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Quake strikes Tibetan plateau

asia mapNew Delhi, July 17 : An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit a remote area of the

India to explore possibility of cooperation in mining sector with Ecuador

New Delhi, July 17 : Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador Jose Valencia met Minister of State for Mines B. K. Handique here today.

Cabinet approves creation of senior posts for six AIIMS like institutions

AIIMSNew Delhi, July 17 : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for creating project cells to expedite work in respect of six AIIMS like institution under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) Scheme.

The PMSSY was approved in March 2006 with the objective of correcting the imbalances in availability of affordable tertiary level healthcare in the country in general and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the under-served States.

The PMSSY envisages for setting up six AIIMS like institutions one each in the States of Bihar (Patna), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Orissa (Bhubaneshwar), Rajasthan

Cabinet approves extradition treaty between India and Brazil

New Delhi, July 17 : The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post-facto approval for the signing of extradition treaty between India and Brazil (on April 15, 2008) and authorise ratification of the tre

Nepal, India to cooperate in field of Himalayan Environment and Development

India Nepal FlagNew Delhi, July 17 : The Union Cabinet today gave it

Cabinet approves setting up of eight new IITs

New Delhi, July 17 : The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Prade

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