Chavan asks PM for national fund for drought relief
August 25th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday to demand setting up of a national fund for mitigation of drought to ... Read more...
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ECB convicts Kaneria of spot-fixing
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been convicted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of introducing his "young and vulnerable" Essex teammate Mervyn Westfield ... Read more...
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Innovations needed for sustainable farming, say experts
June 2nd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Indian agriculture sector is currently facing a number of challenges and needs to adopt innovative technologies to achieve sustainability, said experts at a conference ... Read more...
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Gilani’s contempt brings judiciary to ridicule: Supreme Court
April 26th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) The contempt of court by Yousuf Raza Gilani "tends to bring this court and the judiciary of this country into ridicule", said the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Five killed in Indonesian quakes (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 12 (IANS) Five people were killed and four injured in Aceh province Wednesday after two massive quakes struck off Indonesia, officials said Thursday."Five people were killed... one in ... Read more...
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Climate change to affect small farmers: ActionAid
February 28th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) More than 80 percent small farmers, contributing to half of India's crop production, will be affected by climate change, which is impacting faster than predicted ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s Mount Lokon volcano erupts
February 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 10 (IANS) Indonesian volcano Mount Lokon erupted Friday morning followed by a roaring noise and spewing of thick grey ash up to two km, officials said.The 1,578-metre volcano ... Read more...
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No binding agreements for India on emission cuts: Natrajan
December 27th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Tuesday assured parliament that India will not sign any binding agreement for carbon emissions reduction.Giving clarifications on her Rajya Sabha statement ... Read more...
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Equity central to global deal on climate change: Natarajan
December 6th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 6 (IANS) India is open to discussion on a new legally binding climate change treaty but the principle of equity -- the right of developing nations -- should ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Three killed in Indonesia bridge collapse
November 26th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 26 (IANS) At least three people were killed, 17 seriously injured and scores of others went missing in an Indonesian town after a bridge collapsed Saturday, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Thrifty power users in Delhi to get subsidy
August 30th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Consumers in Delhi restricting their monthly consumption of power to 200 units would get a subsidy of one rupee per unit, Power Minister Haroon Yusuf ... Read more...
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Volcano erupts in Indonesia
July 15th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 15 (IANS) Indonesia's Mount Lokon volcano erupted late Thursday night, triggering panic and massive evacuation of people living within a 3.5 km radius, Xinhua reported.The volcano in North ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Java island
May 17th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Java island of Indonesia Tuesday. But there was no potential for tsunami and no casualty reported, Xinhua ... Read more...
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‘Global community should pick up speed for solution to climate change’
May 13th, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 13 (IANS) The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Thursday urged the international community to "pick up speed" on the next step ... Read more...
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Greenpeace criticizes Apple, Twitter & Facebook
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Global environmental watch dog Greenpeace has slammed top US tech companies for not being responsible enough concerning how they generate their electricity.The criticism were contained in ... Read more...
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Guidelines on man-leopard conflict released
April 18th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Concerned over increasing cases of human-leopard conflict, India Monday released the first-of-its-kind guidelines for managing the strife.Released by the environment ministry, the guidelines are based ... Read more...
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UN announces $10,000 award for green app
April 13th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The United Nations telecommunications agency has launched a contest that will reward the winner with $10,000 for devising the most innovative mobile phone application that ... Read more...
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Climate solution must be based on equity: Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Any solution to climate change must involve all countries, with reorganisation of "common but differentiated responsibilities" and the principle of "equity", according to the Economic Survey ... Read more...
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Green growth should not result in slow growth cautions economic survey
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): In The Economic Survey tabled him in Lok Sabha today, by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee cautions that "green growth should not result in slow growth."The Survey observes ... Read more...
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Implement Cancun accords, demand Least Developed Countries
February 19th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Saturday called for immediate disbursement of funds, agreed at the Cancun talks, for them to deal with the impact of climate change. ... Read more...
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12-yr-old Singaporean girl raped for 5yrs by ‘big bad wolf’ dad
January 27th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 27 (ANI): A 12-year-old from Singapore has revealed after reading the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' that she had been raped by her father for five years.When the ... Read more...
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Users at risk of IE bug, warns Microsoft
December 24th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Microsoft has issued a warning about an Internet Explorer bug that might hack into and take control of unprotected computers.Although Microsoft has already released a workaround solution for ... Read more...
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Brit teacher forced to quit after bombarding pupil with romantic texts
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A male teacher in Britain has been forced to quit his job at a private girls' school after he bombarded a pupil with romantic emails and texts.Darren Holmes, ... Read more...
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Wipro joins Greenpeace rankings for energy efficiency
December 17th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 17 (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro became the first Indian firm to join Greenpeace's Cool IT Leaderboard rankings for its commitment to energy efficiency, the company said Friday."We were the only ... Read more...
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India can play key role at Cancun: US
November 23rd, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) The United States says India can play an important role at next week's climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, to help make progress on efforts ... Read more...
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Technology Ministerial Meeting begins in New Delhi tomorrow
November 8th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): The Technology Ministerial Meeting on 'Climate Change-Technology Mechanism' begins here on Tuesday.Over 50 nations are participating in this two-day meeting, where they will carry forward the discussions ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon urges China to vigorously curb greenhouse gas emissions
November 1st, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that seven of the world's top 10 polluted cities are in China and stressed that it should put greater emphasis on ... Read more...
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84 killed in Indonesian quake (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 26 (IANS) At least 84 people were killed and 502 were missing a day after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's Mentawai islands, triggering a tsunami, officials said Tuesday.The tsunami ... Read more...
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10 killed, three missing in Indonesia landslide
October 13th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) Ten people were killed and three others are missing after a landslide in eastern Indonesia Tuesday, Xinhua reported.Heavy rains triggered the landslide in Marowali district, said Fred Abbas ... Read more...
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U.N. denies appointing Earth’s ‘first contact’ for aliens
September 28th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): The United Nations has dismissed reports that it is set to appoint an obscure Malaysian astrophysicist to act as Earth's first contact for any aliens that may come ... Read more...
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Cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent climate change, say experts
September 17th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): To avoid further degradation of the climate, emission of greenhouse gasses need to be substantially cut below current levels in the next few decades, scientists have suggested.Climate scientists ... Read more...
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CO2 emission needs to be curbed to limit ocean acidification: Experts
August 21st, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists have called for rapid curbing of carbon dioxide emission levels in order to limit ocean acidification as well as global warming.Dr Toby Tyrrell of the University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Microsoft to strengthen cyber security in UAE
August 19th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) Microsoft Inc. will work towards strengthening the security of information systems and networks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
aeCERT, the telecommunications regulatory authority in the Gulf signed ... Read more...
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BP announces hiring of disaster management and consulting firm
July 30th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by BNO News
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – BP announced on Friday that it has hired Witt Associates, a public safety and crisis management consulting firm, and consequently its CEO James Lee Witt to ... Read more...
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Potential drug treatment for noise-induced hearing loss
July 1st, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Kiwi researchers have discovered that a potent new drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats.Researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, found that injection ... Read more...
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