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Kerosene-free Delhi Scheme launched by Delhi state govt

The Delhi govt has taken an initiative to make the national capital Kerosene free, the Delhi Government. It has unveiled Kerosene-free Delhi scheme in the capital. Under this scheme,...

August 23, 2012

India’s Exports slipped to $ 22.4 Billion in July 2012

India’s exports for the month of July 2012 were marked at $ 22.4 billion which showed a decrease of – 14.8 % as compared to $ 26.3 billion...

August 23, 2012

Typhoon Haikui hits East Coast of China

Typhoon Haikui hit the east coast of China. The other two typhoons which hit China were Damrey and Saola. A severe typhoon generally has continuous maximum wind speed...

August 23, 2012

Moody’s slashed India’s Growth projections to 5.5%

Moody’s Analytics slashed India’s growth projections to 5.5 % for the fiscal year 2012-13. It attributed the cut to inaction by government and poor monsoon. Prior to this,...

August 23, 2012

Rory Mcllroy wins US PGA Golf Championship

Rory Mcllroy won the US PGA Golf Championship at Kaiwah island. This victory has made Mcllroy world number one player surpassing Luke Donald.

August 22, 2012

Pakistan confers Nisan-i-Imtiaz on Saadat Hasan Manto

Pakistan Govt conferred its highest civilian honor Nisan-i-Imtiaz on famous Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Manto is popular for his Urdu short stories, especially those that explored the...

August 22, 2012

Gujarat bans Gutka

Gujarat state government has declared imposition of a comprehensive ban on gutka, which will come into effect from September 11, 2012. From this date the state will ban,...

August 22, 2012

Web-based System to advise farmers on fertilizers

A web-based system has been developed by the Indian Institute of Soil Science that will suggest farmers the right quantity of fertilizers they should use in their soils...

August 22, 2012

Ecuador grants political asylum to Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

Latin American country Ecuador granted political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Who is Julian Assange? Julian Assange is an Australian editor, activist, political talk show host, computer...

August 22, 2012

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet launched in US, Britain and South Korea

Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in the United States, Britain and South Korea. The tablet is slightly bigger than the 9.7-inch iPad, and has split-screen...

August 22, 2012

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