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Cabinet approves recommendations of 7th Pay Commission
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits. It will come into effect from 01.01.2016. In the past, the employees had to wait...
BRICS Youth Summit, 2016 at Guwahati from 1st to 3rd July 2016
Prime Minister shri Narendra Modi, in his remark at Fortaleza BRICS Summit, had stressed the role of youth and sports in furthering intra-BRICS cooperation. In this regard he had also announced Under-17 Football Cup during India’s BRICS Chairmanship 2016. Shri Modi has laid...
World Bank President on a 2 day visit to India
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will arrive today on a two-day visit to India to explore knowledge and financing opportunities. He will seek government's help in dealing with endemic problems like malnutrition and reiterate the Bank's strong support to India's stated commitments to increase its reliance on renewable energy sources. Kim will also...
Lionel Messi retires from international football
Lionel Messi has decided to retire from international football. Argentina's captain Messi took this call to hang his boots from international soccer after losing Copa America final.Messi's dramatic announcement followed Argentina's third loss in a major final since 2014....
India becomes 35th member of MTCR
India has become the 35th country to gain membership into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) which sets guidelines to control the production and delivery of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles capable of mass destruction. It was accepted after a consensus decision taken by the other pre-existing member nations. The External Affairs Ministry...
Britain Votes To Exit European Union (EU), Market crash
In a historic development, the Britain has voted to leave the European Union (EU) after 43 years as the 'Brexit' camp on Friday took a seemingly unassailable lead over the 'Remain' camp in a down-to-wire referendum with far reaching implications for the world. As a...
No decision on India's NSG membership
No decision on India's NSG membership as China remains adamant. The plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) ended at Seoul on Friday with no decision on India's membership bid as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading...
Union Government launches India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on CNG in Delhi
Union Government has launched a pilot programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in New Delhi to curb air pollution in cities. The project was jointly launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the CGO Complex CNG station.
The first-of-its-kind...
Anil Kumble appointed New Indian Cricket Coach
Former captain Anil Kumble was appointed as the Indian cricket team's head coach for one-year tenure on 23rd June 2016. The 45-year-old Kumble pipped former Team Director Ravi Shastri, Australians Tom Moody and Stuart Law and a host of others to clinch the high-profile position...
Boxers Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar qualify for Rio Olympics 2016
Indian boxers Manoj Kumar and Vikas Krishan have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Manoj Kumar booked Olympic berth after advancing in the quarterfinal bout against Tajikistan’s Rakhimov Shakvakatdzhon in the AIBA World Olympic qualification event in Baku, Azerbaijan. Later, Asian Games...
ISRO's PSLV-C34 Successfully launches record 20 satellites
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched a record 20 satellites from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. The launch also placed into orbit two Indian academic community built satellites. ISRO has so far launched 57...
FSSAI bans use of potassium bromate as food additive
Government on Monday banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), however, has referred potassium iodate -- also claimed to be carcinogenic used as a food additive -- to a scientific panel. Last month, the regulator...
Civil Aviation Policy 2016
Civil Aviation Policy 2016: Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the New Civil Aviation Policy on 15th June 2016. This is the first time since Independence that an integrated Civil Aviation Policy has been brought...
Tata Power to acquire Welspun Renewables
Tata Power Co. Ltd has agreed to acquire renewable energy company Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. In this regard, Tata Power’s renewable energy unit Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has signed share purchase agreement to acquire Welspun Renewables Energy. The...
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
Microsoft said Monday it agreed to purchase the business-oriented social network in an all-cash deal valued at $196 per share, a 49.5 percent premium over LinkedIn's closing price on Friday. Microsoft’s deal to acquire the work-focused social networking giant is an all-cash...
