Place
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Details
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Category
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Myitkyina
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- Recently here meeting of ethnic minorities+ govt held . Situated
on the banks of river Ayeyarwady
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cult.foreign
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Kuthanur
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-Palakkad dist. Mega lithic burial site has been found Kayarampara
in kuthanur (kerala). In past it was
known for learned men & scholars.
What is Mega lithic – a very large stones that has been used to
constriet a str/monuments.
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cult.local
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- On the bank of
Burhidihing & One of the oldest and most respected Buddhist monastery of
Assam .
– here Tai Phake community which has its roots in china (Yunan
province )and Myanmar.
Language spoken- Tai Pnake and Assamese both.
Thai Phake- Also shares their cultural similarties with thai
people in northern Part of Thailand.
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cult.local
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Periyar Tiger Reserve and Mudumalai tiger reserve:
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Periyar Tiger Reserve here long billed vultured sighted after a
long time .Long billed are good
scaverger and having indangered status.
Long Billed Vultured-Ã till now
their population servived only in ram Nagaram /near banglore.
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EnB.
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Hamad International Airport- (Doha)
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World’s first airport which has unrestricted operation for all
commercial aircrafts. It is high tech upgraded Airport. But Missed official
opening dates-Reason civil defence issue . Now will be open in 2014
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GK
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Myitkyina- Capital of Kachin. (Myanmar)
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Myanmar’s largest non state armed force ethnic kokang armed groups
and Kuki.
Demands – (i) Withdrawl of army froms ethnic minorities territory
(ii) Granting such teritory autonomous status.
(iii) If we surrender will gove. Absorb our armed groupsinto
feudal armies.
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IR
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Cauvery basin(North) and mannar basin(west of Sri Lanka)
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– Oil blocks of Sri Lanka. ONGC videsh with Crain India will bid for this blocks.
Importance :- China has its interest over these blocks. After
CHOGM incidence , India want to strengthen its ties (but Indian local
politics dominates over national interest).
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oil
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counter insurgency
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Counter insurgency & Anti terror school –Three such school at
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Ranchi (rural)
Latehar
Hazari bagh
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security
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Doyang area of Wokha dist of Nagaland
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Migratory birds “amur falcons”
came here from Siberia. Later there locations were also tagged by
satellite in Africa.Doyang river is famous here.
Nagaland – birds are killed so govt spread awareness to save “amur
falcons”
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ENB
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DARJLEELING TOY TRAIN
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DARJEELING HIMALYAN RAILWAY- UNESCO STATUS IN 1999
Routes- Kuseong- Darjeeling
and siliguri- rongtong.
Tracks were damaged due to land sliding – so chances to loose
UNESCO status.
Ghoom is the highest point on route . It is 1st highest
station in asia and 2nd in the world
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ENB
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Kuril islands
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Disputed island bw RUSSIA
AND JAPAN
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IR
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MIAOENGANG (CHENGDU , SICHUAN PROVINCE ) CHINA
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Joint military exercise bw India and china , known as “HAND IN
HAND 2013”
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IR
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PAMBAN BRIDGE or Indra gandhi bridge
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CONNECTS Rameshwarm to Pamban mainland. Now IIT/Madras team is
looking into its strength.
India’s 1st cantilever bridge. – completed 100 years. 2nd
longest sea bridge after Bandra worli sea link (Rajeev Gandhi sea link)
(So Rajeev is larger than Indra)
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GK
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Karwar port (Karnatka)
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Here INS vikramditya will come on jan 2014
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Security
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BMEC (BANGLORE MUMBAI ECONOMIC CORRIDOR)
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U.K. +INDIA JOINT project. Investment bu UK
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IR
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Sangdo (south korea)
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HQ. Of “Green Climate fund”.
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ENB
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mumbai
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Australian consulate office open here
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GK
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Gurgaon
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11th (ASEM) Asia Europe meeting of foreign ministers
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GK
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AMAZON region
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World’s biggest rain forest .
Loosing its forest cover much faster due to-
Soyabean production, extensive farming
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ENB
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Central island of samar and leyte (Phillippines)
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Typhoon Haiyan damaged mostly in Tacloban (Leyte province of
Phillippines)
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GK
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Medog
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Close border with Arunanchal Pradesh. China opened a new high way
to connect various cities of china.
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IR
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AYNI Airbase of Tajikistan
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Strategic location. Russia has airbase here. It is now refurbish
by India. Actually Farkhor is India’s airbase in Tajikistan. It is counter
attack on China’s “string of pearl” diplomacy.
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IR
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Hokersar wetland (Srinagar J&K India)
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Protected bird sanctuary. It is only ramsar site of J&K.
Due to political nexus -Ã illegal
construction -Ã its wetland area is shrunken.
Other wetlands of J&K-
Shallabugh, Hygan, wullar and Mirgund
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ENB
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Coorg block (in Kerala and karnatka) 3000km^2 area
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Ancient microcontinent discovered here. Broken off from Madagascar
or Africa.
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Geography
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Manfouha (S. Arabia)
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Violence against migrant workers of Africa. Reason- Notaqat
policy, which expanded employment opportunities of Saudi nationals.
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IR
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Andhra Pradesh
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Prakasham, Guntur,Krishna, Nellore- affected by Cyclone
HELEN. (don’t confuse with Haiyen
(Phillippines) and Phalin (orrisa)
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National
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Kadur –Chikmagalur (Rail line)
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Connect chikmagalur with Hubli Banglore main line.Rail line –
broad gauge. Govt new policy – all railway lines should be converted into
broad gauge.
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National
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Senkaku or Diaoyu
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This is a disputed island in East china sea. Dispute bw China and
Japan.Called Senkaku by japan and Diaoyu by china.
Now china set up air
defence zone over it.
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IR
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Krishna dist of Andhra P.
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Planning – to consider it as new capital of AP.
Other choices- Guntur- But here problem is land and water.
VZK- not have central
location
·
Guntur is famous for red
Chilli.
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national
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Gulf of Mannar+ Gulf of Kutch+A& Nicobar
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Here coral reef ecosystem is threaten by soft coral (carijoariisei).
It is growing very fast + monopolised the food and space of original coral
reefs. They are translocated through ships.
1st reported in Kundol island of nicobar.
*Mahatma Gandhi marine national park- Andaman
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ENB
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Qatar
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2022 FIFA world cup organiser.
Abusement of migrant workers and complains of forced labour
reported by AMNESTY.
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IR
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Tokyo
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5th Indo-US- japan trilateral meet.
Discussion over- Reconstruction of Afganistan.
India+ japan--Ã Fright corridor and Delhi Mumbai industrial corridor (Assistance
from Japan)
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IR
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Jalandhar attari gas pipeline
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India will export gas to Pakistan . Gas provided by GAIL
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IR
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India – Vietnam -
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7 new oil blocks offered to
India.one block allotted in Uzbekistan (Kossar block).In return India will
train 500 vietnames sub marines + $100 million credit line (includes 4 naval
boats)
Previous allotted blocks to india in South china sea-
Block 6.1-Ã no objection by china
Block 127---Ã Yes, Objection by china
Block 128---Ã Again objection.
India returned 127 and 128 blocks with pity excuses like- No
oil or financially not viable.But
Everyone knows the reality.
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oil
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Priya vihar Hindu temple
Near border area of Thailand and Cambodia
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UNESCO world heritage status.
900 years old temple .
Now – dispute is not over the temple but the land nearby area of
temple.
ICJ- favoured Cambodia’s claim.
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cult.foreign
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Reference:
The Hindu
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