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John Kerry new Secretary of State in Obama’s govt

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and former presidential candidate John Kerry chosen as U.S. President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. He replaced incumbent Ms Hillary Clinton. Mr. Kerry had...

February 4, 2013

Scientists discover 10 million year old star still creating planets

Scientists have discovered a 10-million-year old star named TW Hydrae located 176 light years far from Earth may still be giving birth to new planets. As per NASA,...

February 4, 2013

China approves construction of three new dams on Brahmaputra

China gave green light for the construction of three new hydropower dams on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River, ending a two-year halt in approving new projects...

February 4, 2013

SBI slashes base rate to 9.7%

India’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, has cut its base rate (minimum lending rate) marginally from current 9.75% to 9.70%. The decision came following RBI...

February 4, 2013

Genome sequence of 90 chickpea genotypes complete

A global research team led by the International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence of the CDC Frontier chickpea...

February 2, 2013

Tea production breaches 1 bn kg-mark

The tea production of India surpassed the 1 billion mark after it was supported by small tea cultivators. The achievement was made following a major exercise initiated by...

February 2, 2013

SpiceJet starts flights from Delhi to Guangzhou

SpiceJet has become the only private Indian airline to offer flights to China. The low cost carrier will launch four weekly flights from New Delhi to Guangzhou. Guangzhou...

February 2, 2013

India successfully test fires K-5 ballistic missile from underwater

India has advanced towards completing its nuclear triad capability by successfully test firing a nuclear-capable medium range K-5 ballistic missile from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal....

February 2, 2013

Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti

An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including...

February 2, 2013

SEBI revises OFS mechanism

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has revised the Offer For Sale (OFS) mechanism as the deadline is approaching for the promoters of listed...

February 2, 2013

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