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Dumping of N-waste at KGF ruled out

November 27, 2012

The centre made it clear that it has no plans to dump Nuclear waste (N-waste) from Kudankulam Nuke Power plant in the defunct gold mines of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka. The reported move by the Govt to dump ..

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Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupts again

November 27, 2012

Mount Tongariro, a volcano situated on New Zealand’s North Island, erupted for the second time this year. Where exactly is Mount Tongariro? Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. ..

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Australia clears plan to protect Murray-Darling Basin

November 27, 2012

Australia approved a plan aimed at saving vital Murray-Darling Basin river water sytem. About Murray-Darling Basin: The Murray–Darling Basin is a river network sprawling for one million square kilometres (400,000 square miles) across five Australian states (New South Wales, Victoria, ..

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“Sandy Island” a pacific island shown on world map does not exist: Scientists

November 26, 2012

As per Australian scientists who went searching for the mystery island, named Sandy Island during a geological expedition to South Pacific, the  island identified on Google Earth, marine charts and world maps actually in real does not exist. The sizeable ..

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‘Archduke Joseph diamond’ sold at world record price of $ 21.5 million

November 17, 2012

 ‘Archduke Joseph diamond’ A 19th century rare 76 carat diamond Indian  diamond. Named after its first owner Archduke Joseph August of Austria. Sold at world record price of $ 21.5 million (about Rs. 118 crore) at an auction in Geneva. ..

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Lalganj (Rae Bareli) Rail coach factory opens

November 9, 2012

Rail Coach Factory was inaugurated by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Lalganj in Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency. Rae Bareli (Lalganj) factory is the 3rd of its kind, after the Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, Tamil Nadu, and the Rail Coach ..

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Orissa slaps a penalty of Rs 23,904 crore on ‘errant miners’

November 4, 2012

The Orissa steel and mines department has imposed a penalty of Rs 23,904 crore on 27 miners in the mining circle of the mineral-rich Keonjhar district for extraction of ore beyond the permissible limits. Companies which have been slapped with ..

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Italian court convicts scientists who were not able to give earthquake warning

October 26, 2012

An Italian court sentenced six scientists and a government official 6-year imprisonment on the charges  of manslaughter. The scientists were accused of not being able to give adequate warning of an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L’Aquila ..

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Oil Ministry’s approval to RIL’s plan to increase KG-D6 production

October 24, 2012

Oil Ministry approved Reliance Industries’ plans to increase natural gas output from the flagging KG-D6 and agreed that CAG cannot do a performance audit of the company. The Ministry agreed to RIL stand that an audit by the Comptroller and ..

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Hyderabad ranked 3rd best city for 2013 visit

October 24, 2012

Best in Travel 2013 – Top 10 cities Travel guide book Lonely Planet ranked Indian city and capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad at 3rd position to visit in 2013.  The book described Hyderabad as "elegant and blossoming". As per Lonely ..

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