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• May 20, 2016

•  2016 Assembly Election Results of Assam [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  With 87 seats (16.46 % votes) in the 126 member House Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its association partners have won an absolute majority in 2016 Assam state assembly election. Only BJP has won 60 seats (29.5 % votes) on its own and create history by winning an Assam assembly …

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• May 18, 2016

•  India’S First Driverless Train Trial Conducted by Delhi Metro [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  The trial run of the country՚s first ever Metro train equipped to run in the driverless mode has been conducted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) . M. Venkaiah Naidu Union Minister for Urban Development and Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister of Delhi has ritualistically flag…

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•  $50,000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award Won by Indian American Syamantak Payra [ Awards ]

  The $ 50,000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award has been won by the Indian American teenager from Texas Syamantak Payra at the age of 15 years for his work in making a low-cost electronically-aided knee brace device which permits people with declining legs to be able to walk …

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•  NTPC and Coal India Limited Made Partnership to Foray into Fertilizer Sector [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  State-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and state-run miner Coal India Limited (CIL) has inked a joint venture agreement (JVA) to resuscitate plants of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) .

  • The agreement will cover the way for NTPC to fora…

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• May 17, 2016

•  First Maritime Security Dialogue Initiated between India and US [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  The first Maritime Security Dialogue of India and United States has been kicked off in New Delhi for deepening the evolving partnership in the maritime domain between both countries.

  • The first round of conferences below the recently-constituted dialogue was held between officials …

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• May 16, 2016

•  India Signed Project Collaboration Agreement with WHO to Encourage Traditional Medicine [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  For cooperation on encouraging the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine, India has signed a historic Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) with World Health Organization (WHO) .

  • The PCA goals at supporting WHO in the deve…

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•  PM Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Launched Simhastha Declaration [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  The Prime Minister of India along with President Maithripala of Sri Lankan Sirisena has released ‘Simhastha Declaration’ at Ninora village in Ujjain. Both leaders spoken the concluding conference of the three day International Vichar Mahakumbh held on side-lines of the month-long…

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•  2016 Red Flag Aerial Combat Tests Kicked Off at US [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  The joint Red Flag Aerial combat tests between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force (IAF) decided in Alaska, US. The four-week long aerial combat exercises were held at the Nellis Air Force Base, Alaska. After 2008 this was the second time India had participated in such…

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•  Country’s First National Intellectual Property Rights Policy Has Been Approved by Union Government [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]

  National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, 2016 has been approved by the Union Government to promote the IP regime and to encourage innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in India.

  • This is the first of its kind of policy in the country which aims to support legislati…

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•  India Along with Others Five Countries Inks Deal on Tax Info Sharing [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  India and other 5 countries like Canada, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand and China have inked Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD՚s) Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement in Beijing (China) .

  • The joint agreement purposes at increasing involuntary convers…

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