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Falkland islanders choose to stay with Britain

March 15, 2013

In a referendum in which people of Falkland Islands were asked whether they wished to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, 99.8% of voters have chosen to stay as British Overseas Territory. What ..

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Fact Box: ‘Gwadar Port’ and ‘Chabahar port’

February 22, 2013

China assumes control of Gwadar Port China has taken control of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf just outside the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. Previously, the control of the port was with Port of ..

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Fact Box: Dongria Kondh tribe

February 21, 2013

MoEF justifies cancellation of environmental clearance to Vedanta The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has held that its decision of cancellation of the environmental clearance granted to Vedanta for the Lanjigarh Bauxite mining project in Odisha was right and ..

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Iran test fires cruise missile "Ghader"

February 16, 2013

Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile named “Ghader”, which means Capable in Farsi, in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz. About “Ghader”: Surface-to-surface, ground-to-ship cruise missile Range of 200 kilometres Highly advanced with radar, satellite communications, precision in target ..

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Rare Whooper Swan spotted after 113 years in Himachal

February 7, 2013

Rare migratory bird Whooper Swan was spotted in Pong Dam lake of Kangra valley in Himachal Pradesh after 113 years. Whooper Swans, which migrate from Central Asia and Europe and are rare migrants to India, were last seen in the ..

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China understates strategic importance of Gwadar

February 6, 2013

China has played down the strategic importance of a Chinese company taking control over the management of Pakistan’s Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea, stating that Beijing’s intentions were purely commercial. Pakistan had decided to transfer the control of the ..

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National award to Vizag for NREGS implementation

February 5, 2013

Visakhapatanam (popularly known as Vizag) district of Andhra Pradesh was given a national award for successfully implementing the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and thereby improving social equality.

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Pakistan gives Gwadar port to China for operations

February 5, 2013

Pakistan has handed over the operations responsibility of its strategically located Gwadar port to China’s Overseas Port Holdings. Previously it was with Singapore’s PSA (Port of Singapore Authority) International. Why the port offered to China? There occurred some discords b/w ..

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