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Basel Convention

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is an international environmental treaty aimed at regulating and reducing the global movement...

July 31, 2018

Bastille Day

Bastille Day, known in France as le 14 Juillet or la Fête Nationale, is the French national day celebrated each year on 14 July. It commemorates two foundational...

July 31, 2018

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July 31, 2018

STA-1: India becomes first South Asian country to get access to US cutting-edge technology

United States has designated India as Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country that will allow country to buy highly advanced and cutting-edge sensitive technologies from America. This coveted status...

July 31, 2018

Andhra Pradesh government to set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub) for research and scientific learning

The Andhra Pradesh government will set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub), a first-of-its kind global research centre for scientific learning with an initial investment of Rs 245 crore...

July 31, 2018

Pradeep Kumar Sinha committee constituted to address issues of stressed thermal power projects

The Union Government has constituted a high level empowered committee to address the issues of stressed thermal power projects. The committee will be headed by Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep...

July 31, 2018

Prabhat Koli becomes first Asian to swim UK-France channel

Prabhat Koli (19) from Maharashtra, who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island...

July 31, 2018

Pradip Choudhury conferred with 2018 Mohun Bagan Ratna

Pradip Choudhury, who formed the central defensive pair with Subroto Bhattacharya when Mohun Bagan took on Pele’s Cosmos team in 1977, has been conferred the Mohun Bagan Ratna...

July 31, 2018

John Sankaramangalam, Veteran filmmaker and former director of Film and Television Institute of India passes away

John Sankaramangalam (84), the Veteran filmmaker and former director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI), has passed away in Thiruvalla, Kerala on July 30, 2018. A...

July 31, 2018

India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” launched in Chandigarh

India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &...

July 31, 2018

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