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Professor Raj Bisaria selected for Kalidas Samman

Madhya Pradesh Government has selected renowned theatre personality Prof Raj Bisaria for the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ national award for 2015-16. He will be bestowed with the prestigious award...

November 12, 2016

India, Japan ink ten agreements including civil nuclear deal

India and Japan signed have ten agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

November 11, 2016

India and Japan Sign Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

After years of negotiations, India and Japan have signed a bilateral Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement on 11 November, 2016. With this, India has become the first non-NPT country...

November 11, 2016

China successfully launches pulsar navigation satellite XPNAV-1

China has successfully launched experimental X-ray pulsar navigation satellite XPNAV-1. It is the world’s first pulsar navigation satellite or spacecraft. It was launched on board of Long March...

November 11, 2016

Policy on Establishment of World Class Institutions – MHRD

In the first week of October, 2016, the Ministry of HRD had released the draft Guidelines and Regulations for the establishment of world class institutions in India. These...

November 11, 2016

Punjab Law Terminating Sutlej-Yamuna Link Agreement unconstitutional: SC

The Supreme Court has scrapped Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004 which unilaterally allows Punjab to stop sharing Ravi, Beas waters with other States. Ruling in this...

November 11, 2016

India to host 2018 International Competition Network annual conference

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was selected as the host the 2018 International Competition Network (ICN) in New Delhi in March–April 2018. By virtue of this event,...

November 11, 2016

Peru to host 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

The 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum’s Leaders Summit will be held in Lima, Peru from November 19 to 20, 2016. The theme of the summit is “Quality...

November 11, 2016

Guy Ryder re-elected as DG of ILO

Guy Ryder from United Kingdom has been re-elected Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for a second five-year term. He was elected by the Governing Body of...

November 11, 2016

India should improve ports, logistics to boost exports: World Bank

World Bank in its report has mentioned that India must take steps to improve ports and logistics and frame policies to reduce farm subsidies to emerge as an...

November 11, 2016

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