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Mar 19, 2015

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Held in Sendai Japan 

The 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) was held in Sendai City from 14 March to 18 March 2015 in Japan. The 3rd UN World Conference was hosted by the Government of Japan in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) . T…

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Government Schemes/Projects

India to Host Seventh Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2016 

Developing country India will host the 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in 2016 and this announced by Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan (recently held in 2015…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Mar 18, 2015

Union Ministry DoNER Announced to Appoint Mary Kom as the Brand Ambassador of the NE Region 

Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was appointed as Olympic Bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of the North-East region. She was selected by DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh who region which offers 2.4 trillion rupees business oppor…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Mar 17, 2015

Veteran Gandhian Narayan Desai Passes Away 

Gandhian Narayan Desai passed away age of 90 in Surat, Gujarat on 15 March 2015 and he is son of Mahatma Gandhi՚s personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai. Gandhian Narayan was born on 24 Dec 1924 at Valsad in Gujarat and was brought up at Gandhiji՚s Sabarmati Ashram in Ah…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Pakistan Tests 1st Indigenous Armed Drone Burraq and Laser Guided Missile Barq 

Indian neighbour Pakistan successfully tested its first built all-weather armed drone named Burraq and a under laser guided missile named Barq. By successfully testing of Burraq, Pakistan became the 9th country worldwide to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) domesti…

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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Sentenced to 13-Year Imprisonment 

Mohamed Nasheed (Former Maldivian President) was arrested for 13-year imprisonment by country՚s criminal court under the anti-terrorism laws. Mohamed Nasheed was charged under the island nation՚s Anti-Terrorism Act, 1990 for his order to arrest a Criminal Court judge Abdulla Moha…

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Japan & France Inks Defence Pact 

Japan & France has signed defence pact to boost cooperation and joint development for an arms transfer agreement for military equipment, services and technology. Japan & France seek to defence sector for joint development between both countries in order to strengthen security tie…

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Defense

World Consumer Rights Day 2015 Observed on 15 March 2015 

The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2015 was observed on 15 March 2015 and the theme of this year is Helping consumers choose healthy diets. The theme of this year was taken up by the Consumers International (CI) because unhealthy diets are linked to four of the ten biggest caus…

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Important Days

Endophytic Alga Species Found in Indian Ocean 

According to the Researchers, Endophytic alga has found in the Indian Ocean which belonging to Ulvella leptochaete species thriving. Endophytic alga species of alga is originally inhabitant to the seas around the British Isles and the East China Sea.

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Government Schemes/Projects

Mar 15, 2015

Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Launched - Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme 

Ananth Kumar (Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers) launched the “Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme” which based on web enabled system for redressal of consumers grievances relating to pricing and availability of medicines. It scheme launched by the purpose of effective complaint r…

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Government Schemes/Projects