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ONGC buys 15% stake in Russia's 2nd-largest oil field from Rosneft

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bought a 15 per cent stake in Russia’s second-largest oil field Vankor from Rosneft for about 1.35 billion US dollars....

September 4, 2015

SAARC countries' conference on Disaster Mitigation begins in New Delhi

Disaster Mitigation conference of member counties of South Asian Association on Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has begun in New Delhi on 3 September 2015. The two day conference seeks...

September 4, 2015

RBI to issue Rs 5 coin on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to issue coins of 5 rupees denomination to commemorate golden jubilee year of Indo-Pak War 1965. These coins will be issued...

September 4, 2015

India, Australia agree to deepen bilateral Defence Partnership

India and Australia have agreed to deepen their bilateral defence partnership based on their shared strategic interests by setting up of a joint working group on defence research...

September 4, 2015

Union Government cancels registration of Greenpeace India

Union Government has cancelled licence of Greenpeace India, a non-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to receive foreign donations. The license was cancelled by Union Ministry of Home Affairs as...

September 4, 2015

Haryana Government wins Skoch Order-of-Merit National award for implementing e-governance, IT

Haryana Government has won the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award  for implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar...

September 4, 2015

Punjab Government establishes Special MGNREGA cell

Punjab Government has established a special MGNREGA cell to coordinate effective implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the state. It has been established by Punjab Rural...

September 4, 2015

Rice-Wheat Cropping System: Features and Issues

The Rice-wheat cropping system is India’s most widely adopted cropping system practiced on an estimated area of around 11 million hectares. This system is prevalent in Indo-Gangetic plains...

September 4, 2015

India, UAE agree to increase bilateral trade by 60% in next 5 years

India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to enhance cooperation in different areas including trade, commerce, energy, defence, space, investments, security and combating Crime. Both sides reached...

September 3, 2015

India to launch Indonesian satellite LAPAN A2/Orari

India will launch Indonesia’s second multi-spectral remote sensing satellite LAPAN A2/Orari. The satellite will be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center...

September 3, 2015

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