Govt notifies rules: N-supplier liability to be ‘limited in time’

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="4697" style="display: block;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The foreign suppliers of nuclear material to Indian nuclear power plants would not be held liable for accidents caused by defective or faulty equipment supplied by them if the accident takes place after a guarantee period specified by them. </span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">According to the Rules of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act, which was made public today, suppliers of nuclear material would be allowed to specify a ‘product liability period’ beyond which they would not be held liable for any accident. </span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The operator of the nuclear power plant concerned would therefore have no ‘right of recourse’ against the suppliers after this period is over. </span></span><br /> </li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> “The provision for right of recourse... shall be for the duration of initial licence issued under the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004, or the product liability period, whichever is longer,” the Rules say. All licences issued under the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004, are valid for an initial period of five years</span></span></li> </ul></div></div>

Govt notifies rules: N-supplier liability to be ‘limited in time’

The foreign suppliers of nuclear material to Indian nuclear power plants would not be held liab...

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Yousaf Raza Gilani says MFN decision on India not yet taken

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Pakistan has once again sent out confusing signals on granting most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani telling lawmakers that a decision is "yet to be taken" on the issue for which bilateral negotiations would be held. </span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Responding to points raised by lawmakers in the National Assembly or lower house of Parliament, Gilani said the people and Parliament would be taken into confidence on the issue of giving MFN status to India</span></span></li> </ul></div>

Yousaf Raza Gilani says MFN decision on India not yet taken

Pakistan has once again sent out confusing signals on granting most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, with Prime Minister Yousaf Raz...

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Water found on Jupiter moon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="4700" style="display: block;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">NASA's Galileo spacecraft has found evidence of water beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, researchers said. </span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">NASA's Galileo spacecraft has found evidence of water beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, researchers said. </span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Europa's ice shell is about 10 km thick and within it are giant pockets of water, lying at depths as shallow as three kilometers. Warm water from these sub-surface lakes wells up in plumes, causing the ice to become brittle, crack and collapse.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div></div>

Water found on Jupiter moon

NASA's Galileo spacecraft has found evidence of water beneath the icy surface of Jupiter'...

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China donates $1 mn for Nalanda University revival

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Efforts to revive the Nalanda University got a major boost when China gave a cheque of USD 1 million for building a Chinese-type library, marking the first donation for the ambitious project.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Piloted by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Nalanda University revival project has been gaining steam in the past few years with the enactment of a law to give the varsity a stand-alone status with special provisions. </span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Chinese Premier had announced in  2010 that the country would provide USD one million for building a Chinese-type library at the proposed varsity.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

China donates $1 mn for Nalanda University revival

Efforts to revive the Nalanda University got a major boost when China gave a cheque of USD 1 million for building a Chinese-type library,...

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India developing UAV similar to US Predator drone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="4705" style="display: block;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">India is developing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) similar to American Predator drones with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore and planning an unmanned combat vehicles, a key official involved in the project</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">UAV Rustom-2 project is spread over 66 months.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rustom-2 would have a wing-span of 21-odd metres and an endurance of 24-hours-plus, as against seven-odd metres and 12-15 hours of Rustom-1, which has already completed five flights. ADE is the nodal lab for these projects</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rustom-2 would have new payloads such as synthetic aperture radar, maritime patrol radar and collision avoidance system, among others.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">With its capability and the amount of payload it can carry, it (Rustom-2) compares well with (American) Predator (drones) and other class of vehicles</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Predator is a nickname given to one in a series of UAVs, or pilotless drones, operated by the Pentagon, the CIA and, increasingly, other agencies of the US federal government such as the border patrol. </span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div></div>

India developing UAV similar to US Predator drone

India is developing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) similar to American Predator drones with a...

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New Kyrgyz Prez to take office in Dec

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Kyrgyzstan says President-elect Almazbek Atambayev will take office on Dec. 1 in a ceremony that will mark the first ever peaceful handover of power in the former Soviet republic's two decades of independence.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Kyrgyzstan's first two presidents were overthrown in public uprisings. Current president Roza Otunbayeva, who wrested power from Bakiyev, earned international plaudits for agreeing to relinquish power.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Atambayev claimed  62.5 percent of the vote.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

New Kyrgyz Prez to take office in Dec

Kyrgyzstan says President-elect Almazbek Atambayev will take office on Dec. 1 in a ceremony that will mark the first ever peaceful handov...

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US, Germany, Japan, India as major donors to Afghan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">India, which has made a financial aid contribution of USD 2 billion to Afghanistan, has been identified by people of the war-torn country as their fourth major donor after the US, Germany and Japan.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The  poll entitled "Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People, which was conducted by the Washington-based think-tank Asia Foundation</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

US, Germany, Japan, India as major donors to Afghan

India, which has made a financial aid contribution of USD 2 billion to Afghanistan, has been identified by people of the war-torn country...

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Ghaziabad world’s 2nd fastest growing city

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="4708" style="display: block;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Excessive urbanisation due to fast paced development and improvement in basic infrastructure has catapulted several Indian cities to the list of top 100 fastest-growing cites in the world.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The top 100 cities list, which has been prepared by City Mayors, a global think-tank that studies urban affairs to promote good governance, ranks Ghaziabad on the second spot followed by Surat on the fourth and Faridabad on the eighth slots respectively.</span></span><br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">National capital Delhi occupies the 28th position and Bangalore ranks at the 67th place in the list. </span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div></div>

Ghaziabad world’s 2nd fastest growing city

Excessive urbanisation due to fast paced development and improvement in basic infrastructure ha...

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Afghan, Palestinian win UN award in honour of Gandhi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">United Nations award on tolerance and non-violence instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhihas been instituted by renowned Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Anarkali Honaryar of Afghanistan and Khaled Abu Awwad of Palestine have been awarded the USD 100,000 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Honaryar has been honoured for her commitment to improve conditions of women and minority groups in Afghanistan and to promote the ideals of human dignity, human rights, mutual respect and tolerance.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Awwad is cited for his efforts to promote tolerance, peace and non-violence through his work as a peace activist and leader in the reconciliation process between Palestinians and Israelis. </span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The award ceremony will be held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on December 9 during which a special tribute will also be paid to Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi </span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Burmese democracy icon was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize in 2002.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize is awarded every two years to individuals or institutions for their contributions to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The award was created in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by Singh, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Founder of the South Asia Foundation</span>.</span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Afghan, Palestinian win UN award in honour of Gandhi

United Nations award on tolerance and non-violence instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhihas been instituted by renowned Indian writer an...

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European chief of IMF resigns

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Amidst deepening European economic crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Europe has resigned citing personal reasons. </span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Mr. Borges, who took up his current IMF post in November 2010, will relinquish his responsibilities immediately.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">British-Iranian Reza Moghadam, currently Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, has been appointed as Borges successor.</span></span><br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Mr. Moghadam is being succeeded by Siddharth Tiwari, who is currently the IMF Secretary.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

European chief of IMF resigns

Amidst deepening European economic crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Europe has resigned citing personal reaso...

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Top Indian players sign up for WSH despite Hockey India warning

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="4711" style="display: block;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Notwithstanding Hockey India's diktat asking players to either stay away from the World Series Hockey or risk losing their place in the national side, the current Indian team members have signed on and received advanced payments to play in the league</span></span><br /> </li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> WSH is a lucrative franchise—based event organised by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Nimbus Sports. IHF is not affiliated to the FIH and the world body recognises Hockey India (HI) as the national federation</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div></div>

Top Indian players sign up for WSH despite Hockey India warning

Notwithstanding Hockey India's diktat asking players to either stay away from the World Ser...

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