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US-India Bilateral Naval exercise to commences

US-India Bilateral Naval exercise to commences

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US-India Bilateral Naval exercise to commences

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT


What is "Exercise Malabar"? "Exercise Malabar" is the yearly India - US Bilateral Naval exercise. "Malabar" commences in the Bay of Bengal from April 7, 2012. It will be a

Person in News: Viktor Bout; Russia furious over U.S. Bout verdict

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:57 AM PDT


Who is Viktor Bout? Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (a citizen of Russia) is a convicted arms smuggler and political prisoner. He was arrested in Thailand in 2008; extradited in 2010 to

By 2050, India will add 497 Million urban population

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:05 AM PDT


As per a report titled "2011 Revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects" released by UN, India will add another 497 million to its urban population by 2050. As per the

April 7, 2012: World Health Day

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT


April 7, 2012 being celebrated as the World Health Day. Significance: The day is being observed to mark the anniversary of founding of World Health Organisation (WHO) in the year

Khasi withdrawn from UNESCO's 'language in danger'

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:44 AM PDT


The Khasi language of Meghalaya has been removed from the UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger as it is now considered as safe. UNESCO in its website announced

‘Right to Public Services Act’ notified in Assam

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:20 AM PDT


What is "Assam Right to Public Services Act, 2012"? It is a law passed by the Assam government in order to provide better public services to the citizens in a

WHO: ‘No harmful effect of mobile radiation has been found for any species including humans’

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT


Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Milind Deora, informed the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour that "a recent research by WHO has put forward that that till date

Immigration Regulation Authority to be setup by India

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:42 AM PDT


The Government of India plans to set up an Immigration Regulation Authority to supervise and assist migration. A Bill in this regard is being prepared and will be put up

Norms relaxed for PMGSY execution in Uttar Pradesh districts

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:42 AM PDT


The norms for enforcing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have been loosened up for Naxal infested districts in UP. The villages having a population of over 250 people will

'Smart-Grid' cities to be developed in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:41 AM PDT


Firozabad, a town near Agra to be developed by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) as a model of the aspirational 'smart grid-smart city' project that would add

‘Calamity Emergency Force’ to be constituted in Madhya Pradesh

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:40 AM PDT


In order to tackle all kinds of calamities, State Calamity Emergency Force to be constituted in every district of the Madhya Pradesh by the Calamity Management Authority,MP. The State Calamity

'Orbit Railway network planned in Haryana

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:39 AM PDT


'Orbit Railway' being planned by the Haryana government around the three of the Delhi in NCR Region of Haryana. The State government of Haryana has already constituted Haryana Metro Rail

Rojgar Samachar - now available online in Hindi

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT


The Employment News Weekly Newspaper (a unit of the Directorate of Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) launched its Hindi website 'Rojgar Samachar' to cater the needs of job

For Climate Resilient Farming, plans being carried out by India

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:36 AM PDT


Implementation of several schemes/programmes intensified by India's Agricultural Ministry in order to make agriculture in India Climate Resilient by implanting and mainstreaming several adaption measures. Noteworthy among these schemes/programmes are:-
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