Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
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Bangladesh’s Great Take Off
— March 7, 2016SUBIR BHAUMIK Bangladesh’s economy, once consigned to be at the very bottom of the comity of nations, is looking up as never before. That should be good for India, because any growth in Bangladesh is bound to rub off on India’s poorly developed eastern and north-eastern states and also because Bangladesh is only too keen partner India in regional development. A recent…
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TIPAIMUKH a plea for rational and scientific discussion
— March 6, 2016GOWHER RIZVI A controversy has been raging about the impact of the proposed construction of the hydroelectric project in Tipaimukh on the environment, economy and security of Bangladesh. We cannot afford to take this lightly and we must do whatever it takes to ensure that our national interests are not compromised in any way. We…
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India Test Fires K-4 missile Secretly
— March 5, 2016India has reportedly conducted a test of its home grown intermediate range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4 secretly from an undersea platform in the Bay of Bengal in a bid to boost its deterrence capability by strengthening the second strike fire power. Even as the authorities of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are…
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Radars, Sensors along Bangladesh and Pak Border
— March 1, 2016A pilot project for installing radars, sensors and cameras has been launched along the border with Bangladesh and Pakistan with India to check incidents of infiltration. Indian junior home minister Kiren Rijiju said the government has decided to deploy technological solutions in the form of integration of radars, sensors, cameras, communication networks and command and…
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China adopts deep seafloor exploration
— February 26, 2016China’s top legislature passed the country’s first law on deep seafloor resource exploration to protect maritime environment and ensure sustainable exploitation. The legislation was adopted after a second reading at the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC). The government encourages and supports international cooperation on exploration, exploitation and surveys of…
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