National
Union Government notifies new import policy for marble & travertine blocks
Union Government has notified new import policy for marble & travertine blocks with effect from October 1, 2016.................Read More
Supreme Court moves away from death penalty
The Supreme Court has moved away from death penalty (capital punishment) after it commuted the death sentence of a youth for raping and killing a seven-year-old girl with the Special Category of Punishment..................Read More
New Appointments
Alka Sirohi appointed as UPSC chairman
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former IAS officer Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as per Article 316 of Constitution..................Read More
Business and Economy
Gionee inks MoU with Haryana Government to set up manufacturing hub in Faridabad
The Gionee India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Haryana government to set up its phone manufacturing hub in Faridabad..................Read More
Awards
Writer Meghna Pant wins FON South Asia Short Story Award
Writer Meghna Pant has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing..................Read More
Science and Technology
MIT scientists develop new technique to find signs of life on Mars
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US have developed a novel spectroscopic technique to find signs of present or former extraterrestrial life on the Mars..................Read More
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