Inclusive Growth – theme of 33rd India International Trade Fair
The Theme of 33rd edition of the India International Trade Fair is inclusive growth. The fair will begin from 14th of this month and continue till 27th at Pragati Maidan
India-US naval exercise – Malabar – underway in Bay of Bengal
India-US naval exercise named Malabar 2013 is underway in the Bay of Bengal. It is the latest in a continuing series of exercises conducted to advance multinational maritime relationships and
Need to improve quality of higher education
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said government’s effort to increase quantity in higher education must be matched with commensurate efforts to improve quality. Inaugurating the conference of Directors of National
Mars Orbiter Mission – ISRO plans supplementary orbit raising manoeuvre for Mars orbiter
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan (“Mars-craft”) is a Mars orbiter that was successfully launched into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation
World’s first underwater rail-link Marmaray opened
Turkey has opened the world’s first underwater rail-link, connecting Asia and Europe. The engineering feat spans 13 kilometers and is around 60 meters below the Bosphorus Strait. Called the Marmaray,
13 FDI proposals worth Rs 1258 crore approved by India
The Indian government has approved 13 Foreign Direct Investment, FDI proposals amounting to over 1,258 crore rupees. An official release said, these proposals were approved on the recommendations of the
Better norms for primary issuance of debt securities by SEBI
Market regulator SEBI relaxed the norms for primary issuance of debt securities by companies, in a bid to develop the country’s corporate bond market. As per the new measures implemented
Kudankulam nuclear plant to restart soon
In Tamil Nadu, the power generation in Kudankulam nuclear power plant will be restarted soon according to its site Director R S Sundar. He said that power generation has been
US $250000 for women safety programme in Delhi – UN Women
The United States has announced a grant of 250,000 US dollars for an ongoing programme to make Delhi a safe city for women. The programme, ‘Delhi Safe City – Free
Diwali festival celebrated at Capitol Hill US
The first ever Diwali festival was celebrated at the US Congress amidst chanting of Vedic mantras by a Hindu priest. Over two-dozen influential lawmakers along with eminent Indian-Americans gathered at