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WII to house India’s first tiger repository

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell. The repository will consist of huge database on tiger...

August 8, 2016

Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown

Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta has won the 20th Commonwealth Chess championship crown 2016 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With this victory he has retained...

August 8, 2016

RBI constitutes Tarun Ramadorai committee to look at household finances in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted Dr. Tarun Ramadorai committee to study various facets of household finance in India. The committee will be chaired by Tarun...

August 6, 2016

Union Government aims to roll out GST from April 1, 2017

The Union Government has set the ambitious target to roll out of the Goods and Services Tax, (GST) from 1st April 2017. It was announced by Union Finance...

August 6, 2016

Union Government launches MAA, nation-wide breast feeding programme

The Union Government has launched MAA (Mothers’ Absolute Affection), a nation-wide breast feeding programme. It was launched by Union Health Minister & Family Welfare J P Nadda along...

August 6, 2016

China successfully launches first satellite for mobile telecommunication

China has successfully launched the first satellite dubbed as The Tiantong-01 for mobile telecommunication. It was launched on-board of the Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch...

August 6, 2016

Union Government fixes an inflation target of 4 percent for five years

The Union Government has set an inflation target of four per cent for the next five years i.e. till March 31, 2021. In this regard, Union Government will...

August 6, 2016

Rio Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio

The 31st edition of Summer Olympic Games opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It was declared open by Acting Brazilian President Michel Temer at the...

August 6, 2016

Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passes away

Eminent Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora died due to old age problems in Guwahati, Assam. He was 92. He was a prolific short story writer and a poet. He...

August 6, 2016

Takehiko Nakao re-elected as President of Asian Development Bank

Takehiko Nakao has been re-elected for a 2nd term as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is beginning from November 2016. He was unanimously elected...

August 5, 2016

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