March 30, 2015
External Affairs
News With two back-to-back historic visits by the Indian and American leadership in less than six months, the US is on “pathway” to become India’s “best partner” as the two countries have agreed on a robust agenda to strengthen their strategic ties. America welcomes India’s constructive leadership on global challenges ...
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March 29, 2015
External Affairs, Other Ministries, PMO
News Indian space agency ISRO is working with SAARC countries for setting up a dedicated satellite for them as mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking after the succesful launch of navigational satellite IRNSS-1D , ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar expressed confidence that once the project gets approved, significant development would ...
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March 29, 2015
Defence, Other Ministries
News The government sanctioned a Rs 5,113 crore project to develop a next-generation Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), which will act as a 360-degree ‘Eye in the Sky’, and also approved purchase of two Airbus A330 aircraft for the same. The eventual plan is to induct eight such aircraft ...
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March 28, 2015
Other Ministries, Transport and Shipping
News The much-delayed Delhi-Jaipur Expressway would be completed by June, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Centre is ready to build four bypasses by December for important towns if Rajasthan government offers land. Out of 57 structures to be completed which include flyovers, vehicle underpasses and pedestrian ...
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March 27, 2015
Digital India, Other Ministries, PRAGATI
News PMO announced the launching of a new public grievance cell, PRAGATI or Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation, which is a unique integrative and interactive platform. The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles three latest technologies: Digital data management, video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology. This new portal will replace the portal PMO CPGRAMS which ...
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March 26, 2015
Commerce and Industry, North East Development, Other Ministries
News Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a land customs station at the Indo-Myanmar border trade centre at Zokhawthar in Champhai district of Mizoram. The Centre has been taking up development in the North East on a mission mode and arrangements were made for expeditious completion of pending projects in the region. ...
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March 25, 2015
Agriculture, Other Ministries
News The Centre allocated the development of 17 mega food parks across the country to state governments and private firms envisaging an investment of over Rs 6,000 crore. The project cost to set up these 17 mega food parks would be Rs 2,030 crore, of which the central grant would ...
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March 25, 2015
Communications and IT, External Affairs, Home
6 Pacts: Agreement on transfer of sentenced prisoners: Under this agreement , Indian prisoners convicted in Qatar can be repatriated to India to serve the remaining part of their sentence. Similarly Qatari citizens convicted in India can be sent to their home country to serve their sentence. This agreement would enable ...
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March 20, 2015
Home, Other Ministries
West Asian companies likely to build five crude reserves in India: The government may rope in private refiners and state firms from West Asia to build five new crude reserves worth Rs 20,000 crore and is also considering tax incentives to attract foreign firms to build and use the assets. ...
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March 18, 2015
Home, Other Ministries
Operation Smile When Ghaziabad police recovered 227 missing children in 30 days by a unique campaign called “Operation Smile” Rajanath Singh order the campaign to be emulated in other states too. The plan has been successful as at least eight states have told the Ministry that they rescued over 2500 missing children ...
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