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Business and Economy
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31 New SEZ
Despite intense opposition and
public debate over Special Economic
Zones (SEZs) policy, the Board of
Approvals (BoA) cleared 31 proposals
including the South Korean Posco’s
proposal for a Rs. 55,000 crore (USD
12 billion) steel project.<More>
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Reliance Opposes Open Bidding for
Gas
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has
petitioned the Government not to
institute competitive bidding for
the valuation or sale of gas to
avoid “inherent problems” and has
instead asked for a crude-oil linked
pricing along the lines that Iran
had proposed to India.<More>
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An Ultra Mega Power Project in Jharkhand
A 4000 megawatt (MW) ultra mega
project will be set up in Jharkhand
making it the 9th of a series of
such projects throughout the nation
rising from the original 5—Orissa,
Andhra Pradesh (AP),
and
Tamil Nadu (TN)
wanted one each and got it.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Judiciary vs Legislature Judgment Reserved
The Supreme Court (SC) has reserved its verdict on cash-for-query (CFQ) case
and the subsequent judgment will essentially define the scope of the
judiciary over Legislature or over the Executive.<More>
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SC Allows Haj Subsidy for This Year
While allowing the Government to continue with its Haj plans for lakhs of
Muslim pilgrims this year, the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the
Government’s continued “largesse” to one community while denying others of
similar facilities.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Tiger Skin Trade Flourishing in China
Two non-Governmental organizations asserted that despite
international condemnation and demands, trade in tiger
and derivative products continue unabated and overtly in
China for costumes and medicines and suppliers are
mostly Indian poachers.<More>
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SC Halts Genetic Foods
The Supreme Court (SC) asked the Genetic Engineering
Approval Committee (GEAC) to halt approvals to
genetically modified products till it can determine that
these foods have been sufficiently tested and safe for
human consumption. <More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Maoist Meet Focuses on Coordination
In an ominous note, the fourth conference of the
Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and
Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA) in Nepal
resolved to better coordinate to turn South Asia
“into a flaming field of people’s upsurges.”<More>
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Iraq War “Spawned new Terror”
A classified report by US Intelligence found
that the war in Iraq has “spawned new terror”
activity and a new generation of Islamic
radicalism and that the overall terror threat
has grown significantly since September 11, 2001.<More>
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Pak Delays F-16 Deal
Accusing the US of stripping down the F-16s to
less than effective and imposing unacceptable
conditions for usage, Pakistan has delayed
signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the
USD 3 billion deal till December 31, 2006.<More>
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Neighbors
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LTTE Agrees to Talks
Responding to calls from many parties and despite
afterthought caveats introduced by the Sri Lankan
Government (SLG), the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
said that his organization is ready to resume stalled
talks on a peaceful future in the island.<More>
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Maldives Opposition Wants India to Facilitate
Maldives opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
wants India to stop arming the island Government as the
threat perceptions and rationale for spending 8% of its
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense is unclear.<More>
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World
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Russia-US Relations Set to Worsen
A Russian Parliamentary report alerted
policy makers that the US will continue to
pursue a hostile policy towards Moscow
regardless of political affiliations or
incumbent in the White House as they
struggle for influence over world energy,
power, and politics.<More>
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Hezbollah Refuses to Disarm
In his first public appearance Hezbollah
leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed before a
massive 500,000-rally that his cadre will
not disarm and claimed a “divine, historic
and strategic victory” even as Israeli
troops withdrew and UN peacekeepers
deployment was on track.<More>
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Featured Analyses
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Reliance Opposes Open Bidding for Gas |
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has
petitioned the Government not to
institute competitive bidding for
the valuation or sale of gas to
avoid “inherent problems” and has
instead asked for a crude-oil linked
pricing along the lines that Iran
had proposed to India.
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LTTE Agrees to Talks |
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China ’s Aging Population Plan |
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Torture, Censorship, and
Repression in ‘Azad’ Kashmir |
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New Polio Campaign in UP |
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Military Coup in Thailand |
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UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade |
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Featured Edits
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Abe to visit China |
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British
Conservatives bury Thatcherism |
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Gujarat madrasas: an
education in terror? |
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General in his
labyrinth |
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Mufti heads
non-official team to UNGA |
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ISI Mark |
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Corporate ethics or
self-righteousness? |
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Clear the skies |
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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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