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Union Cabinet approves reimbursement to 4 government agencies for import of pulses

The Union Cabinet has approved reimbursement of 113 crore rupees for incurring losses on pulses imported by four government agencies between 2006- 2011 period. These four government agencies...

September 3, 2015

Union Cabinet approves MFP for Development of Hydrocarbon discoveries

Union Cabinet has approved Marginal Fields Policy (MFP) to aunction small and marginal unexploited hydrocarbon discoveries by state owned oil companies. Decision in this regard was taken by Union...

September 2, 2015

Canada’s economy falls into a recession

Canada’s economy has fallen into a recession for first time after global financial crisis of 2009. Statistics Canada, nodal national statistical agency of Canada has reported that its...

September 2, 2015

NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to help monitor environment in Southeast Asia

NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region. It has been launched in the...

September 2, 2015

India wins UNESCO Award for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala

India has won the UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the conservation efforts of the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. The top award was given in the...

September 2, 2015

Union Government frames Smart National Common Mobility Card Model to enable metro travel, shopping

Union Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless metro travel, shopping, In this regard, Union Minister...

September 2, 2015

India to join UN’s Better Than Cash Alliance to achieve financial inclusion

India has decided to join UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance with a view to reduce cash transactions in its economy and achieve financial inclusion. The official announcement in...

September 2, 2015

Union Government accepts A P Shah panel report on MAT

Union Government has accepted Justice AP Shah Committee report on the Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) on foreign institutional investors (FIIs). By accepting the recommendations, Government will not impose...

September 2, 2015

AK Jha appointed as interim CMD of NTPC Limited

A K Jha has been given additional charge of interim Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited. Presently, he is NTPC’s Director (Technical)...

September 2, 2015

Maharashtra Government approves ordinance to amend MPDA Act, 1981

Maharashtra Government has decided to take ordinance route to amend Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. Decision in this regard was taken in State Cabinet meeting...

September 2, 2015

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