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Australian schools to teach Hindi; Australia releases the Asian Century White Paper

November 1, 2012

Announcing that Asia’s rise is “unstoppable”, Australia brought out a challenging plan aimed at fortifying its links with India and other booming economies of the Asian region. The Australian plan includes teaching languages like Hindi and Mandarin in its schools. ..

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Superstorm Sandy

November 1, 2012

Superstorm Sandy batters New Jersey coast of US Hurricane Sandy (also referred to as Superstorm Sandy) a tropical cyclone that severely affected portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. Sandy developed from a tropical ..

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Japan honors DMRC with 2012 JICA President Award

November 1, 2012

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)  President Award for 2012  was given to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the outstanding role it played in the development of human resources, society and economy of India and also for encouraging mutual ..

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Persons in News: Silvio Berlusconi

October 31, 2012

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to 4 years in jail and suspended him from public service for 3 years for tax fraud. What are the charges against Berlusconi? Berlusconi and other people involved in the case were ..

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Moderate English proficiency in India: Survey

October 28, 2012

As per the English Proficiency Index (EPI) which ranked 54 countries on the basis of the average language ability of adults, India stood at 14th position. Scandinavian countries topped the rankings and Libya performed worst. As per the report: Women ..

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Pakistan, Afghanistan contend over Durand Line

October 28, 2012

Durand Line is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The boundary was established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India, marking their respective spheres of influence. The acceptance of this ..

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India, Spain inked protocol to amend DTAA

October 28, 2012

India and Spain signed a protocol for amending the over 19-year old Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The step has been taken check tax evasion. To tackle the menace of black money, India is negotiating its tax avoidance pacts, popularly ..

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Bangladesh-Maldives sand deal postponed

October 28, 2012

Bangladesh and Maldives have deferred the sand deal they were planning to ink in 2011. What was to be signed in the deal? Both the nations had planned to ship sand to Maldives which is facing serious threat of being ..

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Trade b/w India, China expected to touch $100 bn by 2015

October 28, 2012

India is expected to achieve the $100-billion bilateral trade target set with China by 2015. The bilateral trade b/w the two nations was recorded at $75.45 billion in 2011-12. While India’s exports were at $17.90 billion, imports stood at $57.55 ..

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India-Spain sign MoUs for cooperation in various sectors

October 27, 2012

India and Spain inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in various domains which include Railways, Roads, Audio-Visual, and Defence. MoU signed b/w Indian Railways and RENFE-Operadora and ADIF (Spanish Railways Infrastructure Manager) of Spain on technical cooperation in the ..

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