Top Headlines - 10.03.2016

Top Headlines - 10.03.2016
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1. The fourth edition of the joint exercise between India and Indonesia will be conducted for 13 days from 10 to 23 March 16 at Magelang, Indonesia. Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI is conducted as part of military diplomacy between Indian and Indonesian Army alternatively in India and Indonesia respectively.

2. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar-2015’.The awards are given every year by the Ministry of Women & Child Development to institutions and individuals who have made exceptional contribution towards empowerment of women.

3. Indian Railways appoints Ernst Young as consultant to tap advertising potential of stations and trains.

4. Parliament has passed the Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015, with the Rajya Sabha. The Bill extends the ambit of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to include services, processes and products while ensuring production of world class goods it will also proposes to make BIS a national standards body.

5. Dr. Mahesh Sharma, the Minister for State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism and Minister of State for Civil Aviation released a book entitled “The Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur” authored by IAS (retd.) Shri P.S. Nagi Loktus.

6. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully test-fired two ballistic missiles in line with the country's defence doctrine.

7. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has appointed Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni as the brand ambassador for its brand, Revital H.

8. State-run telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed an agreement with DTH operator Tata Sky to offer video-on-demand.

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