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Maitree 2018: India, Thailand joint military exercise held in Thailand

Joint military exercise Maitree 2018 between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army was conducted in Thailand from 6 to 19 August 2018. It contributed immensely in developing mutual...

August 7, 2018

RISECREEK: IIT-Madras develop first indigenous microprocessors under Project Shakti

Computer scientists from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have developed first of family of six industry-standard microprocessors under Project Shakti. The initial batch of 300 chips have...

August 6, 2018

Government approves 122 new research projects under IMPRINT scheme

Union Ministry of Hume Resource Development (MHRD) has approved 122 new research project proposals worth Rs 112 crore for funding under its IMPRINT-II (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology)...

August 6, 2018

ISRO postpones launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to moon to January 2019. This will be second time mission has been postponed. The ambitious mission...

August 6, 2018

President gives assent to Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent (under Article 111) to Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament. With this assent, this Bill becomes law that will...

August 6, 2018

Ajay Data: First Indian to get elected as ICANN ccNSO council member

The nominating committee of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected Ajay Data as new council member of Country Code Supporting Organisation (ccNSO). With this,...

August 6, 2018

Government extends deadline for imposing duty hike on 29 US products by 45 days

Union Finance Ministry has further extended deadline on imposing import duty hike on 29 products, imported from United States (US) by 45 days till September 18, 2018 from...

August 6, 2018

NHAI ink MoU with SBI for Long Term, unsecured Loan of Rs 25,000 crore

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has singed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) for long term unsecured loan of Rs....

August 6, 2018

UK unveils new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortages

United Kingdom Government has announced new plans to change law for organ and tissue donation to address urgent need for organs within Indian-origin communities in the country. The...

August 6, 2018

GST Council announces cashback for digital transactions

The GST (Good and Services Tax) council in its 29th meeting held in national capital New Delhi has approved cash incentives to promote Digital transactions. The GST Council...

August 6, 2018

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