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Final report on India-Sri Lanka grid connection by Dec
- The Power Ministry is expected to complete the feasibility study for putting in place infrastructure for inter-connectivity of grids between India and Sri Lanka to allow smooth exchange of power between the two neighbours.
- The date for submission of feasibility study was decided by the Task Force and Steering Committee
- The Task Force and Steering Committee set up for the proposed India-Sri Lanka electricity grid interconnection comprise members from both the governments and state-run power entities from the two nations.
Foreign forces ‘helping' Kenya
- Add Sticky Note | RemoveForeign military forces have joined the offensive against the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia as Kenyan troops advanced toward the rebel
- the U.S. or France, or possibly both, had stepped up airstrikes in the past few days, killing a number of al-Shabab militants. The French navy has also shelled rebel positions from the sea
- The United States and France have not confirmed involvement in Somalia.
- al-Shabab, a ruthless militant group that has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda. The group controls much of southern Somalia, though its young fighters and battered pickup trucks are deemed no match for a sophisticated army.
- In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. military cooperated closely with a large Ethiopian force that stormed into Somalia to oust an Islamist movement that had taken control of much of the country.
- Kenya's military says it plans to remain in Somalia until al-Shabab's capacity is “reduced” and Somalia's weak, U.S.-backed transitional government is able to function.
- But Kenya's military especially compared with those of its neighbours, like Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia has scant experience.
- Several military efforts over the past 20 years by other external powers, from the United States to the United Nations, have failed to deliver a sustainable government in Somalia.
