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| 19 new Ministers of State inducted in Union council of Ministers |
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| Nineteen new Ministers of State (MoS) were inducted in the Union Council of Ministers in a major expansion. These new ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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| India, Kenya ink seven agreements to deepen and expand cooperation |
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| India and Kenya have signed seven agreements to deepen and expand cooperation in a wide range of areas. These agreements were signed in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi.
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| India, Tanzania ink five agreements |
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| India and Tanzania have signed five agreements to accelerate bilateral ties between both nations. These agreements were signed in Dar-es-Salaam in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. PM Narendra Modi visited Tanzania on the third leg of his four-nation tour of Africa viz. Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya
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| India, South Africa sign MoUs in four areas of co-operation |
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| India and South Africa have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and agreements in four areas of bilateral co-operation. These MoUs were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Jacob Juma in Pretoria, South Africa. PM Narendra Modi Modi had arrived in South Africa from Mozambique on the second leg of his four-nation tour of Africa. Signed agreements MoU on Tourism
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| India-Mozambique ink three agreements |
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| India and Mozambique have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in areas of drug trafficking, pulse trading and sports. These MoUs were signed between two countries at Maputo, Mozambique in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique
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| China inducts largest homegrown Y-20 military transport plane |
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| China inducted its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft named as Y-20, marking a crucial step in its Air Force history for improving its strategic power projection capability. It is also considered as a breakthrough for Chinese defence sector especially in military aviation technology which will allow the worlds largest force to transport cargo and troops over long distances in diverse weather conditions
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| Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation |
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| The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation. The MoU will encourage cooperation between both countries in the field of rural development and capacity building on the basis of equality and mutual benefit
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| Antarctic ozone hole is starting to heal: Scientists |
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| Scientists for the first time have found clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal. Ozone layer in the atmospheres stratospheric layer comprises of Ozone (O3), an allotrope of oxygen. It plays important role in blocking harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the Sun.
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| India shooter Sanjeev Rajput wins silver medal in ISSF World Cup |
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| Ace Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput has won the silver medal in mens 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Ajerbaijan. Rajput shot 456.9 points to win the silver medal. Croatias Petar Gorsa won the gold medal with 457.5 points.
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| Jitu Rai wins silver medal in ISSF World Cup |
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| Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai won silver medal at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Shooting World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final match, Rai shot 199.5 score to bag the silver medal in mens 10m air pistol. He pipped three-time Olympic champion Jongoh Jin of South Korea to win silver medal.
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