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Theatre guru Ratan Thiyam selected for 11th META Lifetime Achievement Award

Veteran playwright and director Ratan Thiyam has been selected for prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). He will be conferred...

March 4, 2016

India-World Bank ink Credit Agreement for MPHEQIP

Union Government, Madhya Pradesh government and the World Bank have signed $300 million credit agreement for Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project (MPHEQIP). The credit will be...

March 4, 2016

South Korea passes first Anti-terror Bill

South Korea’s Parliament has passed the country’s first anti-terror bill that was first proposed 15 years ago in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in US. Among total...

March 4, 2016

Union Government approves winding up of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

The Union Government has decided to wind up of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) with immediate effect as it has fulfilled the mandate. Decision in this regard was...

March 4, 2016

Mumbai U-23 team wins CK Nayudu Trophy 2015-16

The Mumbai under-23 cricket team has won the Col CK Nayudu Trophy for the season 2015-16. With this victory, they will be awarded with a cash prize of...

March 4, 2016

Mrugank Paranjape appointed as MD & CEO of MCX

Mrugank Paranjape has been appointed as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), country’s largest commodity exchange. This appointment is subjected to...

March 3, 2016

Forbes’s 2016 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as World’s Richest Person

Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates has retained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes’ 30th annual ranking of the world’s billionaires list (2016 edition). With this,...

March 3, 2016

3rd March: World Wildlife Day

Every year 3rd March is being observed as World Wildlife Day (WWD) to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. Significance of Day: It...

March 3, 2016

Parliament passes Carriage by Air amendment Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to empower Union government to revise the limits of liability for airlines and compensation as per the Montreal...

March 3, 2016

India ranks 90th in terms of energy security, access: WEF Report

India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126 countries on the basis of their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy. It...

March 3, 2016

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