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Business and Economy
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India-Mozambique to Co-Operate on
Mining
A Republic of Mozambique delegation
led by its Minister for Mineral
Resources Esperanca Laurinda Bias,
Mozambique is visiting India to
discuss bilateral cooperation in the
mining sector, related technologies,
and expertise sharing.<More>
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Macro Indicators Strong, Agri
Worrisome
Although economic growth is at
7.5%-8%, inflation in check at
5%-5.5%, investments in Telecom & IT
estimated at USD 16 billion, and
more reforms on financial and retail
sector in the offing, the Indian
economy continues to roar but
Agriculture continues to be a major
worry.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Child Labor Law Becomes Active
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cajoled, threatened, and entreated the nation
to “stop employing children as workers and actively encourage them to join
schools” and that “Firm action will be taken against those violating the
law.”<More>
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Quota Panel Report
The Oversight Committee submitted their proposals to the Federal Government
proposing that the contentious 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC)
be reviewed in another 5 years and again after a decade to determine the
relevance of the policy.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Mosquito-based Epidemic Outbreak
Reportedly 76 people died in
Kerala with Chikungunya
and nearly 128,500 cases of Dengue have been reported
nation-wide causing severe strain on an ill-equipped and
ill-motivated system to deal with the crisis on a war
footing.<More>
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New Environmental Guidelines
In a bid to decentralize environmental impact
assessment, the Federal Government announced new
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines that
grant concessions for builders, automobile, and
biomedical sectors.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Mig-29 Flying Life Extended
As in the case of Mig-21s, the Indian Air Force
(IAF) has commissioned the National Aerospace
Laboratories (NAL) to conduct Total Technical
Life Enhancement (TTLE) of the Mig-29 to enhance
its life from 2500 to 3000 flying hours.<More>
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Multi-Faceted Trouble for Pakistan
As rumors of a coup continues to be fuelled by
weapons discoveries around President Pervez
Musharraf’s office, a grand Jirga of 95 Baloach
tribal chiefs met and decided to move the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) on their
status.<More>
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Neighbors
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Lanka-LTTE Grand Standing
While emphasizing that his Government was committed to a
“negotiated settlement” and wanting a “successful”
Geneva summit, Sri Lanka told facilitators that he will
be “compelled” to react if LTTE continues with “violent
and provocative measures.”<More>
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Iran-US Verbal War
In a continuing war of words, Iran and the US have
castigated each other with the US demanding sanctions as
“time was of essence” and Iran refuting these and
unilateral American sanctions as “useless.”<More>
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World
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North Korea Blasts Nuclear Regime
With a defiant nuclear explosion using
Pakistan technology, North Korea (NK)
blasted years of discriminatory nuclear
regime sparking sharp reactions from
regional and global players and possibly
bringing in major changes to world strategic
thought and orientation.<More>
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South Africa to Back Nuke Deal
Visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
elicited South Africa to support its
civilian nuclear deal with the US and got a
commitment from President Thabo Mbeko that
his country will support the deal in the
Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).<More>
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Featured Analyses
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North Korea Blasts Nuclear Regime |
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With a defiant nuclear explosion using
Pakistan technology, North Korea (NK)
blasted years of discriminatory nuclear regime
sparking sharp reactions from regional and
global players and possibly bringing in major
changes to world strategic thought and
orientation.
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Multi-Faceted Trouble for Pakistan |
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Mosquito-based Epidemic Outbreak |
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New Environmental Guidelines
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China Claims Fusion Reactor Successes |
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Judiciary vs Legislature Judgment Reserved |
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Reliance Opposes Open Bidding for Gas |
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LTTE Agrees to Talks |
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Featured Edits
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For India, North Korea's test poses
key challenge |
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Lord Swraj Paul first Chancellor of
Westminster varsity |
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A "hymn" to India and Indians |
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World big enough to accommodate India
and China: Manmohan |
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North Korean case different from
India's, says Tony Blair
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Now Walk
The Talk |
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Atomic
adolescent |
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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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