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Business and Economy
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Slow Inflow of Imported Wheat
Ministry of Agriculture disclosed
that about 2 million tons (mt) or
40% of the ordered 5.5 mt will reach
India by mid-November at various
ports—Mumbai, Chennai,
Visakhapatanam, Kandla, and Mundhra.<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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J&K Autonomy Working Group DoA?
The Hindu reported that the
Jammu &
Kashmir (J&K) Autonomy Working group promised by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh 5 months ago may be dead on arrival (DoA) because of a lack of
suitable leadership to lead the group and procedural issues.<More>
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SC Creamy Layer Definition
Introduced first in 1992 by the Supreme Court (SC), the creamy layer concept
was defined as those who were children of the elite of the Other Backward
Classes (OBC) and has now been extended to cover those who are in the
Scheduled Castes and Tribes too.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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MCS Tracks Turtle Migration to TN
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has successfully
tracked tagged endangered green turtles (Chelonian mydas)
through satellites from Southern Sri Lanka to the Gulf
of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, a protected area off
Tamil Nadu (TN).<More>
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High Infant Mortality in Bihar: UNICEF Survey
A survey conducted by UNICEF estimates that about 400
infants below the age of 1 with 2/3rds of those children
within a month die every day in Bihar due to causes that
could be easily prevented through simple intervention
programs.<More>
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China Rejects Media Reports on Brahmaputra Dam
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao refuted
media reports saying that China has “no plans” to divert
billions of cubic feet of water from the Brahmaputra (Yalung
Zangbo) to the Yellow River to feed rain-starved areas
of the North.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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ISRO Floats Manned Space Mission Proposal
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Chairman G. Madhavan Nair apparently made a
“registration of intent” to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh about sending an Indian astronaut
into space on a home-made capsule using an
Indian launch vehicle.<More>
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2 Experimental Satellites from China
China successfully launched 2 space environment
exploration satellites with a life-span of 2
years and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of
Spaceflight Technology and China’s DFH Satellite
Co Ltd on its Long March-4B carrier rockets.<More>
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Neighbors
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Pre-cursor to Lanka Talks in Geneva
As an Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) team left
for Geneva , important information surrounding the
Southern Consensus arrived between dominant political
parties stressing on political settlement to the ethnic
strife is emanating.<More>
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Impact of China’s Dam on NE & SE Asia
Reacting to recent media reports that China is planning
to construct a dam across the Brahmaputra and divert 200
billion cubic meters of water into the Yellow River,
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi notified Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on its impact.<More>
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World
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India, Japan to Boost Ties
With 2007 being considered for designation
as Japan-Indian Friendship Year, India and
Japan are planning to boost their bilateral
relations to realize its “full potential” by
enhancing “strategic orientation” of their
“global partnership.”<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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J&K Autonomy Working Group DoA?
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ISRO Floats Manned Space Mission Proposal
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MCS Tracks Turtle Migration to TN
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High Infant Mortality in Bihar : UNICEF Survey
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2 Experimental Satellites from China
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China Rejects Media Reports on Brahmaputra Dam
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India, Japan to Boost Ties
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Featured Analyses
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Manmohan in Damage Control Mode |
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Trying not to get dragged into the controversy
over the quality of evidence on the 7/11 Mumbai
blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted
that India had “credible evidence” and the joint
mechanism with Pakistan was a “trial and
experiment.”
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ISI Subversion of Army |
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Russia Accuses US for NK Tests |
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SC Verdicts Cuts Up Political Plans |
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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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Featured Edits
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Delhi talks may focus
on anti-terror mechanism |
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Nuke
Walmart Blues |
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What’s nectar for secular US is toxin
for secular India! |
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Coherent action or
crystal gazing? |
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The scourge of
corruption |
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This Diwali, get yourself some creamy
layer! |
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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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