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Business and Economy
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Russia-EU Energy Disagreement
Depending on over 25% of energy from
Russia, the 25 EU nations are
unable to agree on how to demand
“predictability” in energy supply
while balancing values and economic
interests.<More>
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Action to Increase Wheat Production
India has formulated an Action Plan
to increase production and
productivity of wheat by targeting
50% of wheat cultivation areas in
138 districts of Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, and West Bengal.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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SC Verdicts Cuts Up Political Plans
In far-reaching verdicts, the Supreme Court (SC) asked the Government for
“compelling reasons” for including particular castes that are entitled for
reservations and “quantifiable” data to retain those castes in the list has
created churn in the caste-politics.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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WHO Wants TB Program Sustainability
Wanting a more effective management of the tuberculosis
(TB) programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) said
that “financial sustainability and manageability” was
required in addition to mere funding.<More>
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NHAI Plan to Tackle Highway HIV
Migrant population living along highways suffer higher
rates of HIV infection because of poor family support,
lack of healthcare, unsafe sex, easy access to brothels,
and lack of awareness but a new plan is being created to
specifically target this population.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Modernization Drive of IAF
While retirement of MIG variants will outpace
induction of new aircraft, the Indian Air Force
(IAF) expects to invest Rs. 20,000 crore (USD
4.3 billion) over the next 10 years to modernize
its fleet with better detection and combat
systems and more endurance.<More>
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Barak Controversy & DRDO Projects
Amid rumors of kickbacks over the procurement of
Naval Barak anti-missile defense system from
Israel, there is increasing evidence that most
projects undertaken by the Defense Research &
Development Organization (DRDO) are behind
schedule.<More>
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Neighbors
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Lankan Leaders Agree on MoU
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse and Leader of the
Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe seemed to have agreed on
the 6-point cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
on crucial issues facing the island nation.<More>
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Afghan Violence Continues
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
said that its soldiers returned fire and killed 15
insurgents in the southern Zabul province of Afghanistan
but conceded that 2 of their vehicles were damaged in
the conflict but suffered no casualties.<More>
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Malaysia Grants ‘Visa on Arrival’
Malaysia announce a “visa on arrival” for Indians
visiting Malaysia for tourism purposes entering the
nation from “six different points of entry” to “spur
intra-regional travel and bolster tourism” in a
“Hassle-free environment.” <More>
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World
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Russia Accuses US for NK Tests
Russia virtually accused the US of pushing
North Korea (NK) into a corner and provoked
their tests and called for more flexibility
from the Bush Administration for the
resumption of the 6-party talks.<More>
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Sudan Expels UN Envoy over Blog
Looking for an excuse to rid the UN of its
soil to pursue its unholy war on innocent
ethnic Africans, Sudan expelled UN envoy for
authoring a blog that reported a serious
Sudanese army reversal in fighting
insurgents in Northern Darfur.<More>
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Hot Topics
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Modernization Drive of IAF
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Afghan Violence Continues
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Russia Accuses US for NK Tests
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Sudan Expels UN Envoy over Blog
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Malaysia Grants ‘Visa on Arrival’
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Featured Analyses
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SC Verdicts Cuts Up Political Plans |
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In far-reaching verdicts, the Supreme Court (SC) asked the Government for
“compelling reasons” for including particular castes that are entitled for
reservations and “quantifiable” data to retain those castes in the list has
created churn in the caste-politics.
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Barak Controversy & DRDO Projects |
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Justice Vs Judiciary Vs Legislation |
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NE S&T Developments |
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Softened North Korean Sanctions |
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7th Indo-EU Summit |
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Y-on-Y Industrial Growth Higher |
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India, Britain Share Terror Concerns |
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Featured Edits
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Britain for troop
withdrawal from Iraq? |
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Salmon high on the
agenda |
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The message behind the
burqa row |
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Beyond
Asian Century |
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Clinching Evidence? |
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Options
Before US |
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An exercise in
strengthening relations |
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Orissa’s resources
under threat of misuse |
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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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