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NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission to have MOXIE to generate Oxygen on Mars

The US space agency NASA has decided to put MOXIE – Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment as one of the payloads on the Mars 2020 rover mission. MOXIE will...

August 5, 2014

Government plans to set up Telecom Finance Corporation

The central Government has proposed to establish a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) in the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17). As per the proposal, TFC would be registered as...

August 5, 2014

Micromax dethrones Samsung, emerges as India's No. 1 mobile supplier

As per a report by an independent market research and consulting firm, CounterPoint Research, Micromax has overtaken Samsung to become the largest mobile phone supplier in India in...

August 4, 2014

No change in the UPSC prelims schedule

With the government announcing the changes in Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) which include non-inclusion of English marks in gradation of candidates, the exam schedule of the preliminary...

August 4, 2014

PM Modi to induct warship INS Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to induct country’s largest indigenously-built combat vessel INS Kolkata in Mumbai in August 2014. Key points about INS Kolkata: Largest indigenously-built warship...

August 4, 2014

Hari Gautam Panel to review the status of UGC

A four-member Committee under the chairmanship of former UGC chairman Hari Gautam has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) with a view to...

August 4, 2014

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014: List of Awardees

The list of Awardees for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards for year 2014 has been announced. The Awardees are: Hu Shuli: An investigative journalist from China whose work was...

August 4, 2014

Chinese Government takes strict steps to regulate GM Crops

With a view to exercise stern regulation on GM Crops, China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided to regulate the sales and growth of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in...

August 4, 2014

RBI to keep enhancing forex reserves cover: Bank of America- Merrill Lynch

As per a report by Bank of America- Merrill Lynch, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will continue to buy dollars to increase the foreign exchange reserves to...

August 4, 2014

Glasgow Commonwealth Games: With Kashyap's historic gold India finishes 5th

Parupalli Kashyap created history as he clinched Gold in the men’s singles badminton at 20th Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow, Scotland.  With his gold medal, the country...

August 4, 2014

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