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21 May 2016

Railway Minister launches WiFi services in three more railway stations

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today formally launched WiFi services at Vishakhapatnam, Patna and Ranchi railway stations taking the number of free wifi stations to 10.

The services are being provided by Railwire in association with Google.

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Indian-American, Pakistani-American honoured by Obama

US President Barack Obama has felicitated an Indian-American scientist and a Pakistani- American doctor with the nation's top honors in the field of science, technology and innovation respectively. 

65-year-old Rakesh K Jain of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital was

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Form panels to save peacocks: HC tells govt

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the state government to constitute state and district level committees for the protection of national bird peacock. 

The division bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and DC Somnai order follows the hearing of a PIL by Babulal Jaju against the practice of rampant poaching of the national bird for its feathers in the state. The PIL said there is rampant poaching of

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IDN TAKE: IAF LIKEY TO ORDER 80 ADDITIONAL TEJAS FIGHTERS

The series production of the Tejas aircraft has already commenced at HAL Bangalore and the IAF intends to form the first squadron of the LCA on 01 July 2016. The IAF has also decided to place an order for an additional 80 Tejas in the advanced LCA MK1A configuration.

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India lauded for Medicines with the Red Line campaign on antibiotics

Medicines with the Red Line: A public awareness campaign launched by the Union Government to curb irrational use of antibiotics.

The term Medicines with the Red Line was in news on 19 May 2016 as the campaign was appreciated by the Global Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.

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Binali Yildirim set to become Prime Minister of Turkey

Transport Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim on 20 May 2016 emerged as the country’s Prime Minster. He was named as the prime minister after he was formally chosen for the post in a closed vote.

He will be the sole candidate for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leadership at a special party congress on 22 May 2016.

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HIFiRE hypersonic superjet technology successfully tested in Australia

A team of scientists on 18 May 2016 successfully tested hypersonic superjet technology as part of the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) program.

As part of the test, scramjet attached to a rocket booster was successfully sent to an altitude of 278 km at Mach 7.5 (seven times the speed of sound).

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Union Government launches Centre for Environmental Health to assess environmental impact on health

The Union Government has launched the Centre for Environmental Health in New Delhi to assess the impact of environment-related problems on health. The centre was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on in New Delhi. Its mandate is capacity-building, advocacy, outreach and remedial issues. Key facts The centre will assess the impact of environment-related problems like climate change, air pollution,

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Andhra Bank to launch Bharat Bill Payment Service soon

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra BankBSE -2.76 % will launch Bharat Bill Payment Service soon to enable customers make all utility bill payments. 

"RBI gave its approval two days ago for us to launch this service and it should hopefully be operational by September," Andhra Bank managing director and CEO Suresh N Patel said. 

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14th BSF Investiture Ceremony, 2016

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh decorated the gallant officers and men of BSF on the occasion of 14th BSF Investiture Ceremony, 2016 here today. On this occasion, six BSF men were decorated with Police Medals for gallantry and 13 BSF officers and men with Police Medals for Meritorious Service. 
Delivering his key note address on “Challenges of Border Management in current security scenario”, Shri 

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Health Minister launches ‘Kayakalp Fortnight’ to be observed across the country in Central Government hospitals

“To implement the vision and philosophy behind Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan launched by the Hon. Prime Minister, the Health Ministry launched the Kayakalp initiative last year to set protocols for hygiene and sanitation at government health facilities. The initiative towards total “Swacchta” in public health facilities is aimed towards building confidence of the users in public health facilities,

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Indian Navy Ships from Kochi deployed for Assistance in Sri-Lanka

Two Indian Navy warships, INS Sutlej and INS Sunayna, have been deployed to Sri-Lanka on 20 May 16 to provide assistance consequent to the calamity caused due to the cyclone “Roanu”.The ships sailed from Kochi with 30-40 tons of relief material which includes inflatable rafts, fresh water, medical supplies, clothing and other provisions necessary for disaster relief operations and

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Minister of Railways introduced Wi-Fi services at Three More Railway Stations i.e. Patna, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam

The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the High Speed Wi-Fi services at Patna (Bihar), Ranchi (Jharkhand) & Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Railway Stations through Video Conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi for the commuters at these Railway Stations. The Wi-Fi facility for the visitors & rail users at these stations has been commissioned by RailTel in association with Google for

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First Zika virus death in France's Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE: The French Caribbean island of Martinique has suffered its first Zika virus-related death, the regional health agency said today. 

"The patient, aged 84, had been hospitalised for 10 days in intensive care with Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)," the agency said, adding that the Zika link came to light late last week. 

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Indian-American Rakesh K Jain received US National Medal of Science 2015 from Barack Obama

Indian American professor Rakesh K Jain on 19 May 2016 received the US National Medal of Science from the US President Barack Obama.

He received the honour along with 16 other winners of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a White House ceremony.

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