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UN Women unveiled South Asia’s first virtual knowledge hub in India

UN Women unveiled South Asia’s 1st virtual knowledge hub in India. What is UN Women? UN Women is a UN organization established in 2010 with the aim to...

October 6, 2012

Comprehensive Ban on Gutka in Gujarat

Gujarat state government has declared a comprehensive ban on gutka, which will come into effect from September 11, 2012. From this date the state will ban, the production,...

August 20, 2012

Jharkhand bans gutkha & pan masala

Showing concern about the increasing number of oral cancer cases, the state cabinet of Jharkhand has approved a complete ban on the manufacture, storage and distribution of all...

July 27, 2012

Girls organize ‘Panchayat’

Amid pandemonium over the Taliban-style decree against women by a village in Baghpat, girl students from different villages in the district organized their own ‘community panchayat’ and vowed...

July 21, 2012

Kerala bans gutka, pan masala products

Kerala bans gutka, pan masala products. The ban on gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine is imposed under the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulation...

May 26, 2012

Indian Ambassador asks US students to stay alert on effects of protectionism

Addressing the students at University of Florida, India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the crushing effects of protectionism...

April 29, 2012

PMEGP to continue with double fund allocation in 12th Plan

The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), will persist in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17). The MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Ministry declaration held that the scheme...

December 28, 2011

Some facts on Ban on burqa, niqab, hijab in Europe

The burqa, niqab or hijab issue is part of a heated debate about multiculturalism in Europe. The issues involved are religious freedom, female equality, secular traditions and even...

October 30, 2011

Current Affairs : July 22, 2011

‘Prahaar’ missile successfully test-fired India successfully conducted the first test-fire of its indigenously developed surface-to-surface guided short-range, solid fueled, quick-reaction, tactical missile, Prahaar (Sanskrit:प्रहार , Strike) from the Integrated...

July 22, 2011

Current Affairs : January 9, 2010

Events & Happenings:2nd Global Marathi Literary Meet:Second Global Marathi meet will be held in Dubai from March 2-6, 2010. Veteran Marathi litterateur Mangesh Padgaonkar has been selected as...

January 11, 2010