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National Medical Devices Promotion Council to be set up under DIPP

To give a fillip to the medical device sector GoI announced setting up of a National Medical Devices Promotion Council under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Min. of Commerce & Industry. The Council will be headed by Secretary,DIPP.

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Suresh Prabhu is Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.

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India's first private UAV factory comes up in Hyderabad

India' first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) opened at Hyderabad. It is Built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems will develop Hermes 900 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs for Indian and global market.

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Hyderabad is the capital city of Telangana.

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Prasar Bharati Chairman launches Doordarshan Mahila Kisan Awards programme

Prasar Bharati Chairman Dr A Surya Prakash launched Doordarshan Mahila Kisan Awards programme on DD Kisan Channel in New Delhi. The Mahila Kisan Award is an effort to bring the stories of struggle and success of women farmers in front of the country.

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The women farmers selected by ICAR.

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Scheme to prevent collision of ships off Indian coast

Ministry of shipping establishing a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in order to prevent collision between ships /Indian merchant vessels and fishing vessels off the Indian coast. an overall width of 11 nautical miles at a distance of about 90 nautical mile

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Nitin Gadkari is Minister for Shipping.

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IL&FS Transportation appoints Shaivali Parekh as CFO

IL&FS Transportation Networks, part of the troubled IL&FS Group announced the appointment of Shaivali Parekh as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). IL&FS Established in 1987 facing some troubles in recent times.

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Hari Sankaran is Managing Director of IL&FS.

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WPI inflation falls to 4.64 pc in November 2018

Wholesale price Inflation fell to a 3-month low of 4.64 percent in November, as prices of food articles, especially vegetables, softened. It was 5.28% in October. RBI mainly takes into account retail inflation data while formulating Monetary policy.

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WPI Published by Economic Advisor.

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IB and RAW chiefs get six months extension

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved six-month extension in service of Intelligence Bureau Director Rajiv Jain and Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Secretary A.K Dhasmana. The two officers will remain in office till June 2019.

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RAW and IB Chief have a fixed tenure of 2-years.

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ITA inks pact with Chinese body to raise exports

The Indian Tea Association (ITA) signed an MoU with China Tea Marketing Association for lifting the volume of black tea exports. India exported 13 mkgs of black tea to China last year and this year target is 15 mkgs.

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Vivek Goenka is ITA Chairman.

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Helo Forges Alliance with Alt News

Helo, a social platform announced that it has partnered with Alt News, a non-partisan fact-checking partner authority, as part of its ongoing fight against fake news. It involves a series of training sessions conducted by Alt News to equip Helo’s team.

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Pratik Sinha is founder of Alt News.

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Filmmaker Tulsi Ramsay passed away

Filmmaker Tulsi Ramsay passed away. Best known for helming horror films like Hotel, Purana Mandir, Tahkhana, Veerana, and Bandh Darwaza, Tulsi also directed The Zee Horror Show. He is known for series of low-budget horror films down to the 1990s.

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Tulsi was well known film director.