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Kannur (in Kerala) declared as the first Zero-Landless district of India

Under the Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project, Kannur (Kerala) has been declared as the the first zero-landless district in India. What is Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project? It is...

November 3, 2013

Swedish envoy unviels ‘Nobel Memorial Wall’ in Kolkata

Commemorating the centenary of legendary polymath Rabindranath Tagore (Gurudev) receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature, Swedish Ambassador Harald Sandberg inaugurated the Nobel Memorial Wall, a permanent structure set...

October 29, 2013

Odisha imposes fishing ban to protect nests of endagered Olive Ridley sea turtles

The Odisha Government has imposed a seven-month fishing ban within 20 km from the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya in Gamjam district for safeguard nests of...

October 27, 2013

Prof. Ravi Chopra Expert panel to study the impact of Hydro-projects in Uttarakhand

A 17-member expert panel headed by Prof. Ravi Chopra has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to investigate whether the environmental degradation caused by hydro-electric...

October 22, 2013

Union Cabinet gives nod to proposal for construct all-weather Zojila Tunnel Project

The Union Cabinet has given nod to the proposal for construction of a 14-km all-weather tunnel at Zojila pass in Ladakh region. The project would require Rs 9000...

October 21, 2013

‘Great Indian Bustard’ in critically endangered stage

As per the  2013 ‘Threatened Bird’ list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Great Indian Bustard is  listed under the category of Critically Endangered birds....

October 18, 2013

Indian Railways inks deal with RINL to build India's biggest Forged Wheel plant in Raebarelli

The Indian Railways inked an agreement with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to set up the country’s biggest Forged Wheel plant at Lalganj, Raebarelli in Uttar Pradesh. The...

October 5, 2013

‘110 201’: Supreme Court gets country’s first customized pin code

The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, allotted a ‘Customized Pin Code’ to the Supreme Court of India. The Pin Code allotted to the Supreme...

October 2, 2013

Ministry of Tourism launches campaign – 777 Days of Incredible Indian Himalayas

With an aim to attract more foreign tourists and bring into the notice of the world that a major part of the Himalayan range is in India, the...

October 2, 2013

Survey ranks Mumbai as world’s second most honest city after Helsinki

As per a survey conducted in various cities across the world, India’s financial capital Mumbai performed better than some of the big of the world and stood as...

October 1, 2013

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