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Business and Economy
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India , China Asian Economic Growth
Engines
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
projected India ’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth at 8.3% this
year and 7.3% in 2007 but but
cautioned financial managers on
inflation due to oil prices and
strong domestic demand and budget
deficit.<More>
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Industrial Growth Fastest in Decade
The Central Statistical Organization
announced that the index of
industrial production (IIP) showed
that industrial production grew the
fastest in a decade at 12.4% in
July, output in all sectors
including manufacturing showed
impressive growth.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Congress Expels Natwar’s Son
In a major blow to Natwar Singh’s hopes of rescue by the Gandhi family, the
Congress Party expelled Natwar’s son Jagat Singh even as Jagat’s friend’s
petition in the Supreme Court (SC) for absolution from Justice RS Pathak
Inquiry commission’s indictment.<More>
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Disappearances on Rise in South Asia
As nations of South Asia fight terrorism, Amnesty International (AI) says
that “enforced disappearances” of people is growing and while “new patterns”
are emerging from Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Forests Threatened by Elephant Training Camps
Environmentalists say that while elephant training camps
brings eco-tourism, they also increase population around
these camps, create a shortage of fodder, and
compromised the well being of elephants who are now
unemployed because of mechanization.<More>
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Polio Back Again
The number of polio cases reported in the first 8 months
of this year was 283 compared to 66 for 2005 with most
from
Uttar Pradesh and 69% of the victims being
Muslims even as UN Secretary General warned that India
is inadvertently exporting the virus.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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18 Nuclear Emergency Response Centers
India has set up 18 emergency response centers
that will augment existing emergency
preparedness capacities to deal with
nuclear-related emergencies that could be
triggered by terrorism, nuclear attacks,
transportation, or accidents.<More>
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Russia Tests sub-ice Missile
After a space of 11 years, Russia successfully
tested an intercontinental missile from a K-84
nuclear submarine from below the ice in the
North Pole and hit targets at a testing range in
Arkhangesk while another fired at the same
target from the Pacific Ocean.<More>
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Neighbors
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Iran Complains of US Negative Role
Signaling its willingness to temporarily suspend its
controversial nuclear enrichment program, Iran
complained of US’s negative role through its “unfounded
accusations” even as UN bodies protested parts of a
Congressional report as “outrageous and dishonest.”<More>
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Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
At sharp variance with international mediators, Sri
Lanka denied agreeing to hold unconditional talks with
Tamil rebels but said it was committed to peace and
negotiated settlement provided there is “a comprehensive
and verifiable cessation of hostilities.”<More>
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World
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India Disagrees with IMF Quotas
India, Brazil, Argentina, and Egypt
vociferously objected to International
Monetary Fund’s (IMF) “quota calculation
formula” as it “is opaque and flawed” and
“reforms are possible only if” the “final
outcome” is defined “followed by genuine
consultations.”.<More>
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IBSA Sets Goals
With the end of the India-Brazil-South
Africa (IBSA) first summit in Brazil , the
world’s largest democracies in developing
countries set common goals in the world’s
political, economic, and social forums and
promised better calibration of policy
making..<More>
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Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
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At sharp variance with
international mediators,
Sri Lanka denied agreeing
to hold unconditional talks
with Tamil rebels but said
it was committed to peace
and negotiated settlement
provided there is “a
comprehensive and
verifiable cessation of
hostilities.”
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US
Says Reforms Stalled, Growth
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Energy Usage Patterns and Social Progress
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Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue in Havana
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
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Pak-Taliban Peace Pact |
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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats |
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Our fragile mind |
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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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