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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Thursday, 23rd may, 2013

HEADLINES
  • Brahmos supersonic cruise missile test fired
NATIONAL NEWS
  • India Uzbekistan oppose outside interference in Afganistan
    • India and Uzbekistan shared the view that any outside interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan could prove to be counter-productive, in the backdrop of the proposed withdrawal of the U.S. forces by 2014.
    • They signed an MoU for upgrading the Jawaharlal Nehru India –Uzbekistan Centre for Information Technology in Tashkent.
  • UN award for Chandy's mass contact programme
    • Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s mass contact programme has won the United Nations Public Service Award for the Asia-Pacific zone this year.
    • Kerala Chief Minister’s programme was adjudged the best initiative promoting transparency, accountability and responsiveness of democratic governance
  • Green tribunal sounds alert over damage to dadri wetlands
    • The National Green Tribunal issued notices to the Union Environment Ministry and others for failing to take steps to protect the Dadri wetlands in the National Capital Region.
    • The wetlands are the only area within a 200-km radius of the Capital where blackbucks exist in their natural habitat along with nilgais, and is home to more than 200 species of rare and migratory birds.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
  • New zimbabwe constitution signed in to law
    • Mr. Mugabe (89), who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabweans at a referendum.
    • Presidents will now be limited to two five-year terms and the post of Prime Minister will be scrapped when a new government is voted in.
OPINION/EDITORIALS

  • Article on the syrian crisis
  • Anita Joshua article on pakistan's elections
  • An important article on the international day of biodiversity

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