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DRDO setting up missile launch site in Machilipatnam

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a new missile launch site in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore. Currently...

November 27, 2012

26,000 hectares in Bagalkot will have Drip irrigation

Drip irrigation project is planned to irrigate nearly 26,000 hectares of land in the command area of the Krishna in Bagalkot district. The project would cost Rs. 800...

November 27, 2012

Aflibercept: Drug that can halt cancer growth

Scientists have developed a new drug ‘Aflibercept’ for stopping the cancerous cells from multiplying. The new drug makes cancerous cells to sleep thus inhibiting them from multiplying. The...

November 27, 2012

Sebastian Vettel becomes youngest triple champion of F1

25 year old Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull became Formula One’s youngest triple world champion at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The German, who needed only a fourth place...

November 27, 2012

Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupts again

Mount Tongariro, a volcano situated on New Zealand’s North Island, erupted for the second time this year. Where exactly is Mount Tongariro? Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano...

November 27, 2012

Pepsi replaces DLF by winning 5 years sponsorship of the IPL

Pepsi won the five-year title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It replaced earlier sponsor DLF by paying Rs 396.8 crore ($71.93 million) which is almost double...

November 27, 2012

21st ASEAN summit ended in Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh

The 21st ASEAN summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The summit was presided over by the PM of Cambodia, Hun Sen, as the Chairperson of the summit. The...

November 27, 2012

Scientists find the mechanism of replication of flu viruses in cells

In a major scientific advancement, researchers have come very close to understand how the replication of flu viruses within infected cells takes place. The research would provide for...

November 27, 2012

Arvind Kejriwal unveils Aam Aadmi Party

Arvind Kejriwal launched his "Aam Aadmi Party". He also formally unveiled the party’s constitution, which disallows the relative of a party member in the state executive or national...

November 27, 2012

Ernest Bai Koroma becomes President of Sierra Leone

The incumbent President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been re-elected for a second term. Sierra Leone is country in West Africa which has huge iron reserves.

November 27, 2012

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