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New Delhi: The year 2015-2016 will be observed as water conservation year. A public movement will launched through out the country for this purpose and at least one official of the Union Water Resources Ministry will be present in every district of the country during this period. This was announced …
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Five World Class Integrated Passenger Terminals to be Developed in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will take up a series of ambitious projects to enable quick and hassle free travel besides providing public spaces for recreation and quality living and promoting better walkability and women safety. Various initiatives of DDA have been firmed up at a review meeting taken …
Read More »Port Call INS Sahyadri at Manila, Philippines
Manila: Indian Naval Ship INS Sahyadri, an indigenously built guided missile stealth Frigate, arrived today at Manila, Philippines after participating in exercise RIMPAC 14, and covering a distance of about 5000 nautical miles (9000 Km). The ship had sailed from Hawaii, USA on 02 Aug 14. The multi role stealth …
Read More »India to open the Defence manufacturing for foreign funds
New Delhi: Keeping the massive defence preparedness in mind, Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has appealed to the defence scientists and technologists of DRDO to work in right earnest to turn the organisation into a hub for defence manufacturing. The Defence Minister was speaking at the Annual DRDO Awards function …
Read More »Jailtley Lays Foundation Stone for Nau Sena Bhawan
New Delhi: The foundation stone for the Naval Headquarters building complex named as ‘Nau Sena Bhawan’, was laid by Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley here today. On this occasion Minister of State for Defence Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief …
Read More »Nagpur Metro Rail Project approved
Nagpur: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project covering a length of approximately 38.21 kms along two corridors. These corridors are the North-South Corridor covering approximately 19.65 kms from Automotive Square to MIHAN and the East-West …
Read More »Digital India – A programme to transform India into digital empowered society
New Delhi: The Cabinet today at the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval for Digital India – A programme to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge economy. This is a follow up to the key decisions taken on the design of the …
Read More »Mentha oil futures trading: A positive integration with physical markets
Ahmedabad: A study conducted on futures trading by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi has concluded that the use of commodity exchanges to source material for industries in the food and pharma sector that use mentha oil has helped …
Read More »Youths urged to develop abilities to take-on world
Patan: Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel today ascertained that the state government is determined to develop skills and abilities among the youths of Gujarat to make them capable to compete at the world level. In this reference, the Chief Minister further stated that the Gujarat’s universities, schools, colleges should …
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