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4 February: World Cancer Day

Every year World Cancer Day (WCD) is being observed on 4 February across the world to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment....

February 4, 2016

Aruna Sethi appointed as first women head of Indian Cost Accounting Service

Principal Adviser (Cost) Mrs. Aruna Sethi has been appointed as head of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS). With this, she becomes first lady ICoAS officer to the topmost...

February 4, 2016

Maharashtra announces Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Group Incentives Scheme

Maharashtra government has announced Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme for the economically backward Dalit entrepreneurs. Decision in this regard was taken by state cabinet meeting...

February 3, 2016

CSIR launches India's first ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug named BGR-34

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched the country’s first anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug named BGR-34 for type two Diabetes mellitus. BGR-34 stands for Blood Glucost...

February 3, 2016

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passed away in New Delhi. He was 92. He was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker for two consecutive terms from 1980...

February 3, 2016

Major General Jai Shanker Menon appointed as UNDOF head

Major General Jai Shanker Menon of India has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). He was...

February 3, 2016

MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005  completes ten years of implementation. On this occasion, Union Ministry of Rural Development had organised MGNREGA SAMMELAN in...

February 3, 2016

India, Brunei ink three MoUs

India and Brunei have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the fields of defence, health and youth affairs & sports. These MoUs were signed the...

February 3, 2016

Union Government issues guidelines in wake of Zika Virus outbreak

The Union Government has issued detailed guidelines to tackle the outbreak of Zika Virus Disease in the wake of reported cases in Americas. These guidelines were issued by...

February 3, 2016

Former RBI Deputy Governor S S Tarapore passes away

Renowned economist and former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) S.S. Tarapore passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 80. As an economist, he was...

February 3, 2016

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