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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala on 14th and 15th December 2015. The PM will address the Combined Commanders’ Conference on INS Vikramaditya on 15th December. The Prime Minister will visit Thrissur, Kochi, Kollam and…

Vice President of India, Dr. Hamid Ansari has said that the launch of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project marks the first step towards fulfilling the vision of an economically integrated region stretching…

Heavy reduction in petrol, diesel prices in India likely, as oil prices are inching closer to a 11-year-old low. The cut could be Rs 4-5 per litre although more should be done. The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as…

* India and Japan have signed an MoU on 12th December, 2015 on cooperation and assistance in the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (Bullet Train project). * Japan has offered an assistance of over Rs. 79,000 crore for the…

"PM Modi's economic policies are like Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed railway network) — high speed, safe and reliable and carrying many people along," said Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Here are the following key developments during Modi-Abe…

By early 2016, all tendering for Indian Railways will be done online. All contracts will be on e-tendering platform. Tendering in the Railways used to earlier take sometimes six years, especially for large tenders. The time gap has been…

The Poorna Shakti Kendra (PSK) project is being implemented in a pilot mode in selected districts of 12 states and UTs under the Scheme National Mission for Empowerment of Women. The states are - Assam, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana,…

* 6.5% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in November 2015 over the same Period in 2014. * USA Accounts for Highest Share of Tourist Arrivals in November 2015. * Rs. 11,610 Crores Foreign Exchange Earned through Tourism in November…

The Gopalpur Port has become operational on 12th December 2015 after a long gap of two years when it was devastated by Cyclone Phailin. Sri Lankan vessel “Grace” with a shipment of around 20,000 tonne of sand of Odisha Sands Complex…

All government schools in the country having enrolment of girls have at least one toilet block for girls. All States and Union Territories excluding Jammu and Kashmir have been advised to ensure that all the schools in the respective State,…