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SC panel to recommend SIM card issuance procedure to Telcom firms

The Supreme Court has set up a joint expert panel to recommend the procedure for the telecom firms for properly identifying the customers before issuing SIM cards to...

April 27, 2012

PM congratulates Indian scientists over successful launch of RISAT-1

The PM Dr. Manmohan Singh heralded the successful launch of PSLV carrying RISAT-1 and preened the scientists linked with the project. India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite...

April 26, 2012

Indian scientists achieve success in converting sea water into drinking water

Indian scientists have accomplished noteworthy success in converting sea water into drinking water. Under a pilot project of the Earth Sciences Ministry, the Indian scientists have developed the...

April 26, 2012

Shiveluch volcano spews ash to nearly 11 kms above sea level in Russia

In Russia, the Shiveluch volcano on Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula ejected an ash cloud to as high as almost 11 km above the sea level. There was no...

April 26, 2012

SpaceX confirms plans to launch first private spaceship to ISS

SpaceX confirmed its plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7, 2012 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the ISS (International Space...

April 26, 2012

Planning Commission constitutes National Monitoring Committee to support Nalanda University

Planning Commission has constituted an 11 member National Monitoring Committee to support Nalanda University for the development of basic infrastructure and facilities and timely flow of funds to...

April 26, 2012

RBI doubles home loan limit to Rs. 10 lakh to promote housing for low income groups

The RBI has doubled the limit for home loans from Rs 5,00,000 to Rs 10,00,000 for consideration under Priority Sector Lending. This move was taken by RBI in...

April 26, 2012

PM constitutes EGoM to deal with apprehended drought

PM Manmohan Singh established an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for efficacious management to deal with drought like situation. The 11 member...

April 26, 2012

India launches first indigenously developed anti-Malarial drug Synriam

India in a major breakthrough in its fight against Malaria, has indigenously developed an anti-Malarial drug ‘Synriam’. Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held that it...

April 26, 2012

Madhuri Dixit gets Master Dinanath Vishesh award

Actor Madhuri Dixit awarded the prestigious “Master Dinanath Vishesh award for her contribution to cinema. The award comprises a memento and Rs 1,00,000 cash.

April 26, 2012

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