Forbes News
The Forbes 3rd annual under 30 list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr David Karp, tennis player Maria Sharapova and Pakistani girls' rights activist Malala Yousafzai.
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NASA News--
NASA announced that the Obama administration has approved NASA’s request for an extension of operations for the International Space Station for an additional 4 years to 2024.
The International Space Station is the largest space lab ever built, some four times bigger than Russian space station Mir and about five times as large as US Skylab.
NASA said the entire lab is the length of a football field (357 feet, 109 meters).
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Foreign Investment
The government, decided to retain the policy of allowing 100% FDI in the existing pharma firms.
In a statement, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, however, said that as far as the contentious issue of non- compete clause is concerned, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board will take a view on it on case-by-case basis.
It had said the continuous acquisition of Indian pharma companies will severely impact availability and affordability of generic medicines in the country, and asked for a reduction in the FDI cap to 49% from 100% in rare or critical pharma verticals.
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Launching the Helpline 011-27357169
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the number will be functional from 8 in the morning to 10 in the night on all days.
Note--
While calling on the number, people will get advice on how to trap the official and staff seeking bribe from the concerned person by a sting operation.
The Forbes 3rd annual under 30 list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr David Karp, tennis player Maria Sharapova and Pakistani girls' rights activist Malala Yousafzai.
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NASA News--
NASA announced that the Obama administration has approved NASA’s request for an extension of operations for the International Space Station for an additional 4 years to 2024.
The International Space Station is the largest space lab ever built, some four times bigger than Russian space station Mir and about five times as large as US Skylab.
NASA said the entire lab is the length of a football field (357 feet, 109 meters).
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Foreign Investment
The government, decided to retain the policy of allowing 100% FDI in the existing pharma firms.
In a statement, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, however, said that as far as the contentious issue of non- compete clause is concerned, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board will take a view on it on case-by-case basis.
It had said the continuous acquisition of Indian pharma companies will severely impact availability and affordability of generic medicines in the country, and asked for a reduction in the FDI cap to 49% from 100% in rare or critical pharma verticals.
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India News
The Delhi Government launched an anti corruption helpline to deal with complaints of graft-related cases in the national capital.Launching the Helpline 011-27357169
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the number will be functional from 8 in the morning to 10 in the night on all days.
Note--
While calling on the number, people will get advice on how to trap the official and staff seeking bribe from the concerned person by a sting operation.
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