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Business and Economy
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Demands to Phase-Out Ore Export
The Federal Steel Ministry, at
variance with the Mining and
Commerce Ministries, demanded that
iron ore exports be phased out since
“current ore reserve is slated to
last only 60 to 70 years” and this
policy could jeopardize the
stability of domestic steel units.<More>
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Railways Profits Up
The largest railways in the world,
the Indian Railways, reported
earnings in November at Rs. 1706
crore (USD 370 million) and an
increase of 22% from last year due
to better freight and passenger
capacity utilization.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Japan Loan for Buddhist Circuit
Japan and Singapore have offered the Bihar State Government loan of Rs. 5.8
billion (USD 126 million) to develop the cultural Buddhist circuit
Nalanda-Bodhgaya-Rajgir as an international tourist destination.<More>
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ASI to Reconstruct 843 Year Old Temple
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning to start reconstruction
of a 1000 pillared hall of a Kakatiya temple dedicated to Shiva build in
1163 A.D. by King Rudra Deva as its foundation was sinking.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Tobacco Companies Targeting Children
Surrogate advertising is a euphemism for alcohol and
tobacco companies advertising using innocuous products
sharing the brand name of alcohol and tobacco products,
but it looks like they are now using unconventional
advertising methods to target children.<More>
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Fund to Acquire Clean Tech
An Indian MP proposed that the United Nations create a
“Clean Technology Acquisition Fund” so poorer countries
will be able to access crucial technologies that will be
clean and “significantly impact the realization of
sustainable development goals.” <More>
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Tax Breaks for Bio-Diesel
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has floated a
draft National Policy on Biofuels suggesting that India
offer several fiscal incentives and a National Biofuel
Development Board to promote adoption of blended petrol
and diesel. <More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Small Success Against Naxals
Targeting senior terrorists of the outlawed
Communist Party of India (Maoist) group, the
Andhra Pradesh police have managed to make
tactical gains on Naxalism seizing sophisticated
weapons and cash from the encounter.<More>
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Terror Attack from Sea
Home Minister Shivraj Patil revealed that “in
view of the recent Indo-US agreement of civil
nuclear energy cooperation, our atomic power
plants have become highly vulnerable” apart from
“multi-purpose projects and shipyards” to
terrorist attacks.<More>
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Neighbors
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India Reiterates Afghan Support
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “reiterated India’s
commitment as a neighbor and friend to continue
assisting Afghanistan despite the challenges posed by
the security situation” and continue its rehabilitation
work but declined to deploy regular troops.<More>
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Iran Flexes Missile Muscle Again
In a surprise and unscheduled military exercise
displaying its conventional weapons strength and leaving
Israel very worried, Iran fired a battery and range of
land and ship-borne missiles and maneuvers along with
anti-tank and anti-helicopter weapons.<More>
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World
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Bush Wants WMD Deals Stopped
Fearing further North Korean (NK)
proliferation missiles and nuclear weapons,
like the Nodong missile to Pakistan (now
being paraded as Ghauri) in return for
nuclear weapons technology, the US said that
it considered these transfers “a grave
threat.”<More>
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The Last Big Push
Accused of being “in a state of denial,” US
President George Bush rejected calls for a
phased withdrawal of American troops from
Iraq and instead has come up with a plan
that will give it one “last big push”
recognizing “the conditions on the ground.”<More>
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Hot Topics
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Tobacco Companies Targeting Children
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Fund to Acquire Clean Tech
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Tax Breaks for Bio-Diesel
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Small Success Against Naxals
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Demands to Phase-Out Ore Export
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Railways Profits Up
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Featured Analyses
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India’s Faltering Energy Strategy |
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Gearing for the future, India is
formulating a policy for development
of Natural Gas Pipelines for cities
and on November 16, met with a
number of prospective providers
including Exxon Mobil, BG, Shell,
RIL, ADAG, TERI, BP (India), and
Oil PSUs.
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Ground Water Management |
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US Upset with UK Taliban Truce |
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The Last Big Push |
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Huge US Senate Support for Nuke Deal |
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China Wants Arunachal |
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Nuke Deal Listed Top Priority |
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Featured Edits
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Hu favours Council seat
for India |
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U.K. plans Iraq pullout |
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Western media and
the Iraq invasion |
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Men of mettle |
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The
Exploding Eastern Front... |
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And Where's The Panchen
Lama?
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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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