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Union Cabinet gives nod to India, Mauritius agreement on cooperation in Cooperatives

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and Mauritius on cooperation in cooperatives and related fields. The Agreement provides for...

May 13, 2016

Union Cabinet gives nod India, UAE Renewable Energy Cooperation Agreement  

The Union Cabinet has apprised of a General Framework Agreement (GFA) on Renewable Energy Cooperation between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The GFA was signed in February...

May 13, 2016

Project Sunrise

In February 2016, the Union government has launched a new initiative “Project Sunrise” to tackle the increasing HIV prevalence in the North-Eastern states. The AIDS prevention special project...

May 13, 2016

ASHA, ANM and Anganwadi Workers

One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission / NHM is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist...

May 13, 2016

US President appoints Indian-American Manjit Singh to key administration post

United States (US) President Barack Obama has appointed an Indian-American engineer Manjit Singh as the member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (PACFBNF). PACFBNF brings...

May 13, 2016

Delhi no longer most polluted city in the world

As per recently released World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Urban Air Quality Database for 2016, Delhi is no longer most polluted in the world in terms of air quality....

May 13, 2016

Singaporean, Hong Kong terms added to Oxford Dictionary

Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms including “wah”, “shiok” and “yum cha” were added into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). With this these terms are now officially...

May 13, 2016

Union Cabinet approves for MoU between SEBI and FSRA Abu Dhabi

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to sign a MoU with Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), Abu Dhabi. The...

May 13, 2016

Indian Air Force’s Electronic Maintenance Management System launched

Indian Air Force has launched its Electronic Maintenance Management System (e-MMS) Project, an automated military maintenance system. It was inaugurated by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief...

May 12, 2016

Schemes of Ministry of Overseas Indians Affairs

Major schemes of this ministry are as follows: Know India Programme (KIP) This programme is aimed to familiarize the Indian Diaspora youth with their roots. Under this programme,...

May 12, 2016

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