WEEKLY NEWSWEEKLY NEWSfor the week ended 24for the week ended 24thth OCTOCT

India, Russia working out India, Russia working out modalities to upgrade modalities to upgrade BrahMosBrahMosIndia and Russia are working out

modalities for increasing speed of the BrahMos missile from super sonic to hypersonic.

This upgrade will take at least five years since it requires modification of scramjet engine, technology, reduction size and weight.

The device, expected to ready for production in six months, could be placed even on the wrist watch worn by a person.

Poor get less food from Poor get less food from Sonia's NACSonia's NACThe National Advisory Council settled for

a much less ambitious National Food Security Act than it had previously agreed to.

Decided to recommend subsidized foodgrains for 46% of the rural Indian population and 28% of the urban population.

The NAC has recommended that 48% rural and 28% urban population will get 35 kg of food grains every month.

Rice will be given at Rs 3 a kg, wheat at Rs 2 a kg and millets at Rs 1 a kg.

Obama should ensure US Obama should ensure US aid to Pak not used aid to Pak not used against India: BJPagainst India: BJPUS administration should ensure

that its aid to Pakistan is not used to fuel terror activities against India.

An aide of $2 billion to Pakistan is not used against India for terror activities.

Pakistan was using Taliban card as commercial venture to seek funds from America.

China's online mapping service China's online mapping service shows Arunachal as its partshows Arunachal as its part

An online mapping service launched by China to rival 'Google Earth' shows Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its part, in what is being seen as the latest move by Beijing to assert its claim over the Indian territory.

The map makes no specific mention of southern Tibet but its borders cover up to Arunachal Pradesh.

The map already created ripples in recent weeks when some of buyers of the new I-phone in China raised objections over the use of the Chinese language in it to identify the places in the rest of the world