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Rajendra Pachauri: IPCC chief under scrutinyNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 30, 2010 Rajendra Pachauri, under scrutiny as head of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is a 69-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner with a sideline in writing steamy novels. Pachauri, a father-of-three with friends in high places in his native India, learnt the results Monday of a five-month review of how the IPCC has performed under his stewardship. He has faced repeated calls to resign, most notably over a false claim in the panel's landmark 2007 Fourth Assessment Report that Him ... read more |
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Xinghe County, China (AFP) Aug 25, 2010Can a monster traffic jam spanning dozens of miles and leaving drivers stuck for days really disappear overnight? For days, Chinese and foreign media have issued reports explaining how thousands of vehicles were trapped in an epic traffic jam stretching for more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) on a highway leading to China's capital Beijing. The bottleneck on the Beijing-Tibet expresswa ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 25, 2010The Indian parliament adopted Wednesday a long-delayed law that will throw open the 150-billion-dollar Indian atomic energy market to foreign private nuclear groups. The law, which has been the subject of fierce wrangling between the government and opposition, is part of a 2008 landmark atomic energy pact with the United States that granted India access to foreign nuclear technology. Pri ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2010China on Tuesday voiced its opposition to a recent meeting between the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, warning New Delhi not to "disturb" overall ties. The exiled Buddhist monk made a "routine call" on Singh in New Delhi earlier this month, his office said, without commenting on the nature of the talks. "China is opposed to foreign poli ... more |
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India to test advanced Agni II missileNew Delhi (UPI) Aug 20, 2010 India will conduct another test launch of its intermediate-range nuclear-capable missile Agni II in September from the east coast Wheeler Island facility. The surface-to-surface missile underwent a successful test launch in May after failed test launches last year. The Defense Research and Development Organization, developers of the missiles, said the Agni II missile to be tested in September is an advanced version with an extended range of up to 1,800 miles over the normal 800 miles. ... read more |
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