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UIDAI to get new data centre in Gurgaon

January 12, 2013

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency which is implementing the Aadhaar project, will get a new data centre at Manesar town in Gurgaon, Haryana. The centre would serve as central repository for UIDAI to store basic demographic and ..

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Argentina asks UK to relinquish Falkland Islands, UK rebuffs

January 6, 2013

Argentina has restated its claim over Falkland Islands and has called on  Britain to renounce its control over the islands. It accused UK of taking part in an act of "blatant colonialism" in claiming the archipelago. What is the issue?

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Pakistan recognizes Kosovo as an Independent State

January 2, 2013

Pakistan became another country to officially recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Kosovo had declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. With this Pakistan became the 98th sovereign state among 193 UN-member states to recognize Kosovo. In September 2012, Kosovo declared ..

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Turkey lifts veto against NATO’s non-military cooperation with Israel

January 1, 2013

NATO member Turkey is ready to lift veto on non-military cooperation b/w the alliance members and Israel. It had imposed the veto following Israeli attack on Turkish humanitarian aid ship to Gaza in 2010. In a quid pro quo, several ..

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Lok Sabha approves Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012

December 24, 2012

Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which seeks to provide special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education and jobs for local people. The Bill introduces a new Article 371-J ..

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Gas production from KG-D6 declines

December 23, 2012

Gas output from India’s biggest gas producing fields in the Krishna Godavari basin (KG-D6) continued to decline and reched its lowest level since its inception. After touching peak production levels of 60 million of gas per day (mmscmd), the output ..

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Hambantota port not part of ‘string of pearls’: Sri Lanka

December 20, 2012

Sri Lanka has clarified that the Hambantota port is not part of a Chinese ‘string of pearls’ to surround India.                                     Source: google maps What is the issue of Hambantota port? What is Sri Lanka’s perspective? What is String of ..

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Kyoto Protocol extended till 2020: Doha Climate Conference

December 17, 2012

Kyoto Protocol which was signed in 1997 to oblige industrialized nations to reduce emission of greenhouse gases to fight global warming has been extended till 2020. The protocol was due to expire at the end of 2012. It was decided ..

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