Page-48 of 2012

Bangladesh awarded Jagjivan Ram with “Friends of Liberation War Honour”

October 26, 2012

Bangladesh awarded Former Deputy Prime Minister  and Defence Minister of India Jagjivan Ram, “Friends of Liberation War Honour” posthumously in recognition to his contribution to the 1971 war.

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NTCA to build a national data base for tigers

October 25, 2012

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will establish a national data base for tigers, and each one of the big cats will have a unique identification number and code. The initiatives of providing UID will aid in better bio-monitoring of ..

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E-eye Project in Corbett National Park

October 25, 2012

E-Eye Project: A pilot surveillance project being piloted in Corbett National Park in which live electronic surveillance is done with the help of cameras with video recording facility mounted on towers. The project will help in tracking the movement of ..

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Expert committee suggests 10-year moratorium on GM food crop field trials

October 25, 2012

The 5-member, Technical Expert Committee appointed on the directions of Supreme Court, has recommended a 10-year moratorium on field trials of all Genetically Modified (GM) food crops. The panel, in its interim report, suggested that the field trials should not ..

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Rs 4,000 crore plan to fight Japanese Encephalitis

October 25, 2012

The Union Cabinet of India sanctioned a Rs 4038-crore comprehensive multi-pronged plan for prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the country. States where this plan will be implemented: Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Tamil ..

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Iran can consider a 20% cap on uranium enrichment

October 25, 2012

Iran is ready to negotiate over the issue of its uranium enrichment programme. It has offered that it can put a 20% on uranium enrichment if it is assured a regular supply of nuclear fuel for its medical reactor that ..

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Oil Ministry’s approval to RIL’s plan to increase KG-D6 production

October 24, 2012

Oil Ministry approved Reliance Industries’ plans to increase natural gas output from the flagging KG-D6 and agreed that CAG cannot do a performance audit of the company. The Ministry agreed to RIL stand that an audit by the Comptroller and ..

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Domestic companies can make payments in SEZ in foreign currency: RBI

October 24, 2012

The RBI has given permission to domestic companies to make payments to units in Special Economic Zones in foreign currency for the services delivered by them. Earlier, this facility was allowed only for payments made for goods. To promote software ..

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ICRISAT-led research to improve lives of people in semi-arid tropics

October 24, 2012

The world’s largest international agriculture research coalition, the Fund Council of CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), has sanctioned two 10-year research programmes directed at improving food, nutrition and income security of billions of poor in the semi-arid tropics ..

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India, Russia put off meet by two months to resolve issues

October 24, 2012

India and Russia have postponed their high-level engagement planned for November 1, 2012 by almost two months in order to reach conformity on some debatable military and civil issues. What are the main issues? Major issues: Stalemate over liability provisions ..

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