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Global Peace Index 2013: India ranks 141 of 162 countries
The Global Peace Index (GPI) that measured peace in 162 countries ranked India at 141st position for year 2013. To prepare the Index, 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators of the absence and fear of violence were used. Where did India fall ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
India slashes oil import from Iran by over 26.5%
Responding to the US and European trade sanctions against Iran, India has brought down the import of crude oil from Iran by over 26.5 % in the financial year ended 31 March 2013. India’s crude oil import from Iran was ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran, Nuclear reactor in Bushehr undamaged
A powerful of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border regions between Iran and Pakistan, with epicentre near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. It is the biggest earthquake in Iran for 40 years. The jolts of the quake were felt in New ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace Pipeline, is a proposed 2,775-kilometer pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Background First conceived in 1989, the pipeline has been under discussion between Iran and Pakistan to enable ..
Iran test fires cruise missile "Ghader"
Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile named “Ghader”, which means Capable in Farsi, in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz. About “Ghader”: Surface-to-surface, ground-to-ship cruise missile Range of 200 kilometres Highly advanced with radar, satellite communications, precision in target ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Iran proposes termination of all nuke arms after North Korean test
Reacting to the nuclear test of North Korea, Iran has suggested that all the world’s nuclear weapons should be destroyed. It has also said that all nations should be able to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Iran is under ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs