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December 3, 2016 8:30 AM

Navy rules out deploying 'overweight' Tejas on aircraft carriers

The navy has ruled out deploying indigenously built light combat aircraft Tejas on its aircraft carriers, saying it is not being able to meet the requirements. Citing overweight as one of the reasons for ruling out Tejas for India's aircraft carriers Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba sai...

December 3, 2016 8:08 AM

6th Heart of Asia ministerial conference to begin at Amritsar

The 6th Heart of Asia ministerial conference will begin at Amritsar in Punjab from today. The conference will discuss peace, cooperation and economic development in Afghanistan. The main conference will be inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani . Financ...

December 3, 2016 7:50 AM

RuPay card usage jumps 118.6% in 1st week of demonetisation

RuPay card usage jumped by over 118.6 per cent in the week following demonetisation that took effect from November 8 mid-night while the overall debit and credit card transactions recorded an increase of 70.5 per cent. According to RBI data, the usage of RuPay card at POS terminals soared by as much...

December 3, 2016 7:01 AM

32nd anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy being observed

Bhopal is observing 32nd anniversary of gas leak tragedy today. On the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd December in 1984, several hundred people were killed and scores of people were maimed for life when the Methyl Isocyanate gas was leaked from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide. <br/><b...

December 2, 2016 9:46 PM

SC approves Centre's graded response system to tackle Delhi-NCR air pollution

The Supreme Court today accorded its nod to the Centre's graded response action plan to tackle different levels of pollution and asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to upgrade its existing infrastructure and set up additional monitoring stations in Delhi-NCR within six months. <...

December 2, 2016 9:46 PM

6th Heart of Asia ministerial conference to begin at Amritsar

The 6th Heart of Asia ministerial conference will begin at Amritsar in Punjab from tomorrow. The conference will discuss peace, cooperation and economic development in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>The main conference will be inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan Preside...

December 2, 2016 9:12 PM

Health Ministry sets up National Task Force on SDG-3

The Health Ministry has set up a National Task Force on Sustainable Development Goal, SDG-3 to provide technical support to states on it.<br/><br/>The SDG-3 seeks to ensure health and well-being for all. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health, Anu...

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