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Union Cabinet approves PSLV Continuation Programme

Union Cabinet has approved continuation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) programme for another fifteen operational flights of PSLV-C36 to PSLV-C50. The decision in this regard was taken...

May 22, 2015

Union Cabinet approves revival of the Sindri unit of the Fertilizer Corporation India

Union Cabinet has approved the revival of closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation India Limited (FICL) at Sindri in Jharkhand with an investment of 6000 crore rupees. Decision...

May 22, 2015

Union Government relaxes FDI norms for NRIs, PIOs, OCI

Union Government has decided to amend Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms for NRIs, Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) to increase capital flows...

May 22, 2015

Pethia striata, a new species of fish discovered in Western Ghats

A new species of fish called Pethia striata was discovered by ecologists in Tunga River in the Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. This finding was published in the journal-...

May 22, 2015

Yamuna Expressway becomes India’s first road runway after IAF Mirage 2000 jet successfully lands

Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh had become India’s first road runway after Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 fighter jet successfully landed as part of trials to use...

May 21, 2015

ISIS militants take control of Syria's ancient city of Palmyra

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have taken complete control of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The city is a UNESCO designated World Heritage site...

May 21, 2015

India economic growth to surpass China's in 2015-16: UN report

Recently released UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report for Mid update -2015 has projected that India’s economic growth will surpass China’s growth in 2016. The report has projected...

May 21, 2015

Maharashtra government to allow women to work in night shifts

Maharashtra Government has decided to allow women employees to work in night shifts. In this regard, state government is going to amend Section 66(1) (c) Factories Act 1948,...

May 21, 2015

Akhil Amar appointed to key administration post by US President Barack Obama

Akhil Amar, an Indian-American professor from Yale University has been appointed as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities of US by President Barack Obama. Presently,...

May 21, 2015

SBI inks MoU with Amazon for payment, commerce solutions

India’s largest public sector lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with e-commerce giant Amazon. The MoU seeks to identify and tap the potential...

May 21, 2015

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