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Fact Box: ‘Operation Three Star’

February 15, 2013

‘Operation Three Star’ was the code name of the top secret execution plan in which Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was sent to gallows in the high-security Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013. Afzal Guru was found guilty of conspiring ..

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Fact Box: AWACS

February 13, 2013

Union Cabinet nod to DRDO for developing AWACS The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has received approval from the Union Cabinet of India for developing an indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) for IAF. What is AWACS?

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Fact Box: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS)

February 13, 2013

RGESS schemes to become more investor-friendly – Finance Minister P. Chidambram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has expressed the need revisit the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) to make its provisions more retail investor-friendly. It was felt by the minister ..

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Fact Box: Special Olympics World Winter Games

February 13, 2013

India bagged 46 Medals in 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea) India clinched record 46 medals in the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter Games. The games were organized at Pyeongchang and Gangneung in South Korea. ..

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Fact Box: 'Zhuang Zedong' – The Architect of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy"

February 12, 2013

Zhuang Zedong(72), Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player passed away recently. ‘Ping-pong’ = The game of Table tennis. ‘Diplomacy’ = The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. What was “Ping-Pong” Diplomacy? It refers to the exchange of ping-pong (table tennis) ..

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Fact Box – "REX": World's first complete bionic man

February 12, 2013

What is Rex ? Researchers have built the world’s first complete bionic man named “Rex”. Rex, which is on display in UK, has the face of a man, prosthetic limbs, a functional artificial blood circulatory system and artificial organs, including ..

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