China-Japan frontline sees a ‘cold peace’
Senkaku is an Okinawa chain of 150 islands in East China Sea contested by China and Japan. Senkaku are small but strategically significant and are guarded and controlled by Japanese …
Read More100% use of VVPAT for Lok Sabha polls: EC
The Election Commission informed the Madras High Court that there shall be 100% use of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system during the upcoming Lok Sabha election in …
Read MoreBullet train gets green light via flamingo haven, national park
The Mumbai-Ahmadabad high speed train corridor, a first of its kind in India, has been granted wildlife clearance, by a committee headed by the Union Environment Minister The E5 Shinkansen …
Read MoreThe very idea of an ‘angel tax’ on start-ups must be reconsidered
Centre has set up a five-member working committee to look into revising the norms of the angel tax imposed on start-ups. Angel tax is a term used to refer to …
Read MoreTaliban demands new Afghan Constitution
The Taliban has demanded a new Constitution for Afghanistan, in a meeting held in Moscow, between the Taliban and Afghan Opposition Parties. For Taliban, current Afghan Constitution is a Western …
Read MoreRussia to develop new missile systems by 2021
US recently decided to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement, signed between US and Russia in 1987, as US believes that Russia has violated the treaty by discreetly …
Read MoreThe danger of cash transfers schemes to poor
The Interim Budget promises range of schemes such as income transfers to farmers and a pension scheme for workers aged over 60 years in the unorganized sector and 10% quota …
Read MoreEmission levels rising faster in Indian cities than in China
According to a recent study, urbanization has increased vehicular emissions in India Generally, in developed countries, vehicular emissions reduce with increased urbanization as more urbanization reduces distances between the workplace …
Read More‘Two-thirds of Himalayan ice cap may melt’
According to Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, 36% of the glaciers along in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya range (HKH) could melt by 2100 even if global temperature rise is limited …
Read MoreFundraiser to secure 96 elephant corridors
The Asian Elephant Alliance is aiming at raising £20 million funds for securing 96 out of 101 elephant corridors in India. The Asian Elephant Alliance is an alliance of five …
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