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Tianhe-2: World’s fastest Supercomputer developed by China

China achieved a big breakthrough in the field of supercomputers as it successfully developed fastest supercomputer in the world, named, Tianhe-2. About Tianhe-2: Supercomputer developed by China’s National University...

June 19, 2013

39th G8 summit held in Northern Ireland

The 39th G8 summit was held on June 17-18, 2013 at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland of United Kingdom. The summit was presided over by the U.K. The official theme of the summit was tax...

June 18, 2013

Japan conducts successful test of new Maglev Bullet Train

Japan has successfully performed the first successful test of new generation L0 Series Trains (maglev bullet trains) designed to travel at speeds of 311 mph. These trains have latest Magnetic levitation...

June 7, 2013

India, Japan to expedite negotiation on civil nuclear pact

Prime Ministers of India and Japan have inked a joint statement directing officials of their countries to speed up the negotiations of an Agreement for Cooperation in the...

June 1, 2013

Japan restarts operating Dreamliner flights

Japan’s biggest airline- All Nippon Airways (ANA) has resumed Boeings 787 Dreamliner flights. It is for the first time for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when its flights were...

May 30, 2013

Fact Box: Justice Radha Binod Pal

Justice Radha Binod Pal- An important link b/w Indo-Japan foreign relations He was an Indian jurist who was a legal adviser to Indian government in 1927. He was dispatched...

May 18, 2013

India enters Arctic Council with Observer status

India has got observer status in the Arctic Council along with that of five other nations — China, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. India has welcomed this...

May 18, 2013

Japan's Mount Fuji set to be listed in Unesco World heritage sites

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to categorize Japanese volcano of Mount Fuji as a World Heritage site. International Council on Monuments and...

May 3, 2013

Takehiko Nakao the new president of ADB assumes office

Takehiko Nakao, Japan’s former vice finance minister, who was elected president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors, ahead of the bank’s annual meet...

April 29, 2013

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft, grounded since January after battery fire incidents, may resume normal operations by mid-May with the US aviation regulator FAA approving Boeing’s revamped battery system...

April 25, 2013

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