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Kisan Kanya, first indigenously made color film. (1937)

Satyendranath Tagore, selected for the Indian Civil Service in June, 1863.

Alam Ara ( Meaning llight of the universe), was released in 14th march, 1931 at the majestic cinema.

Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ), was set up in 1965, in Gujrat, a multi product SEZ. It is also first SEZ in Asia.

Who is the custodian of India's foreign exchange reserve? Answer is Reserve bank of India.

Agriculture sector contributes approx 1/5 of total gross domestic product.

India's first mutual fund house Unit trust of India(UTI) was set in 1964 by IDBI, SBI, LIC, ICICI, IFCI and some sechduled banks.

The last drop: If ground water levels in rural Rajasthan do not improve, these women could be waiting a long time Surrounded by the rocky Aravalli hills, Rajasthan is one of India's driest states. Despite good rains this year, water has always been an issue here. But the problem now is that...

India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, or Nabard, has raised ($104 million) 5 billion rupees through a private placement of bonds, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The bank sold three-year bonds paying a yield of 9.65%, with a put and call option after one...

There are numerous theories about the stubbornness of India’s inflation. Is it higher commodity prices, driving up costs for critical elements such as food and energy? The drought in 2009 that sent wheat and sugar prices skyrocketing? The floods during harvests in 2010 that killed much of...

India's central bank Monday sought to calm markets in the wake of the U.S. rating downgrade, citing what it called the nation's resilience to global economic turmoil. "As Friday's market behavior demonstrated, India is not insulated from such developments," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said...

Nobel for Venkataraman You wouldn’t guess this was the same Venki who had flunked the IIT and medical entrance exams — that was before he went on complete B.Sc Physics from Baroda University in 1971. Now Dr Venkataraman Ramakrishnan made his parents, Tamil Nadu, and the country proud, by...

What does Isreal have to do with India's battle against Pakistan sponsored terrorism Few months or years, how could one remember, India was talking of teaching Pakistan a lesson, IA was ordered at the border, India was finally at war, but suddenly after giving our Jawans a brutal sun-tan they...

Do you think that our Indias Judiciary system and efficient and fool proof? What are the pitfalls and how can we make it better?

India's $35 PC; which is a result of a student project; has been making news since last few days. The electronic gadget, inspired by iPAD promises a web browser, wi-fi, 2GB memory, USB connectivity and multimedia applications may touch down to $10 according to India's HRD minister Kapil Sibal...

The United States continues to be the largest importer from India (21 per cent), followed byMalaysia (seven per cent), UAE (six per cent) and UK (five per cent). .Kurien-The chairman of SPICES BOARD said in the export basket of spices and spice products, spice oils and oleoresins, including...

Indian companies and entrepreneurs are not just capitalising on the scale of the market that India itself represents, but becoming very important owners internationally. what I feel is, Infrastructure can be one that supports the entire business eco-system, which would cover financial...

PROJECT ON COMPOSITION OF INDIA'S EXPORT TRADE-EXIM SEM-4 This is a project on "COMPOSITION OF INDIA'S EXPORT TRADE" for the subject EXIM SYBMS SEM-4 Submitted by:DHANNYA NAIR & VAISHNAVI JOSHI Hope this is of some help to all of u