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A large part of Mumbai went under blanket darkness: Power Failure

September 3, 2014
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India’s heart-throb and financial capital Mumbai came to a standstill by a massive power cut which hit a large part of Central and suburban parts. Tata Power, the utility company, suffered a big technical snag at its plant at Trombay, ..

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China inaugurates new Tibet rail link near Sikkim border

August 19, 2014

China opened its second railway line in Tibet, constructed at a cost of $ 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim. The rail link will make efficient mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The ..

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India’s IISc gets a place among World’s top 500 Universities

August 17, 2014

As per an annual ranking of global educational institutions released by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the only Indian institution to secure a spot in the top 500. The top positions are ..

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Vijayawada: Ad hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh

August 13, 2014

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to make Vijayawada an ad hoc capital of the state until the required infrastructure and other projects for the new capital are completed. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the ..

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PM Modi inaugurates 44MW Chutak hydropower station at Kargil

August 13, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Chutak Hydroelectric Plant at Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir. The power station is a run-of-the-river power project on the Suru River (a tributary of Indus). The barrage of the project is ..

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South Africa government relocates Rhinos from Kruger National Park

August 13, 2014

South African Government’s Ministry of Environment has announced its plan to evacuate hundreds of rhinos from country’s famous Kruger National Park to save them from poachers. The step is part of a plan to curb illegal hunts for rhino horn. ..

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PM Modi inaugurate two hydel power projects in J&K

August 11, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two hydel power projects in Leh and Kargil in Jammu & Kashmir. First he inaugurated the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh district and then dedicated to the nation the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric ..

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Sikkim becomes most favoured destination of foreign tourists in northeast India

August 11, 2014

Foreign tourists visiting the north-eastern (NE) states of India are choosing Sikkim as their most favored destination in NE region of the country. As per figures released by the Tourism Ministry, while the state received 23,602 tourists in 2011, it was ..

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