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Coffee Club

Coffee Club is a group of nations which counter the bids for permanent seats by countries such as Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan or G4. G4 had put...

September 28, 2014

SUCRE

SUCRE (Spanish: Sistema Único de Compensación Regional, English: Unified System for Regional Compensation) is a proposed regional currency to be used in commercial exchanges between members of the regional...

September 28, 2014

Tight Oil

Tight oil is a light hydrocarbon contained in petroleum-bearing shale formations that have relatively low porosity and permeability. Tight oil is extracted at depths of 2 to 3...

September 28, 2014

Vertical Farming

Vertical farms are multi-storey buildings to grow crops or rearing animals by stimulating the natural ecological systems. By using advance greenhouse technologies such as hydroponics and aeroponics, various...

September 28, 2014

Next Steps to Strategic Partnership

In January 2004, the United States and India agreed to expand cooperation in three specific areas: civilian nuclear activities, civilian space programs, and high-technology trade. In addition, the...

September 28, 2014

What is Eligibility to get Bharat Ratna?

In recent times, the eligibility for Bharat Ratna was changed. The government has changed the eligibility criteria for the Bharat Ratna and decided to include sports for the...

September 28, 2014

Which government controls archaeological excavations in India?

Archaeological sites are enlisted in Union List, State List as well as the Concurrent List in the constitution of India. These entries are as follows: Union List –...

September 28, 2014

Blue Helmets

Blue Helmets is a term used for the personnel of United Nations Peace Keeping Forces. The UN, after approval by the Security Council, sends peacekeepers to regions where...

September 28, 2014

Where is the oldest and largest meteorite crater on Earth?

Maniitsoq formerly known as Sukkertoppen is a town in western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality which is the sixth-largest town in Greenland. In July 2012, the existence of...

September 28, 2014

Whose is the first recorded burial of an Englishman in India?

John Mildenhall was a British explorer and adventurer and one of the first to make journey to India over land and reached court of Mughal Emperor Akbar in...

September 28, 2014

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