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FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights

April 25, 2013

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft, grounded since January after battery fire incidents, may resume normal operations by mid-May with the US aviation regulator FAA approving Boeing’s revamped battery system for these new generation long-haul aircraft.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved ..

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Fact Box: BRAIN initiative

April 9, 2013

USA reveals US$100m research initiative “BRAIN” to understand the human brain Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Funding of an initial $100 million from the president’s fiscal 2014 budget 3 US government agencies involved: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ..

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India, USA agree to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars

March 29, 2013

Subsequent to successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission, India and the US have agreed to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA and ISRO collaborated successfully for the Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in 2008. Thus, building upon the partnership further, both NASA and ..

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H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 – Legislation introduced in US to prevent misuse of H1B and L-1 visa programme

March 20, 2013

Legislation named the “H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013” has been introduced in the US which is aimed at eliminating fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa programme, but provisions of which would make it difficult for Indian-Americans ..

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Shanti Prayas-2: Joint military exercises of Nepal, US Army

March 20, 2013

The armies of Nepal and the United States will jointly conduct military exercises , named Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace Initiatives, later this month which will also involve several other countries including India. The exercises will be conducted in Panchkhal, situated ..

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China replaces Britain to become world's 5th largest arms exporters

March 20, 2013

As per a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China has replaced Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter, its highest ranking since the Cold War, with Pakistan the main importer of its supplies. As per ..

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Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline

March 14, 2013

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace Pipeline, is a proposed 2,775-kilometer pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Background First conceived in 1989, the pipeline has been under discussion between Iran and Pakistan to enable ..

Russia and US to sign agreement on defence co-operation

March 3, 2013

Russia and the United States have decided to sign an agreement envisaging cooperation of the two nations on missile defence systems and not to use them against each other. There is a standoff b/w the two countries on the U.S. ..

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India ‘economic linchpin’ in Afghanistan – Robert Blake

February 28, 2013

Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in a Congressional hearing held that “any discussion of South Asia has to start with India”, and that the State Department viewed India “as kind of the economic linchpin ..

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American philosopher and law expert Ronald Dworkin passed away

February 20, 2013

American philosopher and constitutional law scholar Ronald Dworkin (81), who debated that the law should be founded on moral integrity, has passed away. He was widely known and one of the most quoted legal scholars in the U.S. and also ..

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