Bolivia cancels mining concession
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia's government issued a decree Thursday formally revoking a mining concession held by the private firm Compania Minera Malku Khota and rejected claims for compensation ... Read more...
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Hillary counts Ela Bhatt among her ‘personal heroes’
July 20th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton related the story of one of her "personal heroes", Ela Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association in ... Read more...
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Three Kerala IT firms win Nasscom honours
October 10th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 10 (IANS) MobME Wireless, Innoz Technologies and Flytxt, all headquartered at the Technopark campus here, feature in the Nasscom's list of 50 top emerging IT companies in the ... Read more...
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Tata investments in America lauded
August 26th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Highlighting Tata investments in the United States, a top US official has stressed the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) to create jobs and economic growth ... Read more...
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State finance ministers to discuss accounting reforms
June 20th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Finance ministers from states and union territories and secretaries of various departments of federal and state governments are scheduled to meet here Tuesday to ... Read more...
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Updates on social networking sites worth more than $30m a day
April 13th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Penn State researchers have claimed that updates on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other real-time content sites could be worth more than 30 million a day, or nearly ... Read more...
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Gujarat coral reefs a virtual gold mine
March 27th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Every square kilometre of Gujarat's coral reefs in the Gulf of Kutch is helping the state generate or notionally gain Rs.7.95 million ($177,158) annually in various ... Read more...
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India moves ahead with conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
February 10th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said that India is well placed to lead the way in incorporating the value of nature into national, regional and local policy ... Read more...
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Consultations on economics of ecosystems, biodiversity in India begins tomorrow
February 9th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): The two day's stakeholder consultations to develop the framework for strengthening biodiversity conservation programs and initiating action for assessing the economic value of India's natural capital begins ... Read more...
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India to include environmental cost in growth rate: Ramesh
November 30th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) By 2015, India will report its gross domestic product (GDP) in a manner that takes into account the cost of the environment, its preservation and natural resources, ... Read more...
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India,Brazil take lead in move to ‘green’ economic future
October 21st, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.21 (ANI): The governments of Brazil and India are keen to use the economic value of nature in policy-making.So far, 27 governments from Africa and Latin America, and one from Asia, ... Read more...
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Air Austral, Okay Airways and Qatar Airways order new Boeing aircraft
July 21st, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by BNO News
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- French airliner Air Austral, Chinese airliner Okay Airways and Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced it ordered numerous new Boeing aircraft in deals valued at a total of ... Read more...
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Jersey Shore to replace cast for third season
May 12th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): MTV’s reality television series, Jersey Shore, will be substituting the complete cast for its third season. The show that tracks eight housemates spending their ... Read more...
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Himachal to set up 10 more forest police stations
January 14th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government is setting up 10 more forest police stations or 'van thanas' to combat organised forest crimes in the state.
"We (the government) are going to ... Read more...
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CO2 emissions can be stabilised only with collapse of economy
November 24th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be stabilised only if the global economy collapses or society builds one nuclear power plant each day, says a new report.
"It looks ... Read more...
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Agroforestry is the future of agriculture, say scientists
June 28th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Scientists have said that agroforestry is the future of agriculture, as it can create greater economic value, enhance biodiversity, and improve soil, water and air quality on many ... Read more...
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Himalayan oregano can wipe out hospital super bug: Research
April 21st, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Apr. 21 (ANI): Natural oil extracted from Himalayan oregano can help in wiping out deadly hospital super bug MRSA, a new research has claimed."For the last 2-3 years, we ... Read more...
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Why 100 cents feels worth more than a dollar for some
January 22nd, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Although one dollar is made up of 100 cents, some people may behave as if 100 cents actually has more value, according to a new study.
This is ... Read more...
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11,000 alien species have invaded Europe
November 21st, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Nov 21 (ANI): A unique three year research project has determined that there are more than 11,000 alien species present in Europe, that have biologically invaded the continent.Known as DAISIE ... Read more...
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Plant roots being modified to be better at finding water
July 31st, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Most of the water brought by irrigation to grow crops evaporates even before reaching plant roots, a huge waste of resources that contributes to the global food crisis. ... Read more...
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Private sector can make money and still fight poverty: UNDP
July 28th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) There is strong empirical evidence to show that the private sector can stick to its core business of creating economic value and still help eradicate poverty by ... Read more...
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