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it is the 31-nation asian cooperation dialogue,which met in astana in oct.08.formed in 2002 in thailand,acd began with 18 nations.the latest is kyrgystan.india is a founding member of this organisation.

N.korean officials denounced a conspiracy the news in sept.08,that kim jong II was seriously ill.he had missed the celebrations of the 60th year of the country's founding.

a study says by 2010,india will carry 60 p.c of the worlds heart disease burden

if a staff member smokes in the office ,the organisation will be fined,say a new rule issued by Union Health Ministry.

enrolment in english -medium schols in india has gone up from 4.3% to 6.3% in two years ending 2005-06.

voluntary euthanasia is promoted by the voluntary euthanasia society or exit.voluntary euthanasia includes active steps for taking life and the with holding of life-supporting treatment.this practice was decriminalised in the netherlands in 1993.a law in 2001 made it fully legal undeer certain conditions.

thaksi shinawatra,former thai prime minister ,who lives in self exile in londo own the soccer team manchester city.he was deposed in a military coup while he was abroad in 2006.

millvina dean,96,is the remaining survicor of the titanic disaster.she has auctioned the momentoes from the trip to pay her nursing home expenses.

thailand's constitutional court ruled in sept.08 that the prime minister samak sundaravej must resign for having breached the constitution by doing paid work as a television chef.

singer bhupen hazarika was awarded the asom ratna for his contribution to music on his 83rd birthday.the highest honour in assam,it consists of a citation and cash award of Rs.20 lakh.

cambridge university launches nehru professorship to celebrate contenary of javaharlal nehru's arrival at trinity college.

according to a survey ,more than a fourth of the 100 best IT and BPO providers across the globe are headquartered in india.

the president of india's salary has been raised to Rs 1,50,000 a month and that of the vice president to Rs 1,25,000 .the governor's salary is rs 1,10,000 now.

indian nursing counsil is to train 100,000 nurses in AIDS care and treatment,with a $31 m ,aid from global fund for AIDS,tuberculosis and malaria,geneva.

sex ratio has declined further in five northern states .in punjab ,there were only 527 girls for every 1000 boys in 2005.

number of taxpayers earning Rs 10 lakhs a year reached 177,500 in 06-07(against 97,412 in 05-06) a number expected to go still higher in 07-08.

about 95 p.c of kalashnikov rifles in africa -the most commonweapon in civil wars and other conflicts there -come from outside the continent.NGOs have been trying for a ban on weapons sale and transfers where they are likely to be used to commit serious human rights violations

the smoking rate for men in india is 29 p.c , while it is three per cent for women.tobacco chewing rate is 29 p.c for men and 12 p.c for women .smoking and chewing tobacco have resulted in over 800,000 deaths in the country,it is estimated.

a once-secret 1940s tunnel complex under the centre of london that housed military intelligence has been put up for sale.the complex was dug up in 1942.

british scientists have found the world 's longest insect:it is nearly the length of a human arm,and called 'chan's megastick'.