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Union Cabinet approves MoU between India, Nepal for construction of petroleum pipeline

The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of petroleum products pipeline from Raxaul (Bihar) in India to Amlekhgunj in...

August 13, 2015

Union Cabinet approves Spectrum Sharing Guidelines

The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the spectrum sharing guidelines based on the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The decision is part of...

August 13, 2015

Uninor signed worth Rs 1,200 cr contract with Huawei for modernising its network

Uninor a subsidiary of Norway’s telecom major Telenor has inked an agreement worth 1,200 crore rupees with Chinese firm Huawei for modernising and managing its network across six circles...

August 13, 2015

Acharya Dev Vrat sworn-in as 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh

Acharya Dev Vrat was sworn in as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh at oath taking ceremony held in Raj Bhawan, Shimla. He is 27th Governor and 18th regular...

August 13, 2015

Indian Railways ink 4 MoUs with Union Power Ministry to save power, improve efficiency

Union Railway Ministry has signed 4 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Ministry for energy conservation, transmission and solarisation. These MoUs seek...

August 13, 2015

Maharashtra Government forms Cabinet sub-committee to tackle drought crisis

Maharashtra government has constituted a cabinet sub-committee to prepare an action plan to tackle the impending drought crisis in the state due to poor monsoon. The committee will...

August 13, 2015

Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar among world's 20 richest tech czars: Forbes

Two Indian technology tycoons Azim Premji chairman of Wipro and Shiv Nadar founder of HCL bagged place in Top 20 on Forbes’ first ever list of ‘100 Richest...

August 12, 2015

Thermal Powertech flags off second unit two of Krishnapatnam plant

Thermal Powertech Corporation India Ltd (TPCIL) has synchronised the second 660 MW unit of its 1,320 MW coal-fired thermal power plant with the grid on 11 August. The...

August 12, 2015

Facebook awarded $21 million to Indian app developers under FbStart initiative

On 11 August the social network giant Facebook doled out 21 million US dollar to Indian app developers under its FbStart initiative. With an aim to attract next...

August 12, 2015

NABARD accredited by UN's Green Climate Fund as National Implementing Entity

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) got accredited by the Green Climate Fund as a national implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India....

August 12, 2015

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