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India’s Major Crops: Tobacco

Tobacco was introduced in India by Portuguese in 16th or 17th century. At present, India is third largest tobacco producer in the world after China and Brazil. Here...

September 26, 2015

UN adopts agreement on Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations on 25 September 2015 unanimously adopted an ambitious agreement on the outcome document New Sustainable Development Agenda for the next 15 years i.e. till 2030. The...

September 25, 2015

MOM completes one year of mission life around Mars

India’s globally acclaimed Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft also known as Mangalyaan has completed one year of the mission life around Mars on 24 September 2015. During the...

September 25, 2015

Volkswagen AG appoints Matthias Mueller as new CEO

German auto maker Volkswagen AG has appointed Matthias Mueller as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as CEO of Volkswagen’s subsidiary...

September 25, 2015

EU imposes anti-dumping duty on Indian steel pipes

European Union (EU) has imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty of up to 31.2 per cent on imports of sewage and water steel pipes from India for six months...

September 25, 2015

EPFO gets Skoch Awards for Smart Governance Initiatives

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been awarded SKOCH Award for Smart Governance. It has been bestowed with this award for its initiatives on UAN Programme and...

September 25, 2015

Union Government announces Special Assistance of Rs 1000 crore to Andhra Pradesh

Union Government has announced Special Assistance of 1000 crore rupees to the Andhra Pradesh Government for development projects during the financial year 2015-16. The funds from Special Assistance...

September 25, 2015

6.6 magnitude earthquake hits off east Indonesia

A powerful earthquake magnitude 6.6 on Richter scale has hit Indonesia’s eastern region of Papua. As per US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of earthquake was centred 28...

September 25, 2015

First conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in UK

A first of its kind conference on the contemporary relevance of the Bhagvad Gita was held London, United Kingdom. The conference was organised by Indian Council of Cultural...

September 25, 2015

Horticulture Vis-à-vis Food Grain Cultivation

In recent years, several factors have driven the horticulture production to boost up over the foodgrain production in the country. Statistics have shown that the production of horticulture...

September 25, 2015

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