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Government launches web portal to initiate e-auction process for 24 coal mines

Government has launched a web portal for initiating the e-auction process of 24 coal blocks/mines. This portal aims to make auction process transparent, efficient. These 24 coal blocks...

December 26, 2014

Reliance Industries inks agreement with Japan's Mitsui to import ethane from North America

Reliance Industries (RIL) has inked shipping agreement with one of the world’s largest shipping company– Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL), for transporting liquefied ethane from North America to...

December 26, 2014

Government launches Mission Indradhanush to immunise kids against 7 vaccine-preventable diseases

Government has launched Mission Indradhanush to immunise kids against 7 vaccine-preventable diseases. Mission Indradhanush depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all those children by...

December 26, 2014

Government’s DBTL becomes world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme

Governments ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer on LPG (DBTL) has become the world’s largest direct benefit transfer scheme after 2.5 crore households received about 550 crore rupees since 15th...

December 26, 2014

Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) comes into force on 24 December 2014

Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) came into force on 24 December 2014, after it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2013. Now this landmark treaty...

December 25, 2014

National Good Governance Day observed on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 90th birthday

Former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 90th birthday was observed as National Good Governance Day on 25th December 2014. In order to mark the...

December 25, 2014

RBI extends deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 currency notes till 30 June 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 of various denominations including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by six months till 30th June...

December 25, 2014

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil new LoP in Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly

Senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was appointed as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra state Legislative Assembly. State Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde had announced his appointment....

December 25, 2014

4 PSUs to set up integrated coal gasification cum fertilizer plant in Talcher, Odisha

4 Public sector undertakings (PSU’s) have signed Joint Ventures Agreements (JVA’s) to set up an Integrated Coal Gasification cum Fertilizer and Ammonium Nitrate plant at Talcher, Odisha. 4...

December 25, 2014

Government releases 2015 Calender with theme 'Clean India, Green India'

Government has released 2015 Calender with theme ‘Clean India, Green India’. It was launched by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister & Union Finance Minister Arun...

December 25, 2014

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