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China understates strategic importance of Gwadar

China has played down the strategic importance of a Chinese company taking control over the management of Pakistan’s Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea, stating that Beijing’s intentions...

February 6, 2013

National award to Vizag for NREGS implementation

Visakhapatanam (popularly known as Vizag) district of Andhra Pradesh was given a national award for successfully implementing the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and thereby improving social equality.

February 5, 2013

Pakistan gives Gwadar port to China for operations

Pakistan has handed over the operations responsibility of its strategically located Gwadar port to China’s Overseas Port Holdings. Previously it was with Singapore’s PSA (Port of Singapore Authority)...

February 5, 2013

Panna Tiger Reserve of MP undergoes vulture population estimation

The Vulture Population Estimation-2013 has been concluded in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.Counting found 867 vultures including 160 migratory and 48 of unidentified origins.  The number...

January 30, 2013

India, Rwanda ink MoU in Water Resources Development and Management

India and Rawanda inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation in Water Resources Development and Management. The pact targets various areas of co-operation with focus on...

January 29, 2013

Ameet Shah appointed to US Dept committee on renewable energy

The Co-Chairman of Astonfield Renewable Resources Ltd, Ameet Shah, has been appointed to the US Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC). Shah will...

January 28, 2013

French, Malian troops retake main towns

The combined efforts of French and Malian troops has led to recapture of two key towns from al-Qaeda-linked Islamists holding Mali’s north. The towns of Diabaly and Douentza...

January 24, 2013

PM inaugurates Ghat Ki Guni tunnel

PM Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the Ghat Ki Guni tunnel project. About Ghat Ki Guni: Ghat Ki Guni is a 2.8km long tunnel located...

January 24, 2013

Mahakumbh captivates academics from Harvard

The Mahakumbh Mela in Allahabad has not only attracted pilgrims from all over the country but also pulled in scholars and academics from Harvard University.  These scholars are...

January 23, 2013

Iran allows IAEA only partial access to Parchin

Iran gave only partial access to IAEA delegation which visited country’s military facility in Parchin. It is suspected by the IAEA that that Parchin facility may have been...

January 22, 2013

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