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White Paper points to 4-pronged strategy to curb black money

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled a White Paper on black money in Lok Sabha, which makes a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with...

May 25, 2012

May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)

‘International Biodiversity Day’ observed across the world on May 22. Objective: To step-up understanding and awareness about biodiversity issues. To make people aware about the importance of biodiversity...

May 23, 2012

Cabinet approves proposal to permit GAIL to sign agreement on TAPI Gas pipe line project

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to permit GAIL India Limited to ink the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement (GSPA)...

May 23, 2012

DoPT floats EOI Document for engaging agency for self evaluation study of compliance of UNCAC provisions

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited for the assignment of ‘Self Evaluation Study’ of India’s status of compliance of provisions of the United Nations Convention...

May 11, 2012

RS passes Chemical Weapons Convention Amendment Bill

The Rajya Sabha passed the Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010. India is a signatory to the Convention on the prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use...

May 5, 2012

India, Japan to launch dialogue mechanisms on cyber, maritime security

India and Japan have agreed to launch dialogue mechanisms on cyber and maritime security. The dialogue b/w the two nations will be held at the level of foreign...

May 1, 2012

Need to curb paid news syndrome: CEC

Addressing the 3rd Conference of Heads of Election Management Bodies of the SAARC nations in New Delhi, the Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi held that practices like ‘paid...

May 1, 2012

First state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System: Goa

Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing assembly polls slated...

March 2, 2012

Multilateral Convention relating to Tax Matters inked by India

· Indian finalized a Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. This device as yet was available only for the members of Council of Europe and...

January 31, 2012

Russia: Putin for expansion of SCO membership

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the SCO s Council of Ministers summit in St Petersburg that Russia favoured the expansion of the membership of the Shanghai Cooperation...

December 29, 2011

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