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Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate 2017 National Conference on “Uniformed Women in Prison Administration”

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, will inaugurate the 2-day National Conference on “Uniformed Women in Prison Administration” in New Delhi on September 14....

September 13, 2017

Airtel launched ‘Office-in-a-Box’ connectivity solutions for Karnataka start-ups

Airtel has recently launched ‘Office-In-a-Box’ for start-ups registered under the Karnataka government’s Start-Up Cell initiative. The Office-in-a-Box suite will be available to the over 100 start-ups registered with...

September 13, 2017

Sumit Nagal wins 8th MCC – S R Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures Men’s singles tennis championship

Sumit Nagal of India has won the 8th MCC – S R Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures Men’s tennis championship on September 10, 2017. Nagal defeated Colin van Beem...

September 13, 2017

Abhay Firodia elected as new president of automobile industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for 2017-18

Abhay Firodia, the Chairman of Force Motors, has been elected as the new president of the automobile industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for 2017-18. Firodia...

September 13, 2017

Maharashtra government tied up with Mother Dairy to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant

Maharashtra The Maharashtra Government and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd have signed a lease agreement to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant....

September 13, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)is hosting 2017 Border Security Force (BSF) sports

The 4-day annual Border Security Force (BSF) sports meet has started in Jammu on September 12, 2017 in which about 1,200 personnel would participate in sports such as...

September 13, 2017

Halimah Yacob declared as new President of Singapore

Halimah binti Yacob, the former Speaker of Parliament, has been declared the President-elect of Singapore, after her nomination papers were found to be in order. She will be...

September 13, 2017

UGC rolls out application process for institutes seeking status of eminence

The University Grants Commission (UGC) rolled out an application process for universities and higher education institutes (public or private) seeking “institutions of eminence” status. The aim of  scheme...

September 13, 2017

Mouse deer reintroduced for first time in Telangana forest

Telangana Forest Department for first time has re-introduced ‘mouse deer’ in the forests of Nallamalla in Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) bred at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad. Eight mouse...

September 13, 2017

CCEA approves Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,881 crore to boost dairy sector. It...

September 13, 2017

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