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READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): Indio-US alliance to improve reading skills at Indian Schools

READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): It is an alliance between India and USA to improve the Reading skills of millions of primary school-aged children in India. It is a US $3.2 Million...

April 6, 2014

SEBI: To issue guidelines for FATCA compliance for fiscal year 2014-15

To combat possible tax evasion by Americans through Indian entities, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) planned to issue the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)...

March 29, 2014

U.S. – India Energy Dialogue 2014 to advance clean energy access: Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE)

India and the USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint implementation committee to regularly monitor and boost the PEACE (Promoting Energy Access through Clean...

March 23, 2014

Update on Khobragade case: US court dismissed visa fraud charges against Indian diplomat Ms. Devyani Khobragade

The US Court ruled that the Indian diplomat Ms. Devyani Khobragade had full diplomatic immunity at the time of indictment on visa fraud and underpaying her maid. As...

March 15, 2014

“Akron”: Indian-American owned firm developing zero pressure tyre for US army

An Indian-American owned engineering firm, Akron (Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG)) has received a $1 million Phase-II project grant from the US Department of Defense to develop tyres...

March 12, 2014

Solar mission: US again challenged India's solar export restrictions in WTO

On the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), the Government of India stated that it hadn’t violated global trading norms under the World Trade...

February 16, 2014

‘Narendra Modi is America's other India problem': TIME

As per Time magazine, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in the upcoming election and Narendra Modi becomes India’s next Prime Minister, the atmosphere between India and...

January 20, 2014

US scientists ‘re-engineering’ Tulsi

At the Western Kentucky University, an Indian-American scientist Chandrakanth Emani along with his team is genetically engineering tulsi or basil to raise its pharmaceutical value. They have genetically...

January 20, 2014

India, US sign $1billion contract for six “Super Hercules” aircrafts

India and the US have signed another mega defence deal worth $1.01 billion in which the US will supply six additional C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft. The “letter of offer...

December 30, 2013

Mr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Ambassador of USA

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar became the Ambassador of United States of America (USA) in December 2013. He succeeded Ms. Nirupama Rao and his position in Beijing was taken by...

December 28, 2013

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