The ISRO successfully launched two satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 using PSLV-C42 to United Kingdom (UK) based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). Both satellites were injected into the Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 17 minutes later, at an altitude of 583 km.
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to inaugurate the first ‘smart fence’ pilot project of the country along the India-Pakistan international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar will confer the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017 – 18 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre on 18th September 2018 in New Delhi, as a part of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign launched
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Ministry of Power launched an ambitious program to encourage the deployment of Energy Efficient chiller systems in the country. The Chiller Star Labelling Program has been formulated by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). It was launched as part of the occasion of
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PM Narendra Modi launched the fortnight-long Swachhata Hi Sewa Campaign through video conferencing. During the launch, Mr. Modi also interacted with a cross-section of people which include Jawans of ITBP, school-children, members of milk and agricultural
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The International Day of Democracy was observed across the world on September 15, 2018. The day provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness.
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Ministry of Steel gave away Secondary Steel sector awards, for the first time, to 26 mini steel companies in recognition of their contribution to the national economy. The awards were given by Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh, Twelve companies were awarded Gold Certificates and 14 Silver Certificates for their performance during 2016-17. These awards were given in
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The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, (PM-AASHA.).The Scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to farmers for their produce as announced in the Union Budget for 2018.
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Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first National Scholarship Portal mobile app here that would make the government welfare schemes more accessible to the needy student.
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justice Ranjan Gogoi was appointed as the 46th Chief Justice of India. He would assume office on October 3 after present incumbent Dipak Misra retires a day before. Justice Gogoi will have a tenure of a little over 13 months and would retire on November 17, 2019.
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BJP leader L K Advani has been renominated as the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee. He was renominated by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.L.K Advani represented Gandhi Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.
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Justice Om Prakash Mishra has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of Nepal. The President Vidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Mishra in Kathmandu. Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) unanimously endorsed his name
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has prohibited the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) with immediate effect. It has also restricted the manufacture, sale or distribution of six FDCs subject to certain conditions.
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The Union cabinet approved a proposal for the complete electrification of Indian Railways in the next four years, reducing dependence on imported fossil fuel and saving revenue for the national carrier. The move will cost the government ₹12,134 crore. Indian Railways had moved the cabinet to electrify 108 sections of the railways covering 13,675 route kilometers of tracks. The government backed th
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NITI Aayog, Intel, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) collaborating to set up a Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) towards developing and deploying AI-led application-based research projects. This initiative is part of NITI Aayog’s ‘National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence’ Discussion Paper that focuses on establishing ICTAI in the country through private sector collaboration.The Model ICTAI aims to conduct advanced research to incubate AI-led solutions in
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