Agni II-a new benchmark in nuclear science

Agni-IIAs a developing country, India is also improving in the field of nuclear weapon science. India is going on testing new nuclear weapons at regular intervals. After testing Agni I with 12000 kg of explosives, it has now tested Agni II successfully.

According to defense sources, India tested the nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-II missile with a range of over 2,000 kms from a launch site in Orissa.

Agni II, which is a surface to surface missile, was tested from Bhadrak about 200 kms from Bhubaneswar. This is an aboriginal missile with of 21mtr length and 1 mtr diameter.

Future strategy of NATO to be set by expert panel

Madeleine AlbrightThe future strategy is going to be set by a group of experts lead by former US state secretary Ms. Madeleine Albright on NATO. There are some big challenges for the NATO and to be handled very intelligently.

The big challenges are the relation with Russia, missile defence and the war in Afghanistan. Afghanistan war is a huge challenge for NATO and full of tension. Hence it has to be handled very carefully. NATO has agreed to the strategy made on the summit in November.

Affordable housing losing its sheen

AffordableHousingAccording to report released by PropEquity, a real estate consultant, the affordable housing segment that played a major role in keeping Indian real estate giants afloat in the time of the crisis is slowly losing its sheen as buyers are now ready to upgrade to higher segments.

Samir Jasuja, Managing Director, PE Analytics Pvt. Ltd said that though the demand in the affordable housing segment is still sustainable, it is showing shines of a fall. Jasuja also mentioned the fact that there is a genuine demand as far as the mid-housing segment in concerned in the Indian market.

Nissan Leaf - the electric car to cost £10,000 more

Nissan Leaf - the electric car to cost £10,000 moreNissan Leaf is the world's first mass-market electric car and currently claimed to cost nearly £10,000 more than its equivalent petrol and diesel variants.

This car is set to cost a whooping £28,350 which is more than any of its nearly same ranged car. For example Ford Focus cost less than £19,000, Toyota's Prius electric-petrol hybrid, costs £19,500-22,500. This when compared to other is supposedly dearer, says the industry watchers.

Google applies brakes on Nexus One sales

Google applies brakes on Nexus One salesNexus One will now be sold via channel sales such as Vodafone rather than aforesaid online sales.

The reports comes from a blog posting that explains that sale of the much hyped super phone of Google has not seen reached the expected levels which led the search giant take this strong step of joining hands with local network partners to sell the phone through their high street shops and online stores instead.

Toyota Q world reaches Hyderabad

Toyota-Q-worldApart from making its presence felt at the CII Auto Show South 2010 that took place at the Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, Toyota Motors on Monday announced the entry of its BTL activity Q World in the region.

The event managed to create a wave of excitement in the region. Participants coming from various backgrounds were looked quite eager to see the much awaited concept model of Toyota's new compact car - Etios.

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