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Noted Assamese historian Dr Amalendu Guha passes away

Noted Assam historian and social scientist Dr. Amalendu Guha passed away on 7 May 2015 in Guwahati, Assa, following age related ailments. He was 91. He was known...

May 8, 2015

Union Government inked 12 MoUs with other nations on renewable energy in past three years

To enhance cooperation in the renewable energy sector, Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 12 countries in past 3 years....

May 8, 2015

Parliament passes Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013

On 7th May 2015, the parliament of India has passed the 119th constitutional amendment bill 2013, which now after the assent of the President will enter in to...

May 7, 2015

Myntra.com acquires mobile app development platform Native5

E-commerce solutions provider for fashion and lifestyle products Myntra.com has acquired Bengaluru based mobile app development platform company Native5. This acquisition will help to strengthen and expand Myntra’s...

May 7, 2015

Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014

Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 for trying juveniles as adults. The bill has provision that allows trying of juveniles between the...

May 7, 2015

India, Iran sign MoU for development of Chabahar Port

India and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran. The MoU was signed by Minister for...

May 7, 2015

Union Cabinet approves amendment in Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011

The Union Cabinet has approved amendments in the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 to keep issues of national security out of its purview. Decision in this regard was...

May 7, 2015

India ranked 140th in 2015 Mothers' Index

In recently released 2015 Mother’s Index in the State of the World’s Mothers (SOWM) report titled The Urban Disadvantage, India was placed at 140th position out of 179...

May 7, 2015

Huge Lava Lake Spotted on Jupiter's Moon Io

Huge Lava Lake was spotted on Jupiter’s Moon Io by an extremely powerful telescope on Earth named Large Binocular telescope Interferometer (LBTI). LBTI located on Mount Graham in...

May 7, 2015

NASA's 10-Engine Electric Plane named GL-10 Completes Flight Test

NASA successfully tested a 10-Engine Electric Plane named Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10) that that can take off and land like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. During...

May 7, 2015

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