CITES concludes, eight nations escape sanctions The 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, after...
Japan unfolds the mystery of ‘Fire ice’ Japan has successfully developed new technology for extracting methane gas from a previously untapped off-shore fossil fuel resource that has been...
India planned ‘Operation Lal Dora’ in 1983 to prevent coup in Mauritius India, during the regime of Indira Gandhi in 1983, had planned top secret military intervention-“Operation Lal...
In Budget 2013-14, Finance Minister P Chidambaram proposed 0.01% tax on the trade of non-agricultural commodities futures, the new tax is called Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT). As per...
‘Prisoner X’ worked for Israel: Australia Australia acknowledged for the first time that the dual Australian-Israeli citizen who died in a maximum-security Israeli prison had been working for...
Government approves Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) by civil and military users. The issue was pending...
India’s first transmission project viability-gap funding unveiled India’s first viability-gap funded, 99-km power transmission line project, in Haryana, was unveiled. The 400 KV double circuit Jharli-Kabulpur-Rohtak line was...
Delhi placed lowest in pollution survey India’s national capital Delhi has been ranked last in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) evolved by the Planning Commission which makes it...
Owing to increased popularity of Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, there is also a demand for higher travel comfort. Thus, was felt the need for the special AC luxury...
Rajat Gupta has been ordered to pay $6.2 million for legal expenses incurred by his former employer Goldman Sachs during his trial. Rajat Gupta (64) is India-born former...
Every year February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas (राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस). Why National Science Day is celebrated? 1928- To mark the discovery...
Court of Arbitration the Court permits India to go ahead with the construction of the Rs. 3600 crore KHEP In a key decision, the Court of Arbitration the...
