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Mubina wins ‘Miss Koovagam 2018’ beauty pageant title

Chennai-based transgender Mubina has won the 2018 Miss Koovagam beauty pageant title in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. This year, nearly 40 transgenders in the age group of 18 and...

May 2, 2018

Ashok Mitra, noted scholar passes away

Ashok Mitra (90), the noted scholar and the first Finance Minister in the Left Front government in West Bengal, has passed away in Kolkata on May 1, 2018....

May 2, 2018

The GOBAR-DHAN scheme launched to promote wealth and energy from waste

Uma Bharti, the Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, has launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) – DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)...

May 2, 2018

Kottayam Pushpanath, renowned detective novelist passes away

Kottayam Pushpanath (80), the renowned Malayalam detective novelist, has passed away in Kottayam, Kerala on May 2, 2018. He expanded the world of horror fiction in Malayalam literature...

May 2, 2018

The Government of India (GoI) launched Kisan Kalyan Karyashala for farmer outreach as part of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has organised Kisan Kalyan Karyashala at the block level across the country on May 2, 2018 in which farmers from that...

May 2, 2018

South Western Command conducts Exercise Vijay Prahar in Rajasthan

South Western Command of Indian Army is conducting ‘Vijay Prahar’ exercise in Mahajan area close to Suratgarh in Rajasthan. In this exercise, over 20,000 troops are participating with...

May 2, 2018

Independent Directors and Uday Kotak Committee

The Uday Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance had given various recommendations on Independent Directors (ID). An ID is a director on a company’s Board other than a managing...

May 2, 2018

Core sector growth slows to 4.1% in March 2018

According to index of eight core industries released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, core sector growth in March 2018 slowed to 4.1%, a three-month low due to...

May 2, 2018

Integrity Index

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has decided to develop Integrity Index for Organizations. This index will bring out annual scores/rankings of public organizations by linking the essential drivers of...

May 2, 2018

Article 371F

Article 371F of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the State of Sikkim, reflecting its unique historical, political, and cultural circumstances at the time of its...

May 2, 2018

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