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India, Mozambique ink MoU to boost ties in New and Renewable Energy sector

India and Mozambique agreed to deepen cooperation in New and Renewable Energy. In this regard both sides inked Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on expanding cooperation in energy sector....

August 5, 2015

Bihar Assembly passes Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015

Bihar Assembly has passed Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015. It was passed by a voice vote. The bill seeks to empower people of state and provide legal...

August 5, 2015

Russia renews bid for Arctic regions

Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations (UN) recognition for 1.2 million square kilometers of the Arctic shelf region which it claims to be its...

August 5, 2015

ILO, FICCI ink MoU to boost MSME productivity

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have inked MoU to impart training to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)...

August 5, 2015

Murugappa Group to form new Joint venture with Japan-based Organo

The water treatment engineering company Polutech Limited of Murugappa Group signed an agreement with Organo Corp of Japan to set an industrial water treatment requirement company in a Joint...

August 5, 2015

US FDA hikes fee for generic drug approvals

United state Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) has hiked its fees by 30 percent for new generic drug applications. Earlier the fee for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) was...

August 5, 2015

Alibaba to invest INR 4000 crore in Paytm

To tame the world’s e-commerce giant Amazon, Alibaba is to invested 4000 crore rupees in m-commerce giant Paytm. Alibaba has picked up 25 per cent stake in Paytm’s...

August 5, 2015

USFDA approves first anti-epilepsy pill manufactured with 3D printer

Aprecia’s Spritam becomes first anti-epilepsy pill manufactured with 3D printer to get the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approval. The specified porous structure of the pill ‘Spritam’ was...

August 5, 2015

Australian court revokes environmental approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine

Adani Mining got set back from Australia’s Federal court as it overturned its government environmental approval for the Carmichael coal mine under construction in the Australian. Adani’s project of USD 16...

August 5, 2015

US government extended the generalised system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters

India’s 3,500 products got duty free entry as US government extended the generalised system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters on 4 August 2015. This move by US government will benefit Indian exporters...

August 5, 2015

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