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New Delhi: Financial business inlcuding the discussion on Railway and General Budgets for 2015-15 and Consideration and Passing of the Bills to replace the Ordinances will be the main focus of the business before both the Houses of Parliament during the third week of the Budget session of Parliament beginning …
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Amendment of Land Acquisition Act essential for creating rural infrastructure: PM
Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure including roads, houses for poor, schools, hospitals and irrigation projects. The Prime Minister made a strong appeal to all sections of the Rajya Sabha, …
Read More »The fourth Indian satellite IRNSS-1D to be launched soon
New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to provide positioning and navigational services in Indian mainland and surrounding region up to 1500 Km. IRNSS consists of seven satellites in a constellation, three satellites in geostationary orbit and four satellites in geosynchronous …
Read More »India firmly committed to Peace and Stability, says the President
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the President’s Standard to 21 Squadron and 116 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force today (March 4, 2015) at Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Speaking on the occasion, the President said India is firmly committed to peace and stability for which we need …
Read More »Sun Pharma to buy GSK’s Opiates business in Australia
MELBOURNE[AUSTRALIA] and MUMBAI[INDIA]: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced that their respective wholly owned subsidiaries have reached an agreement related to GSK’s Opiates business in Australia. The current GSK Opiates business including related manufacturing sites in Latrobe (Tasmania) and Port Fairy (Victoria) and its portfolio of opiates products along …
Read More »Former PM of Australia, Mr. Kevin Rudd on a visit to India
Commander Pacific Fleet on a visit to India
New Delhi: Admiral Harry Harris, Commander Pacific Fleet, called on Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff today at South Block, New Delhi. During the meeting, discussions were held on the conduct of the USN-IN bi-lateral exercise Malabar 2015 and other forms of bi-lateral cooperation. Enhancement of training exchanges …
Read More »Proposal for 101 More National Waterways in India
New Delhi: A proposal for declaration of 101 additional waterways as National Waterways is under consideration of the Government. The proposal covers waterways across the country which have potential for year round commercial navigation. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is conducting feasibility studies on the proposed new waterways for …
Read More »Need of Common Currency for SAARC Nations
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By ANANT MISHRA [Former Youth Representative to United Nations] New Delhi: Trade is happening in the world from ages. Barter system is now history; it is money that buys everything, well mostly. As globalization rose, currencies in various nations were effectively controlled by exchange rates. Since then “exchange rates” …
Read More »Indian IT industry must focus on cyber security: PM
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon the Indian IT Industry to focus on meeting the global challenge of cyber-security. Stating that the entire world is concerned about this issue, the Prime Minister said Indian IT professionals could do a lot for cyber-safety of digital assets …
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