Business & Politics

ISRO tests engine that lands India among space technology giants

ISRO tests engine that lands India among space tec...

August 30, 2016

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested two ‘scramjet’ engines this weekend, making India the fourth country in the world to showcase the engine technology.

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Indian Prime Minister’s app just crossed 2.5 million downloads

Indian Prime Minister’s app just crossed 2.5 mil...

August 30, 2016

Indian Prime Minister’s app, that allows citizens to directly communicate with the PM's office crosses 2.5 million downloads and becomes the most used app of any political leader in the world.

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India inks strategic cooperation agreement with South Africa

India inks strategic cooperation agreement with So...

August 29, 2016

Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation between India and South Africa in various grass root level innovation. The MoU was signed at Pretoria, capital of South Africa, in pursuance to the Inter-Government agreement between ...

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PBD’s great gathering of Indian diaspora to be held in Bengaluru, January 7-9, 2017

PBD’s great gathering of Indian diaspora to be h...

August 26, 2016

The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention the great gathering of Indian diaspora will be held for the first time in the South Western Indian State of Karnataka, in Bengaluru, from 7 to 9 January 2017.

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The dark side of a booming vehicles market in India

The dark side of a booming vehicles market in Indi...

August 25, 2016

Registration of vehicles, as of 2015, was recorded at approximately 20 million - including re-registration of vehicles - in India. Due to dilapidated public transport, the demand for private vehicles is at an all-time high. The alarming rate of vehicles is adding to the traffic c...

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New Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel faces many challenges

New Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel fac...

August 25, 2016

#Urjit Patel who will become 24th #Governor of #Reserve Bank of India has more than half-a-dozen challenges before him. However Patel is neither new to Reserve Bank of India nor to the #Finance Ministry or to the political establishment unlike some of his predecessors.

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Will data leak on Scorpene submarines torpedo Indo-French ties?

Will data leak on Scorpene submarines torpedo Indo...

August 25, 2016

As sensitive data regarding #submarines being built for its #navy floated around the globe freely, #India is assessing the damage.

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India aims to set up 50 new airports by 2019

India aims to set up 50 new airports by 2019

August 24, 2016

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) aims to enhance the regional connectivity in India with as many as 50 new airports in the next three years.

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India world’s third largest home for tech start-ups, according to ASSOCHAM

India world’s third largest home for tech st...

August 24, 2016

A recent study by The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM) has established India as the third largest hub for tech start-ups in the world, with recommendations to strengthen and ameliorate the eco-system for the entrepreneurs of the country. ASSOCHAM conducted a ...

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Internet users expected to double by 2020, mostly from rural India

Internet users expected to double by 2020, mostly ...

August 22, 2016

According to "The Future of Internet in India”, the report compiled by Indian body The National Association of Software & Services Companies (Nasscom) and American internet solutions company Akamai Technologies, the number of internet users in India are expected to double b...

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