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10 Asian nations take initiative to ban smokeless tobacco products
10 South and Southeast Asian countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have come forward to ban smokeless tobacco products. Smokeless forms of tobacco including use of areca nuts cause serious health problems. The countries decided to introduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission wins “Ramon Magsaysay Award”
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission has been conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for its successful campaign against corruption in Indonesia. What is the special achievement of the Corruption Eradication Commission of Indonesia? The Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK as it ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
IOR countries to pursue open regionalism to stimulate growth
Trade and industry ministers of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) member nations agreed to promote trade within the grouping to encourage economic cooperation and development in the strategic Indian Ocean region. India (Gurgaon) and Mauritius co-hosted the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Crop yields will not meet 2050 global demand: study
Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment in the U.S., warn that Yields of four major crops were not rising fast enough to meet projected global demand in 2050. As per the study: The world faces a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Security OF D8 leaders a major concern for Pakistan
For Pakistan, who is hosting D8 summit, security of the group’s leaders has become a major challenge amid increasing incidents of suicide attacks. What is D8? D8 or Developing 8 is the group of 8 developing nations with large Muslim ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Different Versions of Ramayana
Depending on the methods of counting, as many as three hundred versions of the Indian epic poem, the Ramayana, are known to exist. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Valmiki. The ..
India –Indonesia: CECA negotiations Launched
India and Indonesia set up the negotiations for CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement). CECA to envelop economic cooperation, trade in goods and services and investment. The trip by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Mr. A. Sharma at the Indonesia-India Biennial ..