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Business and Economy
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Economic Growth Promising, SEZ Model
Questioned
In a positive sign, the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) said that “growth
momentum of recent years is likely
to continue during the year” but
cautioned on the Special Economic
Zones (SEZ) as a model for
developing industries and generating
jobs.<More>
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Israeli Drip Irrigation
Technology
Karnataka’s
horticulture department is
planning to adopt Israeli drip
irrigation technology (DIS) to
service 124 drought-prone
areas in the state and is
commissioning a pilot project
in 10 taluks spanning 8
districts at a cost of Rs.5
crore (USD 1.08 million).<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Environment, Health and Education
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US Seeks Tariff cut on
Environment Products
As a co-member of the
Asia-Pacific Partnership
(APP), the US wants
India to reduce its
tariffs on imported
environmental goods and
services from the
current 15% to allow
free flow of technology
to reduce green house
gases (GHG) emission.<More>
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Is Project Tiger a Failure?
An investigation into the effectiveness of the
federally funded Project Tiger, launched in 1973 to
protect tigers in the 15 Tiger sanctuaries to ensure
a viable population, concluded that the program is a
failure because of insufficient training and
inadequate methods.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Neighbors
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World
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Confusion on Iran as Deadline Passes
EU Foreign Ministers have cautioned against
hasty decisions, including sanctions, on
Iran even as the US said
military action against Tehran
“is not off the table” and some say that
India ’s relations with Iran may arrest the
development of Indo-US relations.<More>
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EU Not Considering Hamas Dialogue
Backtracking from earlier reports that the
EU may consider direct contact with Hamas, a
Foreign Ministers’ meeting distanced the 25
nation body from Hamas and labeled it a
terror organization removing all
possibilities of interaction.<More>
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Hot Topics
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Economic Growth Promising, SEZ Model Questioned
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EU Not Considering Hamas Dialogue
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Confusion on Iran as Deadline Passes
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Israeli Drip Irrigation Technology
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New Defense Procurement Policy
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Private Nuclear Power Generation Considered
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Featured Analyses
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Security Concerns Bar
Chinese Investment |
After a year of internal
discussions, India
intelligence agencies
rightly barred Chinese
investments in ports and
handling thus rejecting 14
port construction and
management projects valued
at Rs. 61,000 crore (USD
13.26 billion) citing
security threats.
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Baloach Leader Bugti
Suspiciously Killed |
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Is
Project Tiger a Failure? |
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First Indo-Russian Joint
Study Group on Trade |
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Corp Expansion despite
Stalled Reforms |
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Diluted Wildlife Bill
Passed |
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Featured Edits
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India, France "not very far" from
nuclear pact |
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Balochistan shadow over India-Pakistan
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The forgotten aam aadmi |
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Relevance of
nonalignment |
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Naxals, government rethinking
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Baluch freedom long overdue |
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Inscription
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South Indian Inscriptions |
Ancient Indian dynasties
documented their administration,
significant developments, grants,
and milestones as inscriptions in
temples. The Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI) has documented
these inscriptions from 1886.
These pages
contain inscriptions from Pallava,
Chola, Pandya, Western Chalukya,
Eastern Chalukya, Rashtrakuta,
Hoyasala, Vijayanagara,
Vishnukundin, Kakatiya, Reddi,
Vaidumba, Chinda, Eastern Ganga,
Gajapathi, Kalchurya, Qutb-Shahi
of Golkonda, and Moghul,
dynasties.
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