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Jharkhand Government launches Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows

Jharkhand Government has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows to create equality and harmony in society, ensuring all round development enshrined in the Constitution. It was launched...

April 17, 2016

River Regulation Zones (RRZs)

In the first week of February 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEF & CC) has come out with a draft notification for River Regulation...

April 16, 2016

Tax Policy Council (TPC) and Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU)

In first week of February, 2016, the finance ministry has set up two bodies viz. Tax Policy Council (TPC) and Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU). The overall idea...

April 16, 2016

IISC’s invention and its application in Nano-electronics industry

As per this news, IISC’s scientists have found out a method to lay circuits in electronic chips which would be both cost effective and energy efficient. They have...

April 16, 2016

India and Blue Economy

For Indian Ocean region, Blue Economy has importance in food security, sea borne trade, coastal tourism, alternative source of energy, coastal urbanization and so on. Firstly, Blue economy...

April 16, 2016

Blue Economy: Concept, Elements and Evolution

Blue economy refers to marine-based sustainable economic development which leads to improved human wellbeing and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. Blue Economy versus...

April 16, 2016

Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga unveiled at NIT Sikkim

Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga was unveiled at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It has been named after Kangchenjunga mountain (8,586 m), the third highest mountain in the world...

April 16, 2016

G20 Countries seek to crackdown on tax havens, terror financing

The G20 countries including India have sought a crackdown on tax heavens, shell companies and terror financing in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. In this regard...

April 16, 2016

Delhi ranked 44th among world's 50 Future-ready Cities

National Capital of India, Delhi has been ranked 44th among the world’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’ that are embracing technology for growth. It was revealed by the recently...

April 16, 2016

Mary Kom named as AIBA ambassador for Women's World Boxing Championship

Iconic Indian woman boxer Mary Kom has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship. She is one of the eight ambassadors for...

April 16, 2016

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