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Intermixing of Population happened in India for 2,300 years

August 12, 2013

As per the scientists from the Hyderabad based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Harvard Medical School, Indian population was derived from two major ancestral populations Ancestral North Indians (ANI) and Ancestral South Indians (ASI) which don’t have ..

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RGGVY programme to be continued for rural electrification: Government

August 12, 2013

In order to continue providing electricity to all rural households the government has decided to carry on with the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).  The continuation of RGGVY in the current Plan period has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Requirements to continue ..

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India may get lesson from China’s plans to curtail brain drain

August 11, 2013

The government of China has taken an initiative to get back some of the country’s best and brightest minds. The brain drain problem was taking away top scientific talent of the country. The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) co-ordination groups stated that ..

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Recognized NABL labs to test mid day meals

August 11, 2013

Recognized laboratories under the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL) will collect the samples to test the microbiological presence/absence of e-coli, chemical parameters such as moisture content, fats, proteins and calorific value of the mid day meals. The measure has come after the ..

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HAL signs MoU with Transparency International India

August 8, 2013

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Transparency International India (TII), the coalitions against corruption, to promote corruption-free, fair and transparent business practices in the company. TII will advise HAL and support it in ..

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World Bank & ADB to provide $ 400m to disaster-hit Uttarakhand

August 8, 2013

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 400 million for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the disaster-hit areas in Uttarakhand. The fund would be spent in works in sectors including the housing, tourism, irrigation, agriculture, education, and ..

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Rail Tariff Authority gets Cabinet’s approval

August 6, 2013

Union Cabinet has given nod to the set up Rail Tariff Authority (RTA) in order to improve the financial situation of the Railways forthwith without any delay. The RTA has been mandated to completely eliminate the subsidy component and cross-subsidy ..

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EM-DAT data: Surge in natural disasters linked to population density

August 6, 2013

As per a recent study report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), an increase in people living in perilous conditions, poverty, environmental degradation and climate change have been rendering India vulnerable to intense disasters. These conditions that lead to ..

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Nationwide survey shows 44 top Indian cities below global median of doctors

August 3, 2013

The IMS Health Physician and Chemist survey on the state of healthcare in the country disclosed that 44 of the top 120 Indian (metro and non-metro) cities are below the global median of 1.2 doctors per 1000 population, while 76 cities are above ..

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"Bharat Mobile Scheme"

August 3, 2013

Union govt to proceed with “Bharat Mobile Scheme” The Union government is going ahead with Bharat Mobile Scheme to give mobile phones to 6 million families that live Below Poverty Line (BPL). The plan is being seen as similar to freebies ..

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