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Abid Hussain, former Indian ambassador to US, passes away

June 24, 2012

Former Indian ambassador to US, Abid Hussain passed away. He was among those few Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers who served the Indian Foreign Service despite not being the member of the prestigious service. During his career as an IAS, ..

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2012 World Business and Development Award to “ITC” at Rio+20

June 23, 2012

ITC Limited bagged the 2012 World Business and Development Award at the Rio+20 UN Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · The award has been conferred on ITC in recognition to ITC’s transformational rural initiatives in social and farm forestry ..

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Govt initiates 10% stake sell off in Nalco

June 19, 2012

The government has started the process of 10% stake sale in National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco, based in Bhubaneshwar) which may enrich the exchequer  with around Rs 12,000 crore. Nalco is also thinking over to come out with a fresh ..

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Amita Sharma is the new Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education

June 18, 2012

Ms. Amita Sharma IAS batch of 1981 from Madhya Pradesh appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education.  She is presently serving as Resident Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh Bhawan New Delhi

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“Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan”: Sports Ministry apportions Rs 77 crore

June 9, 2012

The Sports Ministry granted Rs 77 crore to 26 states for organizing annual sports competitions under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme.  The states include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar ..

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Home Ministry to assist UIDAI in bio-metric data-collection

June 8, 2012

As per the Union Cabinet, the Home Ministry and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will together collect biometric data of 1.2 billion Indians. What was the issue? Home Ministry and the UIDAI were debating over the issue of ..

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Planning Commission approves Meghalaya’s yearly plan of around Rs 4,000 crore

June 8, 2012

Planning Commission approved the annual plan of around Rs 4,000 crore for Meghalaya for the current fiscal In the 12th the Planning commission will have focus on, use of Science and Technology in improving pace of development, encourage public private ..

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June 5: World Environment Day

June 6, 2012

“World Environment Day” is being observed across the globe Theme for this year: “Green Economy: Does it include you?” Government flagged-off the ‘Science Express-Biodiversity Special’ train in New Delhi to mark the day. The train highlights the bio-diversity zones in ..

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MOSPI to conduct Impact study of RGGVY execution

June 6, 2012

The Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation (MOSPI) will oversee an impact study in the districts across the country where the Central government’s programme- Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has already been executed. The nodal agency for implementing the ..

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Why is Bihar Rising?

June 5, 2012

Even with a lower base, Bihar has emerged as the fastest growing state in India. What are the key factors responsible for the same? The growth of Bihar is attributed to: Secondary and Tertiary activities like construction and services like ..

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