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India signs military deal with Russia

Vladimir Putin visits to India $2 billion investment fund Finalised 10 agreements Two military contracts, worth about Rs. 20,000 crore Some issues of disagreement also there To take...

December 28, 2012

SBI, RDIF collaborate to form $2 billion consortium

To encourage investments b/w the two nations, India’s State Bank of India (SBI) and Russian sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) came together to ink an...

December 28, 2012

The only Hindu temple in Russia on the verge of demolition

The only Hindu temple in Russia- the Iskcon Krishna temple in Moscow is facing the threat of demolition by the Russian authorities. Why is it being demolished? As...

December 28, 2012

Park Geun-hye becomes first woman South Korean President

In recent Presidential elections in South Korea, Park Geun-hye gained the victory to become country’s first woman President, daughter of the former military ruler, Park Chung-Hee. Main challenges...

December 28, 2012

NASA denies asteroid impact with Earth in 2040

The asteroid, 2011 AG5, which was previously thought to collide with the Earth in 2040 and had a collision chance of 1 in 500, will pass by earth...

December 28, 2012

FDI ceiling in ARCs increased to 74%

With an aim to attract greater foreign expertise in the domain of asset reconstruction, the government has raised the foreign investment ceiling in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) to...

December 28, 2012

'No religion' group is world third-largest, after Christians and Muslims

As per a study entitled “The Global Religious Landscape” by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global...

December 28, 2012

Tea Board annuls 156 licences

The Tea Board of India cancelled the permanent licences of 156 tea exporters for non-performance. Many of the exporters were found to be bogus. Why licenses were cancelled?...

December 28, 2012

Indian American lasik pioneer to be honored with America’s top inventor award

Indian American Rangaswamy Srinivasan, has been nominated by President Barack Obama for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Why this award? Why this laser is unique? About...

December 28, 2012

Justice Swatanter Kumar is new NGT chief

Justice Swatanter Kumar has become the first Supreme Court judge to  be the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which was, till now, functioning without a full-time...

December 28, 2012

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