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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

Fact Box: BRAIN initiative

USA reveals US$100m research initiative “BRAIN” to understand the human brain Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Funding of an initial $100 million from the president’s fiscal 2014...

April 9, 2013

India, USA agree to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars

Subsequent to successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission, India and the US have agreed to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA and ISRO collaborated successfully for the Chandrayaan-1...

March 29, 2013

H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 – Legislation introduced in US to prevent misuse of H1B and L-1 visa programme

Legislation named the “H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013” has been introduced in the US which is aimed at eliminating fraud and abuse of the H-1B...

March 20, 2013

Shanti Prayas-2: Joint military exercises of Nepal, US Army

The armies of Nepal and the United States will jointly conduct military exercises , named Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace Initiatives, later this month which will also involve several...

March 20, 2013

China replaces Britain to become world's 5th largest arms exporters

As per a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China has replaced Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter, its highest ranking since the...

March 20, 2013

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,...

March 14, 2013

Russia and US to sign agreement on defence co-operation

Russia and the United States have decided to sign an agreement envisaging cooperation of the two nations on missile defence systems and not to use them against each...

March 3, 2013

India ‘economic linchpin’ in Afghanistan – Robert Blake

Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in a Congressional hearing held that “any discussion of South Asia has to start with India”, and...

February 28, 2013

American philosopher and law expert Ronald Dworkin passed away

American philosopher and constitutional law scholar Ronald Dworkin (81), who debated that the law should be founded on moral integrity, has passed away. He was widely known and...

February 20, 2013

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