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 Bonn, Germany (AFP) June 11, 2009 
India blasted rich countries at the UN climate talks on Thursday, accusing them of snubbing scientists' warnings to slash their emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2020 over 1990 levels. India's special envoy, Shyam Saran, said efforts to complete a new climate pact in Copenhagen this December hinged on advanced economies delivering "clarity" on the scale of their emissions cuts. ... read more 
Moscow (AFP) June 10, 2009A Russian nuclear submarine in which 20 died in a toxic gas accident will be leased to India later this year, Interfax news agency reported Wednesday, citing a Russian military source. "Immediately after the completion of all tests, the vessel will be given to the active-duty fleet of the Russian navy, after which its handover under lease to our Indian partners will take place," he was quote ... more
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Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2009IPI deal signed in Istanbul. After years of stalemates, Iran and Pakistan formally signed bilateral agreements in Istanbul on the so-called Peace Pipeline from the South Pars gas field. The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will bring gas from the South Pars field in Iran, one of the largest gas fields in the world, to markets in Pakistan and India. The reserves ... more  
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 09, 2009Researchers have used Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to track how long it takes travelers to get through security lines at the Indianapolis International Airport. The research expands previous work that has focused on measuring motor-vehicle travel times and could lead to systems that help reduce waits at airport security ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 6, 2009The Dalai Lama accused China on Saturday of imposing a "death sentence" on Tibet, as he arrived in Paris for a visit that has once again chilled Franco-Chinese relations. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is to be named an honorary citizen of the French capital despite warnings from the Chinese government that his arrival will harm relations with France. The Dalai Lama criticised ... more  
New York (AFP) June 5, 2009A US appeals court Friday cleared the way for Chrysler to exit bankruptcy under an alliance with Italy's Fiat, dismissing a challenge from Indiana's state pension funds. A three-judge panel from Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld without comment a decision by a bankruptcy judge approving the US government-backed plan to create a new entity to buy the assets of the troubled number three ... more |
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Srinagar, India (AFP) May 29, 2009Providing sleeping facilities might be seen as good management practice at your average, round-the-clock call centre, but in Indian Kashmir it has the advantage of preventing workers getting shot. Opened in 2004, Access Infrastructure was born of a period of relative peace in a region where at least 47,000 people have been killed since an armed insurgency against Indian rule began 20 years ... more  
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) May 29, 2009India has dropped Russia from a $1-bln tender to supply six aerial tankers for the Indian Air Force due to poor after-sales maintenance services, the Hindustan Times cited the air force chief as saying. The Indian Air Force has been operating a fleet of Russian Il-78 aerial tankers for six years and announced a global tender for an additional six aircraft three years ago. The Russian Il-78 ... more  
Dhaka (AFP) May 27, 2009Conservationists in Bangladesh and India on Wednesday launched a search in the world's largest mangrove forest for endangered Bengal tigers following a cyclone that killed at least 180 people. The storm caused havoc in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, and drove a tidal wave of saltwater inland. Abani Bhusan Thakur, chief Bangladesh official for the Sundarbans, told AFP the forest had take ... more 
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2009Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise 39 percent by 2030 as energy consumption surges in the developing world, notably in Asian giants China and India, the United States warned on Wednesday. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said global energy demand would leap 44 percent between 2006 and 2030, fueled by a 73-percent rise in demand from non-developed countries. ... more |
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