NATHU LA OPENED FOR TRADE

• Pass at a height of 310m in Sikkim
• It is 50 Kms from Gangatok and 500 Km from Lahasa
• Only 15 specified items to be imported to India through land route
• Permissible export list has 25 items

REHABILITATION PACKAGE FOR FARMERS IN 31 DISTRICTS

• Proposed Rs. 121210 cr rehabilitation package
• Complete institutional credit cover to farmers
• One time settlement on repayment of loans by small and marginal farmers
• Pilot modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme providing cover for crops, farmer's health and assets, enhancement of seed replacement rate to at least 50% for various crops, scheme for irrigation, water harvesting and check dams
• Districts Covered - 16 in Andhra Pardesh, 06 in Maharashtra, 06 in Karnataka, 03 in Kerala

MULLA PERIYAR DAM

• Controversy between Kerla and Tamil Nadu
• T.N wants to raise height of dam above 142 feet and Kerala is against raising height of dam beyond 136 feet on safety grounds
• Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Tamil Nadu

ADVANCE SYSTEM LABORATORY

• Located in Hyderabad
• Credit with developing Agni - I and Agni - II missiles. Also developing India's Air Defence Systems

FINAL OF ICC WORLD CUP 2011

• Will be played in Mumbai, whereas semis in Colombo and Lahore. Other matches will be spread over India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.