Thursday, June 20, 2013

Global Arms Race

2010 : Russia and US signed the new STRAT treaty which binds then to limit the deployed nuclear weapons to 1550.
2013 :
US Prez Barak Obama said in Berlin that they should cut it by one-third.
Russia rejected saying that the offer is misleading and not serious as US itself it building a global missile shield.

Russian side of argument

  • US is building global missile shield
  • Progress has happened in conventional precision weapons.


Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project

Kishenganga - A tributary of Jhelum river. In lower courses (in Pak), it is known as Neelum.

Source : Krishnasar lake near Sonamarg
Mouth : Jhelum river north of Muzaffarabad
Length : 245 kms (50 kms in India)

Project -
India is developing a 330 MW run-of-the-river HEP.

http://bestcurrentaffairs.com/w/2013/02/19/international-court-of-arbitration-upholds-indias-right-on-kishanganga-project/