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• May 21, 2015

•  Centre Government allocates Rs 5,000 crore for development of AYUSH [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  The central government has allocated ₹ 5,000 crore for the growth of Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) . It was announced by Union Minister of State (MoS) for AYUSH Sripad Naik at a function in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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• May 20, 2015

•  Reliance Jio signs pact with Chinese telecom giant Huawei for 4G devices [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) is the part of Reliance Industries (RIL) and it has signed a pact with Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer firm Huawei for sourcing various 4^th Generation (4G) devices. According to the agreement, Huawei will supply RJio with 4G devices which inclu…

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•  Prasar Bharati CEO welcomes Doordarshan-CCTV pac for exchange of art, culture programmes [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Indian channel Doordarshan and China Central Television (CCTV) have signed an agreement for exchange of art, culture and development television programmes. The agreement was signed between India Doordarshan, CEO of Prasar Bharathi Jawahar Sircar and China television during the fi…

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•  India and South Korea sign 7 agreements to enhance bilateral relations [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  Indian PM Narendra Modi and South Korea have signed 7 memorandums of mutual understanding (MoUs) to enhance bilateral relations, economic and trade cooperation. The agreements were signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi՚s last leg of three nation tour viz China, Mongolia and …

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•  Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Ms. Draupadi Murmu was the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a Governor in an Indian State. Ms. Murmu was sworn in as the first woman and 9^th Governor of Jharkhand since the state was granted statehood status after bifurcating from Bihar on 15 November …

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•  6^th National Conference on Nuclear Energy held in New Delhi [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  6^th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was held in New Delhi on 15 May 2015. The theme of this edition was Nuclear Energy: A Clean Energy option by ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) .

  • The conference discussed the issue related to the status of Nuc…

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•  HDFC Bank launches medical benefits prepaid card [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Second largest private bank HDFC Bank has launched ‘HDFC Bank Apollo Medical Benefits Card’ with partnership of Apollo Hospitals for this prepaid product. This prepaid card allows corporate to easily disburse medical allowance to their employees, saving time and cost.

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•  Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won a bronze medal in Shanghai IAAF Diamond League [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Indian ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda won a bronze medal in the second leg of the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League series in Shanghai, China. Robert Urbanek of Poland won the Gold with a throw of 64.47 metres. Piotr Malachowski …

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•  BJP MP S.S. Ahluwalia to head joint panel on Land Acquisition Amendment bill [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia is the MP of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) who has been appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of Parliament that will look into the provisions of the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill, 2015. This committee consists of 30-members- 20 members from Lok Sabh…

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•  Opah world’s first fully warm-blooded fish [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Opah, World՚s first fully warm-blooded fish was discovered recently and it was discovered by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) . Opah or moonfish fish has identified by rusty reddish color with white spots and bright red fins and this fis…

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