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Afghanistan suspends talks with the U.S.
The Afghanistan government which is feeling let down by the US over the opening of the Taliban office in Qatar capital Doha, has indicated to the Americans that they can no longer take for granted, the positioning of U.S. forces ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
NASA’s Cassini to photograph Earth from Saturn
On July 19, 2013 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking the first-ever natural-colour image of the Earth as seen from the Saturn system, from 1.44 billion kilometres away. The US space agency is inviting the public to help recognize the historic interplanetary ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Science & Technology 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
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 of Defense Technology Processing speeds of 33.86 petaflops (1000 trillion calculations) per ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
By 2028, India to become most populous nation: UN report
As per the latest report titled World Population Prospects — The 2012 Revision, released by the United Nations, India will become the most populous country in the world by 2028, surpassing China, while Nigeria will have more people than the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
British government warns airlines not to fly Snowden to the U.K.
The U.K. government has warned air carriers not to fly the U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden to Britain as he is “highly likely to be refused entry”. Mr. Snowden, who was last seen in Hong Kong, has not ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013