- The term of the 243-member Assembly will end on November 27. This will be the first election after Mr. Quraishi took over as the Chief Election Commissioner on July 30.
- Biopiracy, which is gradually robbing India of its precious assets and rich bio-diversity, has emerged as one of the biggest concerns before the union environment and forests ministry.
- BrahMos cruise missile was successfully test-fired on Sunday and the highlight of the mission was the missile performing a steep dive at a supersonic speed.
- India, looking to launch a second green revolution to boost its food security, has begun looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods. And to take lessons first-hand, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will visit Argentina, Brazil and Mexico this month.
- India has replaced the U.S. as the second most important foreign directive investment (FDI) destination for transnational corporations, according to a survey conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- Asked about China's needling of India by referring to J&K as 'India-controlled Kashmir', PM Manmohan Singh agreed that Beijing could be tempted to use Kashmir and Pakistan 'to keep India in low-level equilibrium'.
- As number of dengue cases rose to 1370, Delhi Government today asked citizens not to panic and said there was no shortage of platelets in any of its designated hospitals offering treatment to the people affected by the vector-borne disease.
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