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Captain Anoop Kumar Sharma takes over as CEO of Essar Shipping

Captain Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken over as whole-time director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essar Shipping Ltd (ESL). He replaced Ramakrishnan A. R. who had retired...

April 3, 2015

Kailash Vajpeyi, Renowned Hindi poet passes away

Kailash Vajpeyi, renowned Hindi poet passed away on 1 April 2015 in New Delhi due to cardiac arrest. He was one of the prominent poets in a group...

April 3, 2015

Union Government unveils new Foreign Trade Policy

Union Government has unveiled new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) to make India an exporting powerhouse in the next five years. The new trade policy will incorporate government ambitious...

April 3, 2015

Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, Muslim girl wins Bhagwad Gita contest

Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a 12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai has secured first place Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League. She won the first prize in an inter-school competition for...

April 3, 2015

Sunita Tomar, poster girl of India’s Anti-Tobacco campaign dies

Sunita Tomar, poster girl of India’s anti-tobacco campaign passed away at her hometown in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh. She was 28 and was diagnosed with oral cancer....

April 2, 2015

Amaravathi named as new capital of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh government has approved Amaravathi as name of the new capital city of the state coming up in the Vijayawada-Guntur region. The name Amaravathi was chosen in...

April 2, 2015

Union Cabinet approves amendments to the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973

Union Cabinet gave its approval for the amendment of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the...

April 2, 2015

Odisha Government launches Aahar scheme

Odisha Government on 1 April 2015 launched ‘Aahar’- cheap meal scheme for providing subsidised food to urban poor. It was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Capital...

April 1, 2015

Union Government launches FAME-India scheme to boost electric, hybrid vehicle sales

Union Government on 1 April 2015 launched Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles (FAME) – India Scheme. The scheme was launched as part of the...

April 1, 2015

Gulshan Rai takes charge as India’s first cyber security chief

Gulshan Rai on 1 April 2015 took charge as India’s first cyber security chief under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Special Secretary for cyber security. Prime Minister...

April 1, 2015

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