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‘Green Kumbh Mela’

A new campaign called ‘Green Kumbh’ is going hand in hand with the onging Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. The green initiative which is being lead by Swami...

February 1, 2013

US military to remove ban on women serving in combat

The US Defence department is expected to lift a ban on women serving in combat after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield....

January 26, 2013

SC prohibits tourists from entering Jarawa tribe habitat

The apex court banned all tourist movements in the habitat of extremely endangered Jarawa tribe in Andaman and Nicobar and also sought to know from Andaman & Nicobar...

January 26, 2013

January 24, 2013: India observes ''National Girl Child Day''

India celebrated ”National Girl Child Day” on January 24 with the objective of raising consciousness of the society towards the girl child so that she can be valued...

January 24, 2013

67 % population entitled for food: Panel

As per the suggestions made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs headed by Vilas Muttemwar: Food entitlements under the National Food Security Act should...

January 18, 2013

Health Ministry raises eligible income limit for HMDG to 1 lakh

Extending more help to people who do not fall under the Below the Poverty Line (BPL) category, the Health Ministry has raised the criterion of annual income from...

January 18, 2013

Tamil Nadu best to implement NRHM

As per an Evaluation Study of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) done by the Institute of Economic Growth of the University of Delhi, Tamil Nadu stands at top...

January 16, 2013

Allahabad Bank signs MoU with CIMSME to shore up priority sector lending

Allahabad Bank has inked an MoU with the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) to prop up its priority sector lending. CIMSME communicates the interests...

January 16, 2013

Corporation Bank unveils RuPay Aadhar card

Corporation Bank has launched Corp RuPay Aadhaar card which has a primary aim to provide easy and smooth banking services to the financially excluded and underprivileged sections of...

January 16, 2013

Maha Kumbh begins in Prayag

On Makar Sankrnti, Maha Kumbh Mela festival, one of the largest congregations on earth, began in Prayag (Sangam), Allahabad at the confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical...

January 15, 2013

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