Ø With China firming up in the coming two or
three months a “masterplan” for its ambitious land and maritime “new Silk
Road” project, a top official has said Beijing
wants India to play a key role in the initiative. Beijing envisages an
economic corridor linking its south-western Yunnan province through Myanmar to
Kolkata as a key segment of a land-based “Silk Road economic belt,” and is also
planning to boost ties with port cities, such as Chennai, through a “Maritime
Silk Road” starting out from south-eastern Fujian province and linking littoral
countries in the region.
| New Silk Road |
Ø Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
high-profile visit to Japan, India conveyed to its strategic partner that it
was “very keen” on bringing the negotiations on a bilateral civil nuclear deal
to its logical conclusion as soon as possible.
Ø Even as the Genetic Engineering Appraisal
Committee (GEAC) decided to constitute a sub-committee to review the toxicology
data generated by two applicants for genetically modified brinjal, biologist
and Padma Bhushan award winner Dr. Pushpa M. Bhargava has questioned the
guidelines of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on transgenic crops.
Ø
Lea Seydoux
is said to be a frontrunner to star inBond 24 , which is scheduled for November 6,
2015 release in the U.S. The 29-year-old French actress won the Palme d’Or
prize in the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Blue
is the Warmest Color .
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