Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 Theme of the Budget: • Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’ • Three pillars of […]
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President launched Muziris project on February 27:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • President Pranab Mukherjee launched the first phase of Muziris heritage project on February 27. • It is a tourism venture by […]
U.S., Russia-brokered ceasefire goes into effect across Syria:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • A ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect across Syria, marking the biggest international push to reduce […]
New BRICS bank set to fund green energy projects:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • The New Development Bank (NDB) — a multilateral lender with a focus on the Global South of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa(BRICS) grouping […]
Endangered monkey-eating eagle shot at in Philippine:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • An endangered monkey-eating eagle which was released into the wild under a conservation programme is now fighting for survival after being […]
Sea sponges were the first animals on Earth, scientists discover:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 The first animal to appear on Earth was probably the humble sea sponge, American scientists believe. • According to researchers at the […]
India to host a mega conference to brainstorm on tiger conservation in April:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • India, home to nearly 70% of the world’s tiger population, will host the next Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation. The […]
RBI extends currency swap arrangement with SAARC nations:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • In order to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen financial stability, RBI has extended the $2 billion currency swap arrangement to SAARC […]
India set to seal major power deal in Bangladesh, beating China:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 State-run Indian firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in […]
Paper-trail EVMs will be introduced in 2019 polls: CEC:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • Polling for 2019 general elections will be conducted through paper trail-based electronic voting machines to “enhance transparency”. • The paper audit […]