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UDAN scheme: First commercial flight of Arunachal Pradesh lands at Pasighat

The first commercial flight (42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines) of Arunachal Pradesh under UDAN scheme landed at Pasighat airport or Advance Landing Ground (ALG) in East...

May 22, 2018

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: India receives first crude oil cargo from UAE for Mangalore reserve

India received first consignment of 2 million barrels of crude oil from United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) at Mangaluru (on west coast), Karnataka....

May 22, 2018

e-Visa Scheme: Government earns Rs.1,400 crore

According to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government has earned Rs1,400 crore as revenue from highly successful e-Visa scheme since its launch in 2014. 19 lakh tourists made...

May 21, 2018

Akademik Lomonosov: Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power plant

Russia unveiled world’s first floating nuclear power station at  port city of Murmansk. It will be loaded with nuclear fuel at Murmansk and will be towed to port...

May 20, 2018

UJALA scheme: EESL distributes over 30 crore LED bulbs across the country

State run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has distributed over 30 crore light emitting diode (LED) bulbs across country under zero-subsidy Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All...

May 20, 2018

Zojila tunnel: PM Narendra Modi launches construction of Asia’s longest road tunnel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated construction of Rs 6,809 crore Zojila tunnel project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh. It will be India’s and Asia’s longest and strategic bi-directional...

May 20, 2018

IIT Kanpur sets up India’s first advisory centre for energy

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has set up India’s first Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) with the help of Government of United Kingdom. The first of its kind...

May 20, 2018

India drags US to WTO over imposition of duties

India has dragged United States (US) to World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Mechanism over imposition of import duties on steel and aluminium. India stated that decision will...

May 20, 2018

Supreme Court approves draft Cauvery Management Scheme

Supreme Court has approved Centre’s draft Cauvery Management Scheme for smooth distribution of water among four southern riparian states/UT viz. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. It ordered...

May 19, 2018

Parcel Cargo Express Train connecting northeast to West Coast begins operation

Northeast Frontier Railway of Indian Railway has started operating one lease Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET) connecting northeastern part of the country to West Coast on fortnightly basis....

May 19, 2018

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