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IMG studying GAGAN’s potential for non-aviation sector

The government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) under Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation to evaluate the potential of GAGAN (GPS Aided Augmented Navigation) system for non-aviation...

July 7, 2014

Rejig of Governors: Kamla Beniwal sent to Mizoram, Margaret Alva given additional charge of Gujarat

The arrival of the new government at Centre has also led to the removal and shuffling of Governors appointed by the previous UPA led government. In continuance of...

July 6, 2014

RBI undertakes swap of old gold with new one

With a view to standardize gold stock, the Reserve Bank of India has initiated an exercise to swap old gold in its reserves with a new one. The...

July 6, 2014

Petra Kvitova wins 2014 women’s Wimbledon title

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova clinched her second Wimbledon title as she defeated Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in a very short match. Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011,...

July 6, 2014

By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC

As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London-based accountancy giant, the rapid...

July 6, 2014

Study shows whales are "ecosystem engineers"

As per a new study, whales have a powerful and positive influence on the function of oceans, global carbon storage, and the health of commercial fisheries. Scientists tallied...

July 6, 2014

Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight

About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held captive by ISIS militants in Iraq​, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight....

July 6, 2014

Issue RuPay debit cards to customers, install POS terminals: Govt to PSU banks

In a bid to promote indigenous payment system RuPay, the government has asked state-owned banks to issue RuPay debit cards to customers. They have also been told to...

July 5, 2014

PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km-long Katra-Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest...

July 5, 2014

CCEA nod to bring onion and potato under Essential Commodities Act, 1955

In a move that would empower the State governments to carry out de-hoarding operations, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the inclusion of onion and potato...

July 4, 2014

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