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‘Van Rompuy’ again elected as European Council President

The mandate of European Council’s current President Van Rompuy has been increased by another 2.5 years. This was decided at a meeting of the Leaders of EU in...

March 3, 2012

Government decides to study the ONGC auction before further stake sales

Government  to study the ONGC auction process before moving ahead with further stake sale of companies. With LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) coming to the rescue the last moment,...

March 3, 2012

A 1.7% decrease in the Unemployment rate of India

India’s Unemployment rate fell by 1.7% in 5 years. The point of notice is that this  occurred in spite of global slowdown. The Unemployment Rate in India was...

March 3, 2012

Important Facts: Akash Surface to Air Missile

Akash: Ingeniously made Akash surface-to-air missile system Developed by DRDO as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) An all-weather, medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system Akash...

March 3, 2012

Justice H S Bedi appointed for looking into Gujarat fake encounter cases

The Apex Court appointed Justice H S Bedi (former Judge Supreme Court) as the chairman of the monitoring body to look into the case of 22 alleged fake...

March 3, 2012

Pak to turn from +ve to -ve list for trade with India

As the Pakistan’s Cabinet gave its approval for 1,209 strong –ve list of items in which bilateral trade is barred, Pakistan to turn to –ve list for trade...

March 3, 2012

A New Chapter in India China bilateral relations: Maritime Cooperation

India and China moved onto a new bilateral relation as they agreed upon a joint-declaration on: Sea Piracy Technological know-how on seabed research. The first offer aims to...

March 3, 2012

Rural Ministry plans to extend Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

Union Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh says that new Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan will ensure the extension of the sanitation scheme to both Above Poverty Line and Below...

March 2, 2012

First state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System: Goa

Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing assembly polls slated...

March 2, 2012

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