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Marriage law amendment approved by Union Cabinet

Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the marriage law. The Bill is expected to come in the August 2013 Session of Parliament .  Objective : To enable a...

July 22, 2013

Benefit for Coconut Sector as Tapping Unfermented Sap or "Neera" from Coconut approved by Kerala Government

Tapping unfermented sap or Neera from the coconut was approved by the Government of Kerala all over the state.  As a part of the pilot project Neera tapping...

July 21, 2013

Bengaluru International Airport renamed as “Kempe Gowda International Airport”

Union Cabinet approved the new name for Bangalore’s Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) to Kempe Gowda International Airport Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the one and the only airport...

July 21, 2013

‘Tears You Apart’ – Launch of National Tobacco Control Campaign

A nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign called “Tears you apart” has been launched by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Objective: To raise awareness about...

July 21, 2013

Plan scheme 'Development Communication and Information Dissemination' approved for 12th five-year plan

The plan scheme  ‘Development Communication and Information Dissemination’ with  an expenditure  of Rs.630 Crore. Objective: To raise awareness among the  people of the benefits  in a variety of Government schemes....

July 21, 2013

“An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction” – A book by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen released

In their book  “An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction”, Amratya Sen along with Jean Drèze, have presented a view of the conditions of contemporary India with a...

July 21, 2013

Rs 25,000 crore window opened by RBI to help Mutual Fund industry

A special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore was opened by the RBI to help mutual funds industry over liquidity problems. The crisis occurred due to different merger schemes...

July 21, 2013

Midday Meal to be monitored by a Committee formed by HRD Ministry

A committee has been set up by the centre to review the accomplishment of its flagship midday meal scheme and supervise better quality of food served, effectiveness of...

July 21, 2013

“Helicopter Shot” discoverer Santosh Lal, a friend of M.S.Dhoni dies

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s childhood friend Santosh Lal , a first-class cricketer who invented  helicopter shot passed away. What is the “Helicopter Shot”? It is an unorthodox cricket shot...

July 21, 2013

NSE embarks to top slot as largest bourse globally for equity trades

As per World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has again embarked its position as the world’s largest bourse in terms of volumes in equity trades....

July 21, 2013

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