National
Union Government launches ePACE, INFRACON and up-Scaled INAM PRO for Road Transport Sector
The Union Government has launched three IT and ITES initiatives for best practices in road transport sector....Read More
NTPC partners with Coal India Limited to foray into fertilizer sector
State-run power producer NTPC has signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with state-run miner Coal India Limited (CIL) to revive plants of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL).....Read More
International
India, US hold first Maritime Security Dialogue
India and United States (US) held their first Maritime Security Dialogue in New Delhi for deepening the evolving partnership in the maritime domain between both countries.....Read More
Business and Economy
World Bank approves $625-million loan for India’s Rooftop Solar Programme
The World Bank’s Board has approved 625 million dollars loan to support India’s grid connected rooftop solar programme to generate clean energy.....Read More
New Appointments
Justice Deepak Gupta sworn-in as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Justice Deepak Gupta has sworn-in as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the Chhattisgarh High Court.....Read More
Awards
5 Indians posthumously honoured with UN’s Dag Hammarskjold Medal
Four Indian peacekeepers and a civilian have been chosen posthumously for United Nation’s Dag Hammarskjold Medal for their courage and sacrifice.....Read More
IIT-Kharagpur’s Nandini Bhandaru wins European Materials Research Society Award
Nandini Bhandaru, a PhD student at IIT-Kharagpur has won the Young Scientist Award of the European Materials Research Society’s (E-MRS) for contribution to materials science.....Read More
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2016 Man Booker International Prize
South Korean author, Han Kang, has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel The Vegetarian.....Read More
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