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Incentives to textiles sector likely

The government is likely to hike import duty on about 300 textile products to boost domestic manufacturing and create employment opportunities.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Aug 2018

Launch of India’s second moon mission postponed

The launch of India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, may be delayed till January 2019, according to a top official.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Aug 2018

IIT-Madras powers up a desi chip

Computer scientists and a student team from the IIT- Madras have developed the first of a family of six industry-standard microprocessors.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Aug 2018

Hiroshima marks 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing in WWII

Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing with a somber ceremony Monday to remember the people killed and injured and a call to eliminate nuclear weapons amid hopes of denuclearizing North Korea.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Aug 2018

PM’s intervention sought for nod to quota Bill

Telangana Chief Minister urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get early assent of the President to a Bill passed by the Telangana legislature in April last year.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 5th Aug 2018