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Greece’s economic depression deepens in 3rd quarter

November 16, 2012

Greece’s economic slump deepened in the 3rd quarter, with its O/P shrinking 7.2% on an annual basis as the debt-ridden country heads into its 6th year of depression.

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Vulture population rises in India

November 15, 2012

As per a recent report by the Bombay Natural History Society (BHNS) rapid decline in the number of critically endangered Indian vultures has stopped. India’s vulture population has risen for the first time in last 20 years, after a sharp ..

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President launches Aakash-2 tablet

November 15, 2012

  ‘Aakash 2’ launched by President Pranab Mukherjee. ‘Aakash 2’ is the advanced version of Aakash 1 tablet. Developed under the aegis of IIT Bombay with the active support of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). British company Datawind ..

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Shanti Gandhi, Gandhiji’s great grandson elected to Kansas State Assembly

November 15, 2012

Mr. Shanti Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been elected to a State Assembly in the United Stated during the general elections held on November 6, 2012. Mr. Shanti Gandhi is a Republican Party candidate. Son of late Saraswati ..

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak honoured with Kyoto Prize

November 15, 2012

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Ms Spivak is amongst the recipients of this year’s Kyoto Prize. She won the award in the Arts and Philosophy category for her “deep thinking on humanities against intellectual colonialism in relation to globalisation”. About Gayatri Chakravorty ..

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NASA spacecraft to land like helicopters

November 15, 2012

In an attempt to enable its future space capsules to land like helicopters, NASA has tested a new rotor landing system. The objective is to replace parachutes with spinning blades to enable soft and controlled landings on land instead of ..

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Mirabai Chanu wins 3 bronze medals at Asian Jr Weightlifting

November 15, 2012

Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu clinched 3 bronze medals for India on the opening day of the 19th Junior Women Asian Weightlifting Championships at Yangon (Myanmar). Ms Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is associated with Weigh-lifting.

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U. P. has highest number of prisoners

November 15, 2012

Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that Uttar Pradesh topped: the list death convicts lodged in various jails in the country in 2011 the list of prisoners who were sentenced to life the list by having ..

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