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New Free Drug Policy by Govt

What is New Free Drug Policy launched by Govt of India? Objective: To provide medical benefits to country’s 121 Crore population, the Govt of India has launched Free...

July 9, 2012

Anup Sankar Bhattacharya is the new Director of IBPS

Anup Sankar Bhattacharya has been appointed as the Director of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). He took the place of M Balachandran.  Mr.Bhattacharya was the part...

July 9, 2012

Eminent Assamese Poet Hiren Bhattacharyya passes away

The most celebrated Assamese Poet Hiren Bhattacharyya, who was famous as Hiru-da, passed away.  Hiren Bhattacharya was also called as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and...

July 9, 2012

Project Seabird Phase IIA: Rs 10,000 crore for expansion of Karwar base

The Navy has plans for expansion of its strategic Karwar naval base in Karnataka under the Project Seabird Phase IIA which involves construction of a wide range of...

July 9, 2012

Jagadish Shettar to be the new Karnataka CM

The continuous pressure from former Karnataka chief minister (CM) B S Yeddyurappa has resulted into the resignation of present chief minister Sadananda Gowda. Mr Gowda handed over his...

July 9, 2012

Roger Federer clinches Wimbledon Open Title 2012

Swiss Tennis star Roger Federer defeated British player Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon Open Championship 2012 in London on. With this win Federer reclaimed the world No....

July 9, 2012

Europe’s most recent spacecraft to track weather in orbit

The most recent spacecraft in Europe’s long-running Meteosat series has moved into orbit on an Ariane rocket. The spacecraft being guided into a position about 36,000 kms above...

July 8, 2012

Pulinaharani Village in Assam: 2nd in India to have full life insurance coverage

Place in NEWS: Pulinaharani Village Pulinaharani under Narayanpur Revenue Circle in Lakhimpur district, Assam became the 2nd village in India to have full life insurance coverage. The village...

July 8, 2012

Tourism Ministry inks MoU with Railway ministry for carrying out Clean India campaign

The Ministry of Tourism inked a MoU with the Railway Ministry for carrying out ‘Clean India campaign’ in the Indian Railways to encourage the nation as a favored...

July 8, 2012

Planning Commission setting target of reducing poverty by 10% by end of 12th plan

By the end of the 12th plan, the Planning Commission is setting a target of bringing down poverty by 10%. The Commission had set a like target during...

July 8, 2012

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