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Sarah Outen: First woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska

September 29, 2013

Sarah Outen (28), an adventurer from Britain who spent 150 days at sea to become the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska. She started from Choshi, Japan and sailed 3,750 miles (6,034 km) to reach Aleutian Island in Alaska. It is part of her plan for a global trek by an ocean ..

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'Epsilon': Japan’s new, cheaper rocket successfully launched

September 17, 2013

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA successfully launched a new rocket named Epsilon which is cheaper and more efficient than its previous rockets. About Epsilon: Japan’s three-stage rocket which uses solid-fuel propellant Launched from a space centre on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu Main payload: SPRINT—A – First space telescope designed to observe other ..

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Tokyo bags 2020 Olympic hosting right

September 9, 2013

The 2020 Olympic Games will be hosted by Tokyo as it has won the right to host the games, beating Istanbul in the second round of voting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This makes Tokyo to be the first Asian city to host the Olympics twice, having also hosted the 1964 Games. Note: Olympics 2016 will ..

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Current Affairs: Top Headlines for September 3, 2013

September 3, 2013

Moortidevi award to Haraprasad Das Noted poet, Haraprasad Das has been honored with the Moortidevi Award for 2012 for ‘Vamsha’, a poetic recreation of the Mahabharata in contemporary dialect, which has been heralded as a post-modern masterwork. Food Security Bill passed in Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha passed the ambitious Food Security Bill which aims to ..

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Solution for Global Hunger: Study shows instant noodles can play key role to battle global hunger

August 28, 2013

Instant Noodles a solution to Global Hunger: As per a latest study by Deborah Gewertz, Professor of Anthropology at Amherst College in US, instant noodles can play a significant role in combating the challenge of global hunger which is aggravating with the increasing population.   The study examines the history, manufacturing, marketing and consumption of ..

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No proposal to increase FDI ceiling in banks

August 24, 2013

The government has clarified that there is no proposal to raise foreign investment limit in the banking sector. What is the current status of foreign investment in banking sector? Currently, the aggregate foreign investment (FDI, FII and NRI) cannot be more than 74% in private sector banks while the limit is at 20% for nationalized ..

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