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June 21, 2016 1:21 PM

Southwest Monsoon spreads to half of the country: Met Dept

The Indian Meteorological Department said the southwest monsoon has covered almost half of the country, including the drought-hit Marathwada, as the overall rainfall deficiency comes down to around 22 per cent. It has forecast an above normal Monsoon this year.<br/><br/>The MeT Departmen...

June 21, 2016 12:13 PM

Indian Navy celebrates International Yoga Day

Indian Navy celebrated the second International Yoga Day at INS Adyar in Chennai today. More than 300 naval personnel along with their families including children, from units under Headquarters Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area including INS Adyar participated enthusiastically in the Mass Yoga se...

June 21, 2016 8:17 AM

Govt sets terms for premature PPF withdrawal

The Finance Ministry has said that subscribers of the Public Provident Fund (PPF) can prematurely close the deposit scheme after completing five years for reasons such as higher education or expenditure towards medical treatment. <br/><br/>In a notification, the Ministry said that a subs...

June 21, 2016 8:13 AM

19 Indian fishermen, detained off the coast island Diego Garcia released

Kerala Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma has said that all the 19 Indian fishermen, detained off the coast of British island Diego Garcia for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters, have been released. The fishermen, released yesterday, were in custody since 27th of last month. She inf...

June 21, 2016 8:11 AM

US asks NSG members to support India's membership

The United States has asked the members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to consider and support India's application to join the group during the plenary meeting in Seoul beginning today. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference that participating...

June 21, 2016 7:36 AM

48-hour countdown for launch of 20 satellites going on

The 48-hour countdown for the launch of the PSLV C34 rocket carrying 20 satellites is going on as per schedule smoothly at the Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikotta. The national space agency ISRO has said the filling of fourth stage of the versatile launch vehicle with liquid fuel and oxides has...

June 21, 2016 7:19 AM

FSSAI bans use of potassium bromate as food additive

The government has banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive. Last month Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had recommended to the Health Ministry about removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Env...

June 20, 2016 9:05 PM

Govt invites application for e-auction of 2nd batch of FM radio

Government today issued notice inviting applications for e-auction of 266 FM Radio channels in 92 cities in the second batch of Private FM Phase III. The second batch consists of 227 channels in 69 new cities besides 39 channels in 23 existing cities. In a statement, Information and Broadcasting Min...

June 20, 2016 8:45 PM

PM's appeal has generated demand for Khadi: KVIC Chairman

Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) Chairman VK Saxena has said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to the general public to wear at least one Khadi dress in a week has generated huge demand for the fabric. He was talking to reporters in Ahmedabad after inaugurating a renovated Khad...

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