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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the third edition of Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi to save wild tigers. India is host...

April 12, 2016

Global Tiger population increased for the first time in 100 years by 22%: WWF & GTF

According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF), the global tiger population has increased by 22 per cent after a century of constant...

April 12, 2016

Haryana Government decides to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram

Haryana Government has decided to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram. State government also has renamed Mewat as Nuh. In this regard, Chief Minister Manohar Lal has approved the proposal to...

April 12, 2016

Ex-army chief JJ Singh gets highest French civilian honour

Former Indian Army Chief General (retd) JJ Singh was conferred with the prestigious Officer of the Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian distinction. He was conferred the...

April 12, 2016

12 April: International Day of Human Space Flight

Every year 12th April is being observed as the International Day of Human Space Flight to commemorate the date of the first human space flight in the history...

April 12, 2016

RBI gives nod to Bharti Airtel's payments Bank Unit

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its in-principle approval to Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture — Airtel M Commerce Services Ltd (AMCS). With this AMCS has...

April 12, 2016

Danny Willett wins 2016 US Masters Golf  

Danny Willett (28) from England won the prestigious 2016 US Masters Golf tournament. It was his first major championship with a score of 283 (−5) and three strokes...

April 12, 2016

Union Government appoints Meeran Borwankar as DG of BPR&D

Union Government has appointed senior IPS officer Ms. Meeran C. Borwankar as the Director General (DG) in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). Her name for...

April 12, 2016

G7 Hiroshima Declaration calls for world without nuclear weapons

The Group of 7 (G-7) countries’ foreign ministers have issued Hiroshima Declaration that calls for a world without nuclear weapons. The foreign ministers G-7 countries’ signed this joint...

April 11, 2016

India, Maldives sign six agreements in different sectors

India and Maldives have signed six agreements in different sectors to boost bilateral relations between both maritime neighbouring countries. These agreements were inked after comprehensive talks between visiting...

April 11, 2016

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