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Huge Indian Ocean tsunamis occur every 600 years

Huge Indian Ocean tsunamis occur every 600 years A latest research has claimed that the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 that took more than 200,000 lives was not the first of its kind to hit the region.

Other than this, the study also says that such gigantic tsunamis occur in the Indian Ocean every 600 to 700 years. These finding could be used to predict the next Tsunami.

Karin Monecke, former post-doctoral geologist at Kent State University in Aceh, Indonesia led the research team.  

Nokia finally launches ONE, its most awaited mobile game

Nokia finally launches ONE, its most awaited mobile game

Half of Cambridge indulge in Plagiarism

Half of Cambridge indulge in Plagiarism A recent survey has suggested that even highly intelligent students admitted in the prestigious Cambridge are prone to copy and submit essays they find on Google.

An anonymous online poll conducted by the student newspaper Varsity participated by more than 1,000 students, and the results showed that 49% of undergraduates, at some point of their university career, submit someone else's report as their own. Out of this only 5% admitted that they had been caught while doing this.

Colorado Polls: Obama Holds Respectable Lead Over McCain

The latest Obama vs McCain CO Polls show that Barack Obama is holding a respectable lead over John McCain.

Pictures of Earth clicked by Chandrayaan-1

Pictures of Earth clicked by Chandrayaan-1India's first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1 has been making headlines for past few days. And now, the spacecraft has flashed down two beautiful pictures of the Earth it took on 29th October. The Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) installed on board the spacecraft clicked these pictures after it was switched on. The TMC took the first picture on 29th October at 8 a.m. from a height of 9,000 km, which displays the northern coast of Australia. The second picture shows the southern coast of Australia, which was taken at 12:30 p.m. from a height of 70,000 km.

NBFCs can raise funds abroad

Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) can raise funds from overseas. They can borrow from foreign markets to meet their liabilities. It would help to refinance their short term business. The decision on NBFS is taken in the high level meeting of reserve bank on Friday.

The maximum borrowing limit would be either 50% of the firm's net owned funds or $10 million. The maximum duration for borrowing is fixed three years by the apex bank. It has asked all NBFCs to use foreign borrowings for short term liabilities instead of booking fresh assets. NBFCs are also required to fully swap borrowing into rupees for the entire maturity.

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