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Zika Virus Explained

In Brazil, there were around 4,000 cases of babies born with microcephaly from October 2015 to January 2016. Before there were only 150 such cases per year. The...

March 24, 2016

Union Government launches Longitudinal Ageing Study in India

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) to assess the needs of its elderly people and frame policies accordingly....

March 24, 2016

March 24: World Tuberculosis Day

Every year March 24 is being observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to o build public awareness about the global epidemic of TB and efforts to eliminate the...

March 24, 2016

Union Cabinet gives nod to India, UAE MoU on NIIF

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a MoU between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mobilise long-term investment in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)....

March 24, 2016

India, France sign MoU for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur

India and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur nuclear park in Maharashtra. It was inked by Electricite de...

March 24, 2016

Punjab Assembly passes Agriculture Indebtedness Bill, 2016

Punjab Legislative Assembly has passed Punjab Settlement of Agriculture Indebtedness Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to provide relief to agriculturists, labourers and others dependent on agriculture by providing...

March 24, 2016

India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement on transit corridor

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor. The agreement facilitates transportation of goods between...

March 23, 2016

Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal

Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). His appointment was approved by the Appointments...

March 23, 2016

PM Narendra Modi launches two projects between India, Bangladesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina alongwith Chief Minister of Tripura inaugurated two historical projects between two countries via video conference. These projects are 100...

March 23, 2016

Nepal joins SCO grouping as dialogue partner

Nepal was officially made a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Beijing-based regional security grouping. In this regard, Nepal signed memorandum during Nepalese Prime Minister...

March 23, 2016

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