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“Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna”- special health scheme for women launched by NMDC

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMDC) launched “Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna”- a special health scheme for women to bring services closer for those living in rural areas and...

March 8, 2014

Indian acid attack victim Ms. Laxmi won International Women of Courage Award

Indian acid attack victim, Ms. Laxmi won the prestigious International Women of Courage Award from the US First Lady Michelle Obama for successfully leading the campaign against acid...

March 8, 2014

Shyamala Gopinath Committee recommendations: Interest rates on FDs offered by Post Offices hiked by 0.2%

The Union Government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 %. The decision to hike interest rates is...

March 8, 2014

16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 to be held from April 7, 2014 in 9-phases

The Chief election commissioner Mr. VS Sampath announced the schedule for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Some Unique features of 16th Lok Sabha Elections:- For the first time,...

March 8, 2014

16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 Schedule

Schedule of polling dates for all 543 Parliamentary constituencies. State – Constituency – Poll Date Andhra Pradesh – Adilabad – April 30, 2014 Andhra Pradesh – Peddapalle –...

March 8, 2014

Ms. Sheila Dikshit: Former Delhi Chief Minister appointed as Kerala Governor

Former Delhi chief minister Ms. Sheila Dikshit (75) appointed as the Governor of Kerala by the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. Ms. Dikshit succeeded Mr. Nikhil Kumar, a former...

March 8, 2014

“Two additional attempts and two-year age relaxation” for all categories of candidates in UPSC’s Civil Services Exams

The Union Government approved two additional attempts along-with a consequential age relaxation to all categories of candidates for the Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission...

March 7, 2014

Hockey India (HI) accorded status of National Sports Federation (NSF) status

Hockey India (HI) has accorded with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India. It will...

March 7, 2014

“India at Risk” Mr. Jaswant Singh’s book launched

Former External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh released a book titled, “ India at Risk – Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of security policy”. The book is on 60...

March 7, 2014

Forbes’s 2014 billionaires list: Bill Gates reclaims title as world’s richest person

Microsoft Co-founder, Mr. Bill Gates regained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2014 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 15 of...

March 7, 2014

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