24, November 2013

BERLIN: The world's first green helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free has been successfully tested in Germany.

The two-seat prototype of the 'Volocopter', by the company e-volo, made its maiden voyage on November 17 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

23, November 2013

NEW DELHI: The National Lok Adalat organised throughout the country today "effectively wiped out" a record 28.26 lakh cases pending in various courts.

28, November 2013

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday said state law can’t prevail over central rules on sand mining as it dismissed Madhya Pradesh government’s plea that its district level environmental committees be treated as competent authority for grant of clearance for such activity.

22, November 2013

BANGALORE: Karnataka minister Santosh Lad late Friday resigned from the Siddaramaiah-led Congress ministry in face of charges that his firm was involved in illegal mining.

20, November 2013

NEW DELHI: India has been offered seven oil blocks for offshore exploration on the South China Sea by Vietnam, a move that could pit New Delhi's commercial interests against China's territorial interests in the sea.

19, November 2013

CAPE CANAVERAL, 

NASA yesterday launched its unmanned MAVEN spacecraft toward Mars to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere for clues as to why Earth’s neighbor lost its warmth and water over time.

The white Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) orbiter blasted off on schedule at 1:28 pm (2358 IST).

AHMEDABAD, NOV 12:  

Retired bureaucrat Krishna Mohan Sahni, an IAS officer of the 1969 batch, has been appointed the new Chairman of National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

His appointment has been approved by the Forward Markets Commission, the Ahmedabad-based NMCE said in a statement here on Tuesday.

13 November 2013

New Delhi: Hunger and malnutrition remain critical issues in contemporary India, despite key economic advancements. However, on National Education Day, an event, which saw the launch of the first ever Gurgaon Food Bank, marked a successful feat - a step in the right direction - in this seemingly insurmountable challenge.

12 November 2013

India has declared itself free from Notifiable Avian Influenza (H5N1), commonly called bird flu, and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

11 November 2013

SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates): ABde Villierss stormed to an unbeaten century to help South Africa beat Pakistan convincingly by 117 runs in the fifth and final one-day in Sharjah on Monday, winning the five-match series 4-1.

10 November 213

NEW DELHI: Akashdeep Singh scored three goals as India thrashed Oman 6-1 to finish fifth in the third Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan on Sunday.

In a fifth-sixth place match, India dominated from the word go, scoring three goals in each half.

9 November 2013

NEW DELHI: Indian women's hockey team had to be content with a silver medal in third Asian Champions Trophy after losing to hosts Japan by a solitary goal in the summit clash of the event at Kakamigahara on Saturday.

8 November 2013

NEW DELHI: Fair trade watchdog Competition Commission would take a final view on the Rs 2,058 crore Jet- Etihad deal only after holding further discussions with all stakeholders, including Jet's prime competitor Air India.

8 November 2013

NEW DELHI: India has been awarded the 2018 men's hockey World Cup, the second time in a span of eight years the country will be hosting the mega event having successfully organised the previous edition three years ago. 

8 November 2013

MUMBAI: Easing procedures, the Reserve Bank allowed third-party payment for export and import transactions.

With a view to further liberalise the procedure relating to payments for exports/imports, banks are allowed payments for export of goods/software to be received from a third-party, the RBI said.