STUDY MATERIAL FOR IAS PRELIMS 2013
STUDY MATERIAL FOR IAS PRELIMS 2013
1.China opens world’s longest high-speed railway line
Beijing and Guangzhou now linked by 186mph bullet trains, but network project has been dogged by scandal and high costs
2.Saudi women get 20% quota in All-Male Shura Council
As per the latest decrees of Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabian women will have a 20% quota in the all-male consultative Shura Council. In September 2011, Saudi women were granted right to vote and run as candidates in the next local vote, set for 2015.
3.India and Myanmar organized the 18th National Level Meeting in New Delhi.
India reiterated its commitment to bolster the cooperation b/w the two nations to eliminate the link b/w the drug trade, arms smuggling and extremism/terrorism.
