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Reliance India Ltd acquires Network18

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is buying a majority stake in Raghav Bahl’s Network18 Media and Investments and its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast through Independent Media Trust...

May 28, 2014

Ordinance promulgated to appoint Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary

The Centre promulgated an ordinance to clear the way for retired IAS officer and former chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Nripendra Misra’s appointment as Principal...

May 28, 2014

DRDO successfully test-fired Akash supersonic missiles

Akash air defence missiles were test-fired successfully by Defence Research and Developmet Organization (DRDO) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. Three Akash missiles were fired from the...

May 28, 2014

CCI approves purchase of 50% stake of Tata’s Trent Hypermarket by Tesco

The Competition Commission India (CCI) approved British retail giant Tesco’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket, the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) transaction...

May 28, 2014

Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana

Punjab government gave in-principle approval for establishing a Rs. 150-crore mega food park at Ladowal in Ludhiana to promote food processing industry in the state. The Central Government’s...

May 28, 2014

RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching

Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be...

May 28, 2014

Mauritius to provide India automatic exchange of tax information

In a step taken to address India’s concerns about Mauritius being used for money laundering activities, the island nation has decided to provide automatic exchange of tax related...

May 28, 2014

Vineet Taneja to be Micromax CEO

Gurgaon based mobile-maker Micromax has appointed Samsung India’s former mobile and IT business chief Vineet Taneja as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Micromax, the country’s second largest...

May 27, 2014

TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material

Scientists have created a new material- ‘Triazine-based Graphitic Carbon Nitride‘ (TGCN) similar to Graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices. Though TGCN was...

May 27, 2014

Ranchis’ Kanke Dam endangered by waste

Ranchi’s key water reservoir Kanke Dam — that hitherto provided water to thousands of houses located around it has been receiving waste emanating from human activities concentrated around...

May 27, 2014

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