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Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana

Punjab government gave in-principle approval for establishing a Rs. 150-crore mega food park at Ladowal in Ludhiana to promote food processing industry in the state. The Central Government’s...

May 28, 2014

RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching

Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be...

May 28, 2014

Mauritius to provide India automatic exchange of tax information

In a step taken to address India’s concerns about Mauritius being used for money laundering activities, the island nation has decided to provide automatic exchange of tax related...

May 28, 2014

Vineet Taneja to be Micromax CEO

Gurgaon based mobile-maker Micromax has appointed Samsung India’s former mobile and IT business chief Vineet Taneja as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Micromax, the country’s second largest...

May 27, 2014

TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material

Scientists have created a new material- ‘Triazine-based Graphitic Carbon Nitride‘ (TGCN) similar to Graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices. Though TGCN was...

May 27, 2014

Ranchis’ Kanke Dam endangered by waste

Ranchi’s key water reservoir Kanke Dam — that hitherto provided water to thousands of houses located around it has been receiving waste emanating from human activities concentrated around...

May 27, 2014

Singapore replaces Mauritius as the top source of FDI in India

As per the data of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), during the financial year 2013-14, India received $5.98 billion in FDI from Singapore, whereas it...

May 27, 2014

5.5 million 'invisible' babies are born and die each year

About 5.5 million babies (around 3 million neonates + 2.6 million stil-births) die every year globally. Every day, about 8,000 neonates die and about 7, 000 are stillbirths....

May 27, 2014

Bangladesh nationals settled in India before 1971 are Indians and can vote: Meghalaya HC

As per a judgment by the Meghalaya High Court, Bangladesh nationals who have settled in Meghalaya before March 24, 1971 should be treated as Indians and they should...

May 27, 2014

PM Modi sets up new Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created a Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in order to address the challenge of skills deficiency in the country.  Sarbananda Sonowal has...

May 27, 2014

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