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Environment clearance to Navy’s Project Seabird (Karwar naval base)
The new Government of India has given environmental clearance to Indian Navy’s ambitious naval infrastructure project — Seabird in Karwar (Phase-II). Project Seabird (Karwar naval base) The Western Fleet of Indian Navy in Mumbai faced security challenges during the Indo-Pakistan ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant sold to ship-breaker for only Rs 60 Crore
Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has been sold for mere Rs 60 Crore via an online auction to an Alang ship-breaker. The decommissioned aircraft carrier played an crucial role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The carrier was sold ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan invited India for dialogue on Kashmir
On the Kashmir Solidarity Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited India to engage in a “comprehensive, sustained and result-oriented” dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. The mountainous region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
NDMA in place of MFN between India and Pakistan
In order to boost bilateral trade, Commerce Ministers of India and Pakistan have agreed on a Non-Discriminatory Market Access (NDMA) on reciprocal basis to each other, in place of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN). India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma accepted ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
"Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control in South Asia" – A study cautions nuclear instability in South Asia
As per a study entitled Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control in South Asia released by a major think-tank in Washington has warned that in the fifteen years since India and Pakistan tested nuclear devices in 1998, both have introduced 17 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
India indicates plans to develop Chah-bahar port in Iran
India conveyed its plan to Iran towards developing Chah-bahar port there that would ensure connectivity with Afghanistan and Central Asia even though the recent Iran-P5+1 interim deal has not reached a decisive point. The development of Chah-bahar port — around ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Pak asks to reconsider gas price India is offering under Indo-Pak gas trade plan
While Pakistan is keen to import gas from India through a 110-Km pipeline, it has asked India to reconsider the high price it is offering. On the other hand, India has sought sovereign payment guarantees from Pakistan before signing an ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2013
Pakistan’s Indus Water Commission visited India
Pakistani delegation of Indus Water Commission headed by Mirza Asif Baig visited India to participate in the 109th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission held under Article VIII (5) of the Indus Water Treaty, 1960 in New Delhi. The team ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News