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RIL welcomes CAG’s withdrawal of Performance audit on private operators

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) conveyed that it has no objection to an audit by any government agency. The company appreciated India’s national auditor Comptroller and Auditor General of...

November 8, 2012

US approves missile-defense system to UAE, Qatar

The US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) has given approval to the possible sales of Lockheed Martin Corp missile-defense system to UAE and Qatar. The deal has come...

November 8, 2012

Govt announces Minimum Supporting Price for cotton

In a move aimed at stabilizing the cotton prices which have witnessed sharp plunge and are operating around Minimum Support Price (MSP) levels,  the government announced revised minimum...

November 8, 2012

“1000 Genomes Project”: Global genomes decoded to trace disease roots

 What is the “1000 Genomes Project”? Scientists working for The 1,000 Genomes Project have decoded the genomes of more than 1,000 people from 14 ethnic global groups. It...

November 6, 2012

Free generic drugs via public hospitals; Three fold increase in the allocation to health sector in the 12th Plan

The allotment for the health sector during the 12th Plan had been enhanced three times over the previous Plan allocation to handle complex challenges. The outlay in the...

November 6, 2012

Bhupathi, Bopanna clinch ATP World Tour Masters 1000

The duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lifted their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title by vanquishing Pakistan’s Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi and Netherlands’ Jean- Julien...

November 6, 2012

Need to establish South Asian power trading market: CERC

India’s power sector regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has suggested establishing a South Asian power trading market to help alleviate acute electricity deficits faced by many nations...

November 6, 2012

Limit for concessional SMS at 100 per day per SIM: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set the limit for concessional SMS at 100 per day per SIM. This will be implemented in 15 days. As...

November 6, 2012

Apex court refuses to interfere with policy on FDI in retail

Asserting that Policy making is exclusive right of the executive, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the policy on FDI in retail. The Centre informed the court...

November 6, 2012

Unique SMS service from NASA to help spot ISS

To celebrate 12th anniversary of crews living and working aboard International Space Station (ISS) NASA launched a new SMS service that will help people on earth to spot...

November 6, 2012

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