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Climate Change To Displace Millions In US; South Asia Remains At Greatest Risk

A study indicates that all 22 US coastal states will be hit by rising seas and California, New York, New Jersey will be the worst affected

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Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Sees Only Two Hikes This Year

Fresh policy and economic projections from Fed officials on Wednesday showed a clear majority expect two quarter-point hikes by the end of 2016

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President Calls For Enhancing Aviation Infrastructure

It is estimated that India will require 800 aircraft by 2020 to cater to the increase in air passenger and freight traffic

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Parliament Passes Bureau Of Indian Standards Act

The bill seeks to establish the Bureau of Indian Standards as a national body and empowers the Centre to authorise any other agency having necessary accreditation for the purpose of conformity assessment against Indian standards

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Jaitley Rules Out Rollback Of 1 Per Cent Excise On Jewellery

The 1 per cent levy on non-silver articles would be only for jewellers with Rs 12 crore turnover and not small traders, the minister tells parliament

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Pollution Control Board Orders Closure Of 442 Industries

The key industrial sectors contributing to pollution of river are pulp and paper, distillery, sugar, textile, tannery, thermal power, and chemicals

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PM Modi Signals India Won't Join Forex Devaluation Race To Boost Trade

Says Asia's third-largest economy has never undervalued its exchange rate to boost trade and signalled the country would not join other countries in pushing their currencies lower

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IMF's Lagarde Calls For Pro-Growth Policies

The multilateral lender earlier warned of a further downgrade to the global growth outlook on increasing risks of economic derailment

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Women Fighter Pilots Told To Delay Motherhood By Four Years

India's first three combat women pilots will be commissioned into the fighter stream on June 18 this year after completion of the initial training

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Aadhar Legislation Is A Money Bill: FM Arun Jaitley In Lok Sabha

Says the bill is targeted to extend the direct transfer of facilities and services to the beneficiaries from the Consolidated Fund of India

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