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Rs. 14,000 crore : 2G spectrum auction base price

For the auctioning of 122 license which were cancelled by the apex court, the central govt has fixed the base price of Rs. 14,000 crore for 5 MHz...

August 12, 2012

20 % penalty for foreign military vendors not meeting offset obligations

The Ministry of Defence announced a penalty of 20 % to be imposed on foreign military vendors who are ubable to fulfill offsets obligation within the prescribed time...

August 12, 2012

“Coastal Radar Network” phase-I

The Navy and Coast Guard have been asked by the Defense Ministry to complete the first phase of the Coastal Radar Network (CRN) by October, 2012 to monitor...

August 12, 2012

Private firms can’t claim mining rights: Supreme Court

As per the latest ruling of the Apex court, Private companies cannot claim any right of exploitation of minerals and the State can impose a ban on private...

August 12, 2012

“Pather Panchali” in the list of 50 best films

Bengali film Pather Panchali has been included again in the list of 50 greatest films of all time. The voting was conducted by the British Film Institute’s reputed...

August 12, 2012

SC rejects AP plea for introduction of differential fee

An application from the Andhra Pradesh govt asking permission to allow it to recommend enhanced differential fee structure for category A and B quota seats has been rejected...

August 11, 2012

Foreign telecom equipment serving critical networks must be banned: Panel

Inter-ministerial panel in its report has recommended ban on use of foreign telecom equipments for all critical networks. The panel supported 100% domestic sourcing of such equipments. Objective:...

August 11, 2012

NATIONAL WATER LAW under consideration

Centre has decided to constitute National Water Framework Act with guiding principles on water laws the States may implement. Incentives will be given for water projects to states...

August 11, 2012

Living standard of the poorest of urban population improved: NSS data

As per the 68th National Sample Survey Data: There is 17 % improvement in expenditure patterns of the poorest segment of India’s urban population in two years till...

August 11, 2012

Suntech develops cheap and most efficient solar cells

Suntech Power, the Chinese solar power manufacturer developed a new process for manufacturing silicon wafers for solar cells that could slash the cost of solar power by 10...

August 11, 2012

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