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President Pranab Mukherjee launches 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign  

President Pranab Mukherjee launched a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The campaign was conceptualized by Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and was organized...

December 12, 2016

Venezuela orders 100-unit banknotes out of circulation

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has signed an emergency decree ordering the 100 bolivar bill, the country’s largest banknote, out of circulation in the next 72 hours. This move...

December 12, 2016

Scientist creates Nanoceramic material for safer, cheaper nuclear reactors

Scientists from US including one of Indian origin have created a nanoceramic material that can used for safer, cheaper nuclear reactors. The new material is made of aluminium...

December 12, 2016

India offers tsunami warning system to SCS countries

India has offered tsunami early warning-system to South China Sea (SCS) countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines as part of soft-diplomacy. India already provides earthquake and tsunami-warning alerts...

December 12, 2016

Madhya Pradesh Government launches Narmada Seva Yatra

Madhya Pradesh Government has launched five months long Narmada Seva Yatra to turn the Narmada river pollution free. It was launched by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at...

December 12, 2016

Paolo Gentiloni named Italy’s new Prime Minister

Paolo Gentiloni has been named as Italy’s new prime minister after the resignation of reformist leader Matteo Renzi in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. Gentiloni is...

December 11, 2016

President of India Launches ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at his 81st birthday launched ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign organized by the Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi Children’s...

December 11, 2016

Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score three double centuries in Tests

Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score three double hundreds. He achieved this feat while playing against England on the fourth day of the fourth Test...

December 11, 2016

Government announces subsidy for starting community radio stations

The government has announced subsidy for starting community radio stations. It has announced 90% of subsidy in Northeast and 75% in other States to give a boost to...

December 11, 2016

India needs more investment in public healthcare

World Health Organization’s Representative to India Dr. Henk Bekedam has stated that, India needs to increase its investment in the public healthcare sector to give shape to a...

December 11, 2016

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