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Indian IT giant Wipro acquires American firm Appirio
October 22, 2016
Wipro Limited, a major IT company announced earlier this week that it has acquired Appirio Inc., a US-based cloud services firm, for an approximate EUR 450 million. However, declining revenue rates, revealed yesterday, remains a concern.
Read MoreMAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2016 commences
October 21, 2016
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival was inaugurated yesterday and has much to offer in the coming days, in terms of contemporary and classic cinema, both Indian and international.
Read MoreRevisions in Montreal Protocol to reduce HFCs
October 17, 2016
Days after many countries joined hands to mitigate the increase in global climate issues, new revisions in the Montreal Protocol are now focusing towards reducing the use of Hydro Fluorocarbons (HFCs) contributing in the increase of global warming.
Read MoreIndian women honoured with UN Climate Solutions Award
October 7, 2016
Soon after India confirmed its intention to contribute towards climate change mitigation, the United Nations recognised 1,000 rural Indian women internationally on September 28, by honouring them with the ‘United Nations Momentum for Change Climate Change Award’, for their in...
Read MoreMilitary storm brewing over the subcontinent
October 3, 2016
Amid global concerns, hostilities between India and Pakistan-arch rivals with nuclear capabilities - is further escalating after India's audacious military strike on September 23 across the Line of Control (LoC) that destroyed 40 terror training camps located in Pakistan.
Read MoreIndia ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement on October 2
September 27, 2016
Though India was earlier reluctant to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement any time soon, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25, 2016, announced that the country will ratify the accord on October 2 this year.
Read MoreParis Climate Agreement may soon become an international law
September 22, 2016
The Paris Climate Agreement has been signed by numerous countries now, and to speed up the process of turning the agreement into an international law, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, invited leaders to a special ceremony in New York on September 21, 2016.
Read MoreMixed opinions prevail over the canonization of Mother Teresa
September 5, 2016
On a rainy Sunday in Kolkata, as believers of humanity from across the world gathered at the Mother House, the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity,critics came down heavily on the canonization of Mother Teresa. Social media saw heated debates over whether Mother Teresa was th...
Read MorePoor road infrastructure
August 2, 2016
The problem of poorly constructed roads is long engraved in India, not only in the rural areas but the issue concerns urban population alike. Potholes, roads under construction, poorly concreted speed breakers and down-and-out drainage system on the roads are a cause of increasin...
Read MoreIndia proposes to host G20 summit ahead of schedule
July 18, 2016
India’s turn to host the G20 summit is scheduled for 2019 but the country is now proposing to take up the presidency of the meet in 2018 as it would be having its general election polls in 2019.
Read MoreClimatic changes take a toll on life
July 12, 2016
According to a latest report by World Health Organisation (WHO), the rapid changes in climate may increase global deaths by around 250,000 by the year 2030 and India can prove to be a major contributor in the destruction.
Read MoreNearly 74 tigers died in India in six months
June 29, 2016
India witnessed an increase of 500 tigers in April 2016 but things seem to be a little topsy-turvy with the death of about 74 tigers in the country.
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