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Professor Hiroshi Marui conferred with 3rd ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award

November 28, 2017

The third Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist Award for the year 2017 was awarded to Professor Hiroshi Marui of Japan. He was presented with this award by President Ram Nath Kovind at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, ..

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Indian women's hockey team wins 2017 Asia Cup title

November 6, 2017

Indian women’s hockey team won the 2017 Asia Cup hockey title. In the final match held at Kakamigahara in Japan, India defeated China by 5-4 goals in penalty shootout. With this victory, India qualified for 2018 World Cup and women’s ..

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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber wins 2017 Blue Planet Prize

October 19, 2017

Prof Hans Joachim Schellnhuber from Germany won 2017 Blue Planet Prize, world’s most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science. He was awarded for establishing new field of science ‘Earth System Analysis’ and introducing most influential concepts including the notion ..

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Dharmendra Pradhan signed pact with Japan for a Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)

October 18, 2017

The 6th annual LNG Producers Consumer Conference has started in Tokyo, Japan from Oct 16-18, 2017. In it, India has signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) with Japan to send youngsters there as technical interns for on-the-job training for a ..

Japan launches fourth Michibiki satellite for hi-tech GPS

October 11, 2017

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched Michibiki-4 satellite (QZSS-4) onboard of H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Centre. It was fourth satellite in Michibiki series i.e. Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which is a satellite-based high-precision global positioning system similar ..

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Kazuo Ishiguro selected for 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 6, 2017

The Swedish Academy has selected Japanese-born English novelist Kazuo Ishiguro (62) for the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature. The award was given for his works that are of great emotional force which uncovers the abyss beneath our illusory sense of ..

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CBDT signs 4 more Advance Pricing Agreements

September 4, 2017

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into four more Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), pertaining to sectors like telecom, banking, manufacturing and education in August 2017. Out of these four agreements, three were unilateral and one was bilateral. ..

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Moss serves as a cheap pollution monitor: Scientists

August 25, 2017

According to Japanese scientists, delicate mosses found on rocks and trees in cities around the world can be used as low-cost bioindicator to monitor urban pollution and to measure the impact of atmospheric change. As a bioindicator, mosses respond to ..

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Okinoshima Island: Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag

July 11, 2017

Okinoshima Island, Japan’s men-only island was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site. The island will be the 17th set of Japanese cultural assets to be granted this status and overall 21st in the list. The island is part of ..

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India, US and Japan navies kick off 2017 Malabar Exercise

July 10, 2017

India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is the 21st edition of the naval exercise. In this edition of the exercise, total of ..

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