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US to provide $150,000 for Uttarakhand flood relief via USAID

June 29, 2013

US secretary of state John Kerry reached out to India over the Uttarakhand disaster on Sunday as the US announced $150,000 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to non-governmental organizations working in the most-affected areas. About USAID: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United ..

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Dinesh Thakur to get Rs 244 crore for exposing dubious manufacturing practices of Ranbaxy

May 17, 2013

Dinesh Thakur, a former director of research information at Ranbaxy, who is a whistleblower on the deficient manufacturing practices of Ranbaxy will get Rs 244 crore ($48 million) for his act. What are the charges on Ranbaxy? Ranbaxy, which is Gurgaon (India) based pharmaceutical ..

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Proposed US Immigration bill may impact Indian IT companies

May 12, 2013

The upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill which is yet to be signed into law by the US President has proposed eight killer provisions which may prove to be detrimental to the interests of major Indian IT companies and professionals. What are main ..

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US rejects India’s request to serve summons against Google Facebook

May 6, 2013

US authorities held that they will be unable to execute the request by India for serving summons to 11 US-based websites including Google and Facebook. US  authorities also held that summons cannot be served to executives, as it impacts “free speech ..

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India, USA agree to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars

March 29, 2013

Subsequent to successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission, India and the US have agreed to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA and ISRO collaborated successfully for the Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in 2008. Thus, building upon the partnership further, both NASA and ..

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First Triangular India-US-Africa Partnership at Hyderabad

February 5, 2013

The first triangular India-US-Africa partnership in agricultural training was inaugurated by India and the US at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. The objective of this program is to improve agricultural productivity, strengthen agricultural value chains, and ..

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