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Gurgaon to have its 'Rapid Metro' from November 14, 2013

November 13, 2013

Rapid Metro will connect Delhi Metro travelers to 6 key places within Gurgaon(Haryana), where more than a lakh people work or visit every day. About Rapid Metro (Gurgaon) PPP (Private Public Partnership) project between IL&FS Rail Ltd and HUDA Cost of project: ..

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PM not to attend CHOGM; Salman Khurshid to represent India

November 12, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given up to the opposition’s pressure against his participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka. He has decided not to attend the meeting. In the absence of ..

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Gariela Isler of Venezuela crowned Miss Universe

November 12, 2013

Gabriela Isler(25) of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a grand finale held in Moscow, Russia. Year 2012 winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler. This is the third win ..

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Haiyan, most power typhoon ever, batters Philippines

November 9, 2013

The central islands of Philippines were slammed by category-five typhoon Haiyan. The typhoon has been recorded as the strongest recorded typhoon to make landfall. It forced millions of people to flee to safer places or take refuge in storm shelters. The category-five super typhoon with 275 ..

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HRD Ministry gives nod to set up IIT, IIM, 3 central varsities in Seemandhra

November 6, 2013

The HRD ministry has given its nod to establish an IIT, an IIM and 3 central universities among other institutes for the region. The decision would be placed before the GoM for consideration. The ministry has also cleared an IISER ..

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Kannur (in Kerala) declared as the first Zero-Landless district of India

November 3, 2013

Under the Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project, Kannur (Kerala) has been declared as the the first zero-landless district in India. What is Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project? It is a project which seeks to provide 3 cents of land each to ..

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Swedish envoy unviels ‘Nobel Memorial Wall’ in Kolkata

October 29, 2013

Commemorating the centenary of legendary polymath Rabindranath Tagore (Gurudev) receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature, Swedish Ambassador Harald Sandberg inaugurated the Nobel Memorial Wall, a permanent structure set up in the Kolkata’s Esplanade Metro Railway station, where portraits of the ..

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Odisha imposes fishing ban to protect nests of endagered Olive Ridley sea turtles

October 27, 2013

The Odisha Government has imposed a seven-month fishing ban within 20 km from the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya in Gamjam district for safeguard nests of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. The ban prohibits motor boats, trawlers and mechanised ..

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