India remains fastest-growing large economy, beating China: EIU

By ANI | Dec 16, 2016, 09.52 AM IST NEW DELHI: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group in its global economic outlook in December said that India continues to be the fastest-growing large economy beating China.   Tweeting the highlights of the session, Director of Global Forecasting […]

14-year-old signs 50-million-rupee deal for anti-landmine drone

Published on: 5:44 am, January 14, 2017 by: mattersindia.com   Ahmedabad: A 14-year-old boy in Gujarat has signed an agreement worth 50 million rupees to explore the possibility of commercial production of a drone created by him which can help in detecting and defusing landmines in war fields.   Harshwardhan Zala, who is studying in […]

Post demonetisation, India?s growth rate slowed to still robust 7%: World Bank

BUSINESS Updated: Jan 11, 2017 10:36 ISTPTI, Washington World Bank has decelerated India?s growth for 2016-17 fiscal to 7% from its previous estimate of 7.6% . (Reuters) The World Bank has decelerated India?s growth for 2016-17 fiscal to a ?still robust? 7% from its previous estimate of 7.6 due to demonetisation, but asserted that the […]

Queen inaugrates UK-India Year of Culture

Published on: 3:51 pm, January 28, 2017 by: mattersindia.com   Queen Elizabeth with prime minister Modi at Buckingham Palace. London: Queen Elizabeth II will host a special reception at Buckingham Palace to kick start the UK-India Year of Culture celebrations in Britain, the Indian high commissioner here has said, noting that the bilateral ties have […]

HOLI – Indyjskie Święto Kolorów 24 marca 2017 godz. 19:00 Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury al. Jana Pawła II 232 Kraków

Indyjsko-Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Rozwoju Kultury (IPCC) oraz Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury zapraszają na HOLI – Indyjskie Święto Kolorów   24 marca 2017 godz. 19:00 Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury al. Jana Pawła II 232 Kraków   Podczas tegorocznych obchodów Holi na krakowskiej scenie zagoszczą: – Indian Dance Group Natarang z Chorzowa – Kahani Dance Group ze Śląska – Zespół Tańca Bollywood Shakti z […]

Cabinet approves ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan for covering 6 crore rural households

Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Cabinet 08-February-2017 20:10 IST   The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by […]

India’s top magazine selects nun for annual women award

Published on: 1:22 pm, March 8, 2017 by: mattersindia.com   Sr Sudha Varghese By Jose Kavi   New Delhi: Vanitha (woman), the largest circulated magazine in India, has selected a Catholic nun for its prestigious Woman of the Year Award.   The fortnightly magazine published in various Indian languages announced the annual award on March 7, […]

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