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Govt. okayed Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under EPS-95

The Union Government approved the proposal to ensure Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under a scheme of retirement fund body EPFO. The government would provide an additional amount...

March 4, 2014

500 endangered languages will be documented by CIIL

The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will commence on a mega project to document almost 500 endangered languages in India, each spoken by less than 10000 people....

March 4, 2014

Turkish president Abdullah Gul approved the bill on restricting the judicial powers

The Turkish President Mr. Abdullah approved the bill on restricting the judicial powers. The bill will give more control to the Justice ministry in comparison to the Supreme...

March 4, 2014

New Corporate Social Responsibility rules for companies notified by Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs

The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules for companies. They will apply to companies with at least Rs 5 crore net profit,...

March 4, 2014

Sourav Kothari won the National Billiard Championship title

Mr. Sourav Kothari won the National Billiard Championships held in Lucknow by beating Alok Kumar by 5-3. It is the first maiden title for Saurav Kothari since he...

March 4, 2014

India’s first post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in Chennai

The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the India’s first post office savings bank ATM at the Head Post Office in Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai. About Post office savings...

March 4, 2014

India and ADB inked an agreement to improve key road connectivity in Chhattisgarh

The Government of India (GoI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement for a $300 million loan to help improve road connectivity along key corridors in the...

March 4, 2014

Mr. Dinesh Sarraf appointed next ONGC chief

Mr. Dinesh K Sarraf appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC). Previously, he was the Managing Director of ONGC’s overseas arm,...

March 4, 2014

Planet bonanza: NASA announces discovery of 715 new worlds

The NASA’s Kepler mission announced the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified planets orbit 305 stars, revealed multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system.  This discovery...

March 3, 2014

Indian Navy Chief Mr. DK Joshi resigned after accident on Indian sub Sindhuratna

The Indian Naval Chief Admiral DK Joshi (59) resigned in the wake of submarine INS Sindhuratna accident. The Defense Ministry has accepted his resignation. Vice Admiral RK Dhowan...

March 3, 2014

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