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India becomes world’s 4th largest defence spender
According to the recently released 2016 IHS Jane’s Defence Budgets report, India has become the world’s fourth largest defence spender. In this edition of report published by US research firm IHS Inc, India has surpassed Russia, France, Japan and Saudi ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Ammonia detected for first time in upper Troposphere
Scientists for the first time have detected ammonia in the upper troposphere, the lowest atmospheric layer of Earth. It was detected by team of researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. They had analysed satellite data collected from ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
China launches advanced weather satellite Fengyun-4
China has successfully launched Fengyun-4 satellite, first of its new generation weather satellites into geostationary orbit. It was launched onboard of Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The launch marked the 242nd mission ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
First India China Think-Tanks Forum
The First India-China Think-Tanks Forum was held on 9-10 December 2016 in New Delhi. The Forum is a bilateral platform established by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) concluded between Ministry of External Affairs, India and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ..
Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 attracts Chinese eye
The eighth edition of the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 has attracted immense attention from the Chinese investors. China has already committed $7 billion to the summit. Gujarat government has also taken active interest to attract the Chinese investors in ..
China successfully launches fourth data satellite Tianlian I-04
China has successfully launched its fourth data satellite named Tianlian I-04. The satellite will join its three predecessors to achieve global network operation. The satellite was launched on board of Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
China launches world’s longest super-secure quantum communication line
China has launched world’s longest super-secure quantum communication line connecting Hefei, capital of Anhui province to Shanghai, the country’s financial hub. The super-secure quantum communication line is 712-km in length. It boasts of ultra-high security making it impossible to wiretap, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
PV Sindhu wins 2016 China Open Super Series Premier title
India’s ace shuttler and Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu has won the $700,000 2016 China Open Super Series title in women’s category. It was her maiden Super Series Premier title and first post 2016 Rio Olympics title. In the summit ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India is non-committal on market economy status for China
India is not inclined to automatically grant the coveted ‘Market Economy Status’ (MES) to China under World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms in December 2016. The main reason India is reluctant to grant MES to China is that it will severely ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
China's Sunway Taihulight wins fastest supercomputer title
China’s ‘Sunway Taihulight’ has won the fastest supercomputer title in the recently released 48th edition of Top500 list of supercomputers. With this, Chinese supercomputer has retained the top spot in the list of the world’s fastest supercomputers for the eighth ..