28 Dec 2011 - The Competition Master

RAPID GK SERIES 13

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. He is the Chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission<br />
2. He is the only Indian who got Nobel Prize for Economics<br />
3. The largest Sea in <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">the World is<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span><br />
4. The scientific name of Vitamin C is<br />
5. The Simon Commission was appointed <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">in the year<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span> of<br />
6. <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">The First<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span> World War was held between the period of<br />
7. Partition <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">of India<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span> was decided by this Plan<br />
8. The last Indian Governor General of free India is<br />
9. The Jalian Wala Bagh Massacre incident was happened in the year of<br />
10. The Unit of <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD10">Luminous Intensity<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span> is<br />
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<strong>ANSWERS</strong><br />
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1. Dr. Vijay Kelkar<br />
2. Amartaya Sen<br />
3. <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">South China Sea<span class="IL_AD_ICON"></span></span><br />
4. Ascorbic Acid<br />
5. 1927<br />
6. 1914 â€“ 1918<br />
7. June 3 Plan<br />
8. C. Rajagopalachari<br />
9. 1919<br />
10. Candela </div>

RAPID GK SERIES 13

RAPID GK SERIES 13

1. He is the Chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission 2. He is the only Indian who got Nobel Prize for Economics 3. The largest Sea i...

Govt introduces Money Laundering Bill in Lok Sabha

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<ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Government today  presented three Bills in the Lok Sabha. The Prevention of Money  Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011, presented by Finance Minister Pranab  Mukherjee, seeks to strengthen the relevant Act of 2002 by amending some  of its provisions.  </span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Electronic Delivery  of Services Bill, 2011, was introduced by Human Resource Development  Minister Kapil Sibal. It seeks to provide for electronic delivery of  public services by the Government to ensure transparency, efficiency,  accountability, accessibility and reliability in the delivery of these  services.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Another Bill, The  Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 2011, is meant to further amend  the relevant legislation of 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes  in Karnataka. It was introduced by Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj  Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo.</span><br />
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Govt introduces Money Laundering Bill in Lok Sabha

Govt introduces Money Laundering Bill in Lok Sabha

The Government today presented three Bills in the Lok Sabha. The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011, presented by Fin...

BHU to have Centre for Malaviya studies

<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; text-align: justify;">Prime  Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced that a centre for Malaviya  studies will be set up at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Addressing  a function in New Delhi to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of  Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr. Singh said a digital collection of  Dr. Malaviya's writings would also be compiled for the first time.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">The  Prime Minister also informed the Government plans to establish chairs,  scholarships and education related awards in his name.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Mr.Madan  Mohan Malviya had played a vital role in the formation of Indian  National Congress & was elected president four times.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Madan Mohan Malaviya always fought for women empowerment and against untouchability.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Ms  Sonia Gandhi released a biography of Madan Mohan Malaviya in Hindi and  English. The Prime minister also released a commemorative postal stamp.</span></span><br />
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BHU to have Centre for Malaviya studies

BHU to have Centre for Malaviya studies

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced that a centre for Malaviya studies will be set up at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). ...

Statistics ministry releases Year Book 2012

<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;">The  Minister of state for Statistics Srikant Jena released Statistical Year  Book India, 2012 and Dev Info India Version 3 in New Delhi.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Statistical  Year Book India, 2012, published by the Central Statistics Office with  the help of different ministries, gives important data on various facets  of India like Gross Domestic Product, Gross Generation of Electricity,  Railways, Industry and Agriculture. Devinfo India is an indicator based  datatbase system developed by the Central Statistics Office in  collaboration with the UNICEF. Its primary objective is to promote  common accessibility of data and knowledge on the key development  outcomes in India in order to enhance effective planning and monitoring  of development activities.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">India’s  Gross National Income at factor cost for the year 2010-11 is likely to  be Rs. 72410.26 billion. The Statistical Year Book India, 2012, released  in New Delhi today has given this advance estimate for the country’s  Gross National Income for the year 2010-11.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">According  to the information given in the Book, the advance estimate for Per  Capita Net National Product at constant price 2004-05 for the year  2010-11 is 35,917 rupees.  </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">On the other hand advance estimate for Per Capita Net National Product at current prices is 54,835 rupees.</span></span><br />
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Statistics ministry releases Year Book 2012

Statistics ministry releases Year Book 2012

The Minister of state for Statistics Srikant Jena released Statistical Year Book India, 2012 and Dev Info India Version 3 in New Delhi. ...

26/11: Pak panel visit to India on cards?

<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's  Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian High Commissioner Sharat  Sabharwal have discussed modalities for a Pakistani judicial  commission's visit to India to interview key officials linked to the  probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Pakistan's  Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian High Commissioner Sharat  Sabharwal have discussed modalities for a Pakistani judicial  commission's visit to India to interview key officials linked to the  probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The  commission is expected to interview the police officer, who led the  probe into the incident, the magistrate who recorded the confession of  Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving attacker, and doctors who conducted the  autopsies of victims and nine terrorists who were killed during the  attacks.</span></span><br />
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26/11: Pak panel visit to India on cards?

26/11: Pak panel visit to India on cards?

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal have discussed modalities for a Pakistani jud...

India, Pak review conventional CBMs

<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  and Pakistan have reviewed conventional confidence-building measures  (CBMs) during the first phase of two-day talks being held in Islamabad  as part of the bilateral peace process.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The first meeting of the Joint Working Group on nuclear and conventional CBMs since October 2007, began at the Foreign Office .</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Yashwant  K Sinha, Joint Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry headed the  Indian group on conventional CBMs. A senior general represented the  Defence Ministry in the 10-member Indian delegation.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">A group  led by D. Bala Verma, Director General (disarmament and international  security affairs) will discuss nuclear CBMs. The Pakistani side at the  talks is led by Additional Secretary Munawar Saeed Bhatti.</span></span><br />
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India, Pak review conventional CBMs

India, Pak review conventional CBMs

India and Pakistan have reviewed conventional confidence-building measures (CBMs) during the first phase of two-day talks being held in I...

Japanese PM reaches Delhi today, N-support on agenda

Japanese PM reaches Delhi today, N-support on agenda

Japanese PM reaches Delhi today, N-support on agenda

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will arrive in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India. He will hold delegation-level talks wi...

Arab League observers in Syria for inspection

Arab League observers in Syria for inspection

Arab League observers in Syria for inspection

A team of 50 Arab League Observers has arrived in Damascus. The team consisting of experts from Algeria and Tunisia is led by Sudanese G...

China to introduce US style visa rules for foreigners

<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;">China  will introduce US style visa rules for foreigners, which included  procedures like finger printing, to put in place biological  identification data in order to "curb illegal entry" in the country to  seek jobs.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The  draft law on entry and exit procedures, currently under consideration by  China's legislature, National People's Congress, for the first time,  allows the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs to put in place a system to gather biological identification  data, such as fingerprints, on foreign visitors.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The  draft also stipulates that foreigners should be fingerprinted by public  security departments when they apply for a residential certificate</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">All  foreigners including the journalists have to under go health checks on  arrival before getting resident visas and have to report to nearest  police station within 24 hours.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Till  last year China stipulated foreigners to undergo mandatory AIDS tests  before they arrive to seek resident permits. It was done away with  following criticism that it discriminated people with HIV.</span></span><br />
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China to introduce US style visa rules for foreigners

China to introduce US style visa rules for foreigners

China will introduce US style visa rules for foreigners, which included procedures like finger printing, to put in place biological iden...

Male spiders allow sexual cannibalism’

<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;">Female  black-widow spiders and praying mantis most often eat their partners  after sex. Now, a new study has found that this creepy cannibalism may  be meant for having healthier babies.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Researchers  at the University of Hamburg in Germany found that male orb-web spiders  make this ultimate evolutionary sacrifice for the good health of his  offspring.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Sexual  cannibalism is the act of one partner eating the other after sex. In the  orb-web spider Argiope bruennichi, the female tries to grab and wrap up  the male at the onset of mating so she can snack on him during sex.</span></span><br />
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Male spiders allow sexual cannibalism’

Male spiders allow sexual cannibalism’

Female black-widow spiders and praying mantis most often eat their partners after sex. Now, a new study has found that this creepy cannib...

Anyone entitled to move Green panel on environmental issues: NGT

<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;">The National  Green Tribunal(NGT) has held that any citizen can approach it for  protection of environment, regardless of whether he is directly affected  by a developmental project or whether he is a resident of the affected  area.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> "In  environmental issues, any individual or any body of individuals can  agitate as to the correctness of the study on environment and ecology  made by the authority giving clearance to the project," said an NGT  bench of Justice C V Ramulu and member Devendra Kumar Agrawal.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">"It may  also not be proper for this tribunal to reject an application on the  ground that applicant is not a resident of the area or not directly  injured or aggrieved.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The NGT  ruling came on a plea by three environmentalists challenging the  environment clearance given for deforestation of 80.5 hectares of  government forest land for construction of a dam for hydroelectric power  across river Alakhnanda in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand</span></span><br />
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Anyone entitled to move Green panel on environmental issues: NGT

Anyone entitled to move Green panel on environmental issues: NGT

The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has held that any citizen can approach it for protection of environment, regardless of whether he is dir...

Jana Gana Mana’ turns 100!

<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’s national anthem – ‘Jana Gana Mana’ turned 100 years old.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rabindranath  Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first performed on December 27, 1911, at  the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress which underscored a  national movement. The Constituent Assembly adopted ‘Jana Gana Mana’ as  the national anthem on January 24, 1950</span></span><br />
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<tr> <td> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Interestingly,  Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ overruled Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s  ‘Vande Mataram’ in the face of Muslim opposition, thereby becoming the  national anthem of India. </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Written  in Sanskritised Bengali, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ ran into controversy when in  year 2005, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court demanding the  inclusion of the word Kashmir and the deletion of Sindh, which became a  part of independent Pakistan after the 1947 partition. However, the  Supreme Court ruled against the petition stating that the national  anthem is “a hymn or song expressing patriotic sentiments or feelings”  and “not a chronicle which defines the territory of the nation”. </span></span><br />
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Jana Gana Mana’ turns 100!

Jana Gana Mana’ turns 100!

India’s national anthem – ‘Jana Gana Mana’ turned 100 years old. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first performed on Decemb...

Gawli retires from international football

Gawli retires from international football

Gawli retires from international football

Indian football team defender Mahesh Gawli, who represented the country in 82 matches brought the curtain down on his 12-year-old intern...

Rafael Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Rafael Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Rafael Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title The world number two beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potr...

Ramanujan mathematics centre to be set up in Chennai

<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;">The  Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS) will hold a series of activities in  2012 (National Mathematical Year) to mark the 125th birth anniversary  of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">A mathematics centre named after Ramanujan would be set up in Chennai. It would have a host of facilities, including a museum.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Efforts  were on to bring out the biography of Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel in  regional languages. A documentary, tracing the history of mathematics in  India, would also be made.</span></span><br />
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Ramanujan mathematics centre to be set up in Chennai

Ramanujan mathematics centre to be set up in Chennai

The Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS) will hold a series of activities in 2012 (National Mathematical Year) to mark the 125th birth an...

China's super-speed test train launched

<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;">China  has launched its first test train that is said to be capable of reaching  500 kmph from the present 300 kmph, a feat if accomplished would be a  big leap forward in high speed train technology.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">China's  largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp Ltd, over the weekend launched the  train. The six-car train with a fair shaped head is the newest in the  CRH series. </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">It has a  maximum tractive power of 22,800 kilowatts, compared with 9,600  kilowatts for the CRH380 trains in service on the Beijing-Shanghai  High-Speed Railway, which holds the world speed record of 300 kmph</span></span><br />
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China's super-speed test train launched

China's super-speed test train launched

China has launched its first test train that is said to be capable of reaching 500 kmph from the present 300 kmph, a feat if accomplished...

India wants Sri Lanka to probe rights abuse charges

<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;">India  wants an “independent and credible mechanism…to investigate allegations  of human rights violations” during the end stages of Eelam War IV. This  needs to be done in a “time-bound manner,” India has told Sri Lanka.</span></span></li>
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Belatedly  commenting on the Sri Lankan Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation  Committee report, tabled in Parliament on December 16, the Indian  External Affairs spokesperson said: “The present situation provides a  great window of opportunity to forge a consensual way forward towards  reconciliation through a political settlement based on devolution of  power.</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">“It  recognises that a political solution is imperative to addressing the  root cause of the conflict and notes that the government should provide  leadership to a political process, which must be pursued for the purpose  of establishing a framework for ensuring sustainable peace and security  in the post-conflict environment.”</span></span><br />
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India wants Sri Lanka to probe rights abuse charges

India wants Sri Lanka to probe rights abuse charges

India wants an “independent and credible mechanism…to investigate allegations of human rights violations” during the end stages of Eelam W...

Kim Jong-un gets important title

<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;">North  Korea on Monday added an important title to the fast-growing credentials  of its untested new ruler, referring to the youngest son of late leader  Kim Jong-Il as head of a key ruling party body. In a move that experts  said shows the successor is on track to take full control of the  secretive nation, the ruling party newspaper hailed him as head of its  Central Committee.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Mr.  Kim, in his late 20s, has already been touted as “great successor” and  “supreme commander” of the military since his father died on December 17  of a heart attack at the age of 69. Usually the head of the Central  Committee — a top decision-making body — is also its general secretary, a  position previously held by Kim Jong-Il.</span></span><br />
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Kim Jong-un gets important title

Kim Jong-un gets important title

North Korea on Monday added an important title to the fast-growing credentials of its untested new ruler, referring to the youngest son o...

India not for legally binding pact’

<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  will not sign any legally binding global agreement for emissions  reduction, as the country needs to eradicate poverty through economic  growth</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">There  is no question of signing a legally binding agreement at this point of  our development. We need to make sure that our development does not  suffer.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The  Green Climate Fund, a decision was taken at the Conference to set up a  USD 100 billion corpus which would start operations soon with an interim  secretariat and a Board. </span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">"The  fund will help a large number of vulnerable countries in taking  effective mitigation and adaptation actions. India played a facilitating  role in Durban in ensuring that the Fund is established,</span></span><br />
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India not for legally binding pact’

India not for legally binding pact’

India will not sign any legally binding global agreement for emissions reduction, as the country needs to eradicate poverty through econo...

India to become fifth-largest economy by 2020

<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;">Brazil  now has a bigger economy than the United Kingdom, making the world's  sixth-largest economic power, according to the Centre for Economics and  Business Research.</span></span><br />
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</ul><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><h1><span style="font-size: small;">TOP 10 ECONOMIES OF THE WORLD</span></h1><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><ol><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   The United States</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   China</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   Japan</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   Germany</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   France</span></span><br />
</li>
<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   Brazil</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   The United Kingdom</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   Italy</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   Russia</span></span><br />
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<li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">   India</span></span><br />
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