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Govt
to Control Export of High Quality
Iron Ore
Government is likely to control
the export of high quality iron
ore to build domestic reserves so
a string of major steel projects
can achieve their targets.<More>
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US to Accept Russian Tarapur Supply
The US said that while it would accept the sale of
Russian uranium for the Tharapur plant in principle,
it would like Russia to wait for India to move further
along on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.<More>
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India
Urgently Needs Inter-State River
Water Dispute Management
Thee Kerala Assembly unanimously
passed an amendment of its 2003
Irrigation and Water Conservation
Act to obviate the Supreme Court
(SC) verdict that allowed the
height of the Mullaperiyar Dam to
increase from 136 to 142 feet.<More>
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Culling
of 70,000 birds begins
The
Government dispatched
several Rapid Response teams
to cull 70,000 birds as a
precautionary measure to
check the spread of the
dreaded H5N1 virus in a
10-kilometer radius around
Jalgaon covering 173
villages.<More>
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France
& UK Circulate Draft Statement
on Iran
France and Britain, support by the
United States (US), have floated a
draft statement to be issued by
the United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) on Iran’s nuclear
program to the 10 so-called
non-permanent members of the UNSC.<More>
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Bangladesh
PM Khaleda Zia to visit India from
March 20
India
and Bangladesh are to sign three
accords on trade, investment
protection, and avoidance of dual
taxation when Bangla Prime
Minister Begum Khaleda Zia visits
India from March 20.<More>
