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Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull has sworn-in as Australia’s new Prime Minister. He became the 29th Prime Minister of the country and was administered oath to the office by Governor-General Peter...

September 16, 2015

IIT- Delhi, IISc figured in the top 200 World University Rankings

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi are two India institutes to figure in the top 200 in QS World University Rankings...

September 16, 2015

Oil Seeds: Area, Production and Issues

A large variety of oil seeds are produced in India such as groundnut, castor seed, sesame, rapeseed and mustard, linseed, Soybean, sunflower, nigerseed and safflower. India holds a significant share in world oil...

September 16, 2015

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins UN Award for Leadership on Climate Change

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been selected for the United Nations Champions of the Earth award. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen her for this prestigious award...

September 15, 2015

Union Government notifies 20% provisional safeguard duty on certain categories of steel products

Union Government has notified a 20 per cent provisional safeguard duty on certain categories of the steel products in order to protect the domestic steel sector with an...

September 15, 2015

Gujarat tops in ease of doing business in India: World Bank Report

Gujarat has been placed to top position in World Bank’s first ever ranking of States on the ease of doing business in India. The World Bank report titled...

September 15, 2015

Andhra Pradesh Government unveils 'New Tourism Policy-2015- 20'

Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled ‘New Tourism Policy-2015-20‘ to boost tourism sector in the state. It was unveiled by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at a function held...

September 15, 2015

RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank ink MoU for supervisory information exchange

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information. The MoU...

September 15, 2015

Practo acquires Insta Health Solutions

Healthcare firm Practo has acquired has acquired hospital management software firm Insta Health Solutions for 12 million dollars. Insta Health Solutions was founded by former top Wipro executive...

September 15, 2015

India’s Major Crops: Pulses

Pulses are leguminous crops that constitute an essential part of Indian diet because nearly 43% of all Indians are vegetarian (urban-48% rural-41%) and pulses are important protein source. The...

September 15, 2015

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