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For Goa’s entire population: “Swarnajayanti Aarogya Bima Yojana” launched

Goa became the first state in the country to have launched “Swarnajayanti Aarogya Bima Yojana” providing health insurance cover for the entire resident population of the state  ICICI...

December 7, 2011

China may become Busiest Air Route from India

Currently, Singapore is the top aviation route from India. The growing thirst of Indian companies, big and small, to access Chinese markets has pushed up air travel between...

November 30, 2011

Current Affairs: November 16, 2011

SBI launches Money-Gram International’s Global Money Transfer Service State Bank of India (SBI), the country s largest public sector lender, has joined hands with money transfer services company...

November 16, 2011

Deven Sharma: Resigned

Jharkhand born Deven Sharma was an executive, and the president of Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. He had joined Standard & Poor’s in 2006...

November 4, 2011

Piramal acquires 5.5% in Vodafone

Recently, Ajay Piramal of Piramal Healthcare has purchased 5.5% stake in India’s third largest mobile service provider Vodafone Essar for Rs 2900 crore, or $640 million. Piramal Healthcare...

November 4, 2011

India Post to seek Banking License

India Post is the largest postal network in the world, comprising 1.55 lakh post offices, of which nearly 1.4 lakh are in rural areas. The department of posts...

November 4, 2011

Impact of US Rating Downgrade on India: Some Reactions

Cost of borrowing for the US may go up by a few percentage points. But that would not really affect India. Dollar still remains dominant and potent currency...

October 30, 2011

Current Affairs: October 14, 2011

Appoint Child Welfare Officers in Every Police Station: SC to States and UTs The apex Court of India maneuvered the States and UTs to appoint child welfare officers in...

October 14, 2011

Current Affairs: September 30, 2011

IBSF shifts Venue for IBSF World Men’s Snooker Championship from Bahrain to Bangalore International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) declared to shift the venue for IBSF World Men’s Snooker...

September 30, 2011

Current Affairs : August 16, 2011

Indian Universities under United Nation Programme The UNAI (United Nations Academic Impact) is an programme open to universities and other institutions of higher education and research It accomplishes...

August 16, 2011

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