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Famous Sculptor Ganapati Sthapati passes away

Prominent sculptor Ganapati Sthapati passes away Sculpted the renowned Tiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari and Buddha statue in Hussainsagar He was the Chief Architect for many Sculptures and buildings...

November 30, 2011

SN 2011fe

SN 2011fe, initially designated PTF 11kly, is a star which perished in a supernova event that is currently visible from Earth. A nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion...

November 30, 2011

EZH2

EZH2 refers to Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2, which is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the EZH2 gene. Recently, a team from the Genome Institute of Singapore...

November 30, 2011

Australopithecus sediba

Australopithecus sediba is an extinct hominin species dating to the late Pliocene–early Pleistocene transition, approximately two million years ago. Discovered in South Africa in 2008, it is regarded...

November 30, 2011

HCN2 Gene

Researchers at the Cambridge University isolated a gene, called HCN2, which produces a protein that causes chronic neuropathic pain, which is linked to nerve damage and often very...

November 30, 2011

Delhi : The Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services) Act, 2011

Recently, the Delhi government’s Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011 b has come into force. The citizens of the capital region are now...

November 30, 2011

China may become Busiest Air Route from India

Currently, Singapore is the top aviation route from India. The growing thirst of Indian companies, big and small, to access Chinese markets has pushed up air travel between...

November 30, 2011

Update on acquisition of Landing Craft Utility vessels

Recently, the Government has cleared the Rs 2,176-crore acquisition of eight specialized vessels or LCUs (landing craft utility) capable of “hard beaching” on enemy shores to boost the...

November 30, 2011

Ethanol Blending Programme

The Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) is a strategic initiative by the Government of India to blend ethanol with petrol, reducing dependency on fossil fuels, enhancing energy security, and...

November 30, 2011

Treaty Shopping and Round Tripping

The revenue department in the finance ministry has recently raised concerns over the problems of “Round Tripping” and “Treaty Shopping” involving inflow of FDI from countries such as...

November 30, 2011

Is China India’s Role Model for Economic Development?

Do you think that India should look to China as an Economic Role Model? The International and national media has a great passion to measure India’s economic growth...

November 30, 2011

Tax Avoidance and Evasion

This article discussed various methods of Tax avoidances and problem of Transfer pricing and its implications on India’s tax revenues. Methods of Tax avoidances Tax Havens: Route profits...

November 30, 2011