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India successfully conducts Interceptor Missile Test
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted fourth consecutive Interceptor Missile test. The interception took place in Endo atmospheric regime at 15 Km altitude off the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Orissa. The single stage Interceptor Missile fitted with Directional Warhead and other advanced systems neutralized the target.
The target ballistic [...]
Indian Rupee gets a Symbol
India’s currency Rupee finally got it’s own symbol. The Union Cabinet on 15th July, 2010 approved the symbol – a cross between the Devnagiri ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ without the stem and two parallel lines running at the top. Design for the symbol was submitted by Shri D Udaya Kumar, who is with [...]
Indian Govt to present Nalanda University Bill in Parliament
The Union Cabinet today approved the presentation of the Nalanda University Bill 2010 for the establishment of the Nalanda University in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament at a cost of Approx. Rs.1005 crore. The Ministry of External Affairs has prepared the Nalanda University Bill 2010 for presentation in the monsoon session of the Parliament, [...]
172 Flight Cadets Graduate from the Air Force Academy
Yesterday, 172 Flight Cadets including 38 women Flight Cadets passed out from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad, India to join the Indian Air Force as commissioned officers. This Combined Graduation Parade was presided over by the Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri MM Pallam Raju. Six officers from Indian Navy and one officer from Indian Coast [...]
India most Secure against Mad Cow Disease
India has received the most secure status for the deadly Mad Cow Disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). The World Organization for Animal Health, at its 78th General Session held in Paris recently, recognized India as having ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease. India is now in an exclusive group of 12 most secure countries with [...]
IIT JEE 2010 Results Online
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has announced the results of 2010 Join Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE 2010). Students who appeared in IIT-JEE 2010 may check their results online by entering either their application number or their registration number. To check your IIT-JEE-2010 result visit the following links:
http://jee.iitd.ac.in/result.htm
http://www.iitg.ernet.in/jee/result.htm
The IITs are institutions of national importance established [...]
Air India plane overshoots runway in Mangalore
A Mangalore bound Air India Express aircraft from Dubai has overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport on Saturday at 6:30 AM. The plane has crashed and more than 160 people on board are feared dead.
The plane, flying from Dubai, caught fire as it fell into a forested gorge near 10 kms [...]
Indian National Defence University in Gurgaon
Finally, India will get it’s National Defence University. On Thursday, the Union Cabinet sanctioned Rs 295 crore for establishing Indian National Defence University (INDU), a fully autonomous institution to be constituted under an Act of Parliament, in Gurgaon. The cabinet also accorded the approval for acquisition of 200 acres of land at Binola in District [...]
Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination II
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination (II), 2010 on September 19, 2010 for admission to Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy for the Courses commencing in July 2010 and Officers Training Academy, Chennai for the Courses (Men and Women) commencing in October, 2011.
For [...]
Kaziranga in Assam is heaven for Indian Tigers
Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that Kaziranga National Park in Assam is the most suitable and safe heaven for Indian tigers. A recent survey has revealed that there are 32 tigers per 100 square kilometre in Kaziranga. On the other hand, the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand shelters 20 tigers per [...]
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