National
India’s first indigenously designed & built frigate INS Godavari decommissioned
India’s first indigenously designed warship INS Godavari decommissioned has been decommissioned after 32 years of service. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Indian Navy conducts large scale fleet exercise on eastern seaboard
Indian Navy has conducted a large scale Fleet exercise on the eastern seaboard to maintain high levels of combat readiness and counter emerging threats. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Government’s Policy Initiative Development of Industrial / Economic Corridors
Union Government has adopted the strategy of developing integrated industrial/economic corridors across the country in partnership with respective State Governments for boosting industrial development. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Government launches two mobile apps for farmers
Union Government has launched two mobile applications namely Crop Insurance and AgriMarket Mobile to benefit farmers. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Lok Sabha passes The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Lok Sabha has passed The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow doubling of wage ceiling for calculating bonus of factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Parliament passes three bills without discussion
Parliament has passed three bills in ongoing winter session. These bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha without discussion after they were earlier passed by Lok Sabha. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro project
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase &ndash 1 A. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Cabinet approves to expand visa-free diplomatic travel to more countries
The Union Cabinet has given its nod to the Model Agreement on exemption from visa requirements for the holders of diplomatic and official passports. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
CCEA approves Rs 3,000 crore scheme for fisheries sector
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for implementation of an umbrella scheme for integrated development and management of fisheries. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
International
Philippines becomes first Asian country to approve sale of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia
Philippines became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s first ever dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in the country. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Cabinet approves revised cost estimates of Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan
The Union Cabinet has approved the reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan at the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of 1775.69 crore rupees. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
New Appointments
Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed CEO of FSSAI
Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food Regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Amit Agarwal appointed as CFO of Jet Airways
Private air carrier Jet Airways has appointed Amit Agarwal as its new full time Chief Financial Officer (CFO). â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Business and Economy
RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to June 30, 2016
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Awards
Dr. Rakesh K. Jain selected for 2015 National Medal of Science
Indian American Professor Dr. Rakesh K. Jain has been selected for 2015 National Medal of Science of the United States. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Special in day
24th December: National Consumer Day
In India, 24th December is being observed as National Consumer Day. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
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