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Countdown starts for launch of Isro’s GSAT-6 satellite
26 Aug 2015
GSAT-6 will provide communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users
SAT upholds Sebi’s Rs49,100-cr refund order against PACL
18 Aug 2015
The SAT order also noted that although PACL had collected Rs49,100 crore, the total value of the lands that PACL held in the form of stock in trade was only Rs11,707 crore
Isro eyes mission to Venus; may partner NASA
25 Jul 2015
Isro is likely to partner NASA as it plans space missions to planet Venus and beyond
HRD ministry move to regulate IIMs to end their autonomy
27 Jun 2015
The government had, in October last year, agreed to keep the IIMs autonomous, but the proposed bill uses the word regulate once too often
WHO agency confirms insecticide caused cancer
26 Jun 2015
Six new IIMs to start functioning this year
24 Jun 2015
Clean Ganga Mission to utilise geospatial and crowd-sourcing technologies for pollution monitoring of Ganga
23 Jun 2015
WHO to standardise yoga practices for incorporation into universal healthcare
20 Jun 2015
Two billion people in 256 cities in 192 countries are expected to participate in the first annual day of Yoga
Nasa resets revolutionary 'flying saucer' test for 3 June
02 Jun 2015
The low-density supersonic decelerator, a flying saucer, is designed to check out landing technologies for future Mars missions
India’s Astrosat space observatory undergoing pre-launch tests
20 May 2015
Astrosat, the first mission to be operated as a space observatory by Isro, will be launched 650km into space near the equatorial orbit around the Earth during the second half of 2015, using a PSLV C-34 rocket
Hacktivists take down Trai website
28 Apr 2015
After 10,000 Ebola deaths, WHO accepts failure to respond
20 Apr 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) plans a to set up a 1,000-strong response team to deal with future emergencies, after its weak response to the Ebola crisis devastated Western Africa
ISRO gets Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014
28 Mar 2015
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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