as nodal officer for relief & rescue operations in Uttarakhand

The government appointed former top Union home secretary V K Duggal as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in flood hit Uttarakhand, saying lack of proper coordination...

June 24, 2013

India vanquishes England to clinch ICC Champions Trophy

India defeated England in the final match played at Edgbaston in Birmingham city of Englnad to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy which was tournament’s last edition. India defeated Egland by 5 runs,...

June 24, 2013

India to provide 'Visa-on-Arrival' services to 30 countries

The Indian Government is planning to start Visa-on-Arrival services for 30 countries including China. As per the Tourism Ministry, Beijing has a huge potential for exchanges in the sector. The proposal has...

June 24, 2013

CCEA allows power producers to raise prices to match cost of imported coal

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has permitted the power producing companies to increase electricity prices to match the increase in cost of imported coal, a step...

June 24, 2013

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