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Indian Air Force land heavy lift aircraft in Daulat Beg Oldie

The Indian Air Force landed its C-130J Super Hercules transport plane at the world’s highest and recently opened airstrip at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh that is...

August 23, 2013

EC to use VVPAT system in Nagaland by polls

The Election Commission of India has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for the first time with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in the September, 2013...

August 23, 2013

India’s sovereign outlook remains negative on S&P ratings

Global sovereign rating agency Standard & Poor’s said it will maintain negative outlook for the India as currency depreciation is adversely impacting investors’ confidence. They will maintain a negative...

August 23, 2013

World Bank and India ink credit pact for Low income Housing Finance Project

The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $ 100 million credit agreement for providing assistance to Low Income Housing Finance Project aimed at helping low...

August 23, 2013

India draws China’s attention towards trade imbalance issue

India raised the issue of heavy trade imbalance with China and sought immediate steps to facilitate Indian exports of pharmaceutical and agricultural products, buffalo meat and Information Technology...

August 23, 2013

Delhi, AP, Haryana and Uttarakhand launch Food Security Scheme

The State Governments of Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand have launched the Centre sponsored Food Security Scheme. The food security scheme aims at ensuring the poor to get...

August 23, 2013

U.S. to help India deal with new security challenges

The U.S. has agreed to share its expertise with India in countering new security challenges mainly terrorism. The U.S. government has agreed to provide Indian officers of various...

August 23, 2013

Sikkim is India’s greenest state

As per an official data, Sikkim is India’s Greenest State with a forest cover 47.3% of its total geographical area and is more than double the national average...

August 23, 2013

ISRO postpones GSLV launch due to glitch

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) cancelled Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) programme after imperfections in its indigenous cryogenic upper stage. The GSLV-D5 mission to launch into orbit...

August 23, 2013

Rafael Nadal and Azarenka win Cincinnati Masters title

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal beat American John Isner to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters for the first time and thus has become the first Spaniard to win...

August 23, 2013

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