Monday, September 30, 2013
UN adopts resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons
UN adopts resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. UNSC voted unanimously on the resolution and warned of strong action in case of non compliance by Syria. It also endorsed a plan for Syrian led negotiations towards peace.
Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou. He is Taiwan’s President . More than 50000 protesters are demanding his ouster over a host of issues. The protesters were demanding the abolition of the Special Investigation Division (SID) and wiretapping , economic issues are other issues.
Boko Haram
Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group is suspected for attack on Nigerian Agriculture College. The attak has left 50 students dead. The students were sleeping in their dormitories in hostel. The militant group is against all western education . A 4 1/2-month-old state of emergency covering three states and one-sixth of the country is already on and military is launching many operations to uproot them.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Kathua
Kathua is a small town on way to Jammu after crossing Madhopur head of Ravi . A suicide attack has killed several security and police persons in kathua district at Hiranagar and Samba.
Ambaran
Ambaran, located at the banks of River Chenab near Akhnoor in J and K. ASI has restored six stupas to their original Buddhist form. These are seventh century stupas 30 Km from Jammu.
Artefacts relating to Greco-Buddhist and Gandhara schools of art of Gupta period
Ambaran near Akhnoor in Jammu is famous for its excavations and artefacts relating to Greco-Buddhist and Gandhara schools of art of Gupta period. Terracota figures of Buddha's head and three layer casket of copper, silver and gold containing relics and bones and ornaments have been found.Copper coins of 500 AD have been found.
Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED
Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). It is annual meeting of a working group . Trade, finance , boundary disputes etc are going to be discussed. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting China next month and the meeting will also prepare grounds for PM's visit.
Seventh Pay Commission
The Central Government has set up the Seventh Pay Commission to be implemented from Jan 1, 2016.The fourth, fifth and sixth Central Pay Commissions’ recommendations were implemented in 1986, 1996 and 2006, respectively.
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Buddhist monasteries
Buddhist heritage. Parihaspora, Harwan and Kanispura-Ushkura, Located in J& K, still have ruins of Buddhist monasteries.
Buddhist heritage
Buddhist heritage. There are 500 million followers of Buddhism across the world and about 900 Buddhist heritage sites scattered across India out of which 45 sites are mega Buddhist location. Bodh Gaya, Rajgiri and Nalanda has brought Bihar on 8 th spot so far as foreign tourists are concerned by attracting around 7 lakh foreign tourists per annum. Thus Bihar is ahead of Himachal Pradesh and Goa.
Buddhist heritage in Gujarat
Buddhist heritage in Gujarat. Archaeological excavations at Vadnagar, will attract Buddhist tourists from Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and the Far East, especially Japan.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Destruction of Syria's Chemical Stockpile
Russia offers troops help to remove Syria's 1000 ton chemical explosives.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told Russian TV that military observers could help Syria destroy its stockpiles under a US-Russian deal.
Venezuelan President visit to China
Nicolas Maduro. Venezuelan President visited Beijing and China further pledged to advance the strategic partnership started in 2001.
China's first and only aircraft carrier
The Liaoning ,China's first and only aircraft carrier, has carried out major and crucial tests. More than 100 sorties of landing and takeoff by various aircraft, including the J-15 carrier-borne fighter have been tested with full load of arsenals.
The Liaoning was refitted based on an unfinished Russian-made carrier and delivered to the PLA navy on Sept. 25, 2012.
The Liaoning was refitted based on an unfinished Russian-made carrier and delivered to the PLA navy on Sept. 25, 2012.
Super typhoon Usagi
Super typhoon Usagi, one of the strongest storms of the year, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province Sunday evening.The typhoon,has a wind speed of 162 km per hour, landed . in the coastal areas of east Guangdong's Shanwei City.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Bangladesh war tribunal sentence of death confirmed by Supreme Court
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has sentenced Abdul Quader Molla, 65, the fourth-highest-ranked leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party to death for mass murder during liberation war of 1971 against Pakistan.
Nearly 300,000 people were killed and more than 2,50,000 women were also allegedly raped during the war.
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Nearly 300,000 people were killed and more than 2,50,000 women were also allegedly raped during the war.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), MOM is India's upcoming Mars ( red planet) mission, which will find out there is methane on Mars or not. Methane is considered ' precurser of life'.
PSLV-C25 would launch the spacecraft. Once launched from the spaceport of Sriharikota, the spacecraft would go around the earth for 20-25 days before embarking on a 9-month voyage to Mars. The minimum life of the spacecraft around Mars is six months. ISRO is likely to launch this mission on 21 October.
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PSLV-C25 would launch the spacecraft. Once launched from the spaceport of Sriharikota, the spacecraft would go around the earth for 20-25 days before embarking on a 9-month voyage to Mars. The minimum life of the spacecraft around Mars is six months. ISRO is likely to launch this mission on 21 October.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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