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 Jakarta (AFP) Aug 23, 2009 
Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although it is only a matter of time before the next catastrophe befalls the quake-prone region, seismologists say. From India to Japan, Indonesia and as far south as New Zealand, the region has been rattled by what appear to be a connected spate of strong quakes in the past few weeks. Luckily they have caused ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2009India will import lentils, edible oil and other staples to cope with any shortfalls caused by a widespread drought that has badly hurt crops, the finance minister said Friday. The statement by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee came as the country of nearly 1.2 billion people faces its weakest monsoon in at least seven years. "We shall go for imports" of "whichever commodity will be ... more
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Stockholm (AFP) Aug 23, 2009By rethinking the humble toilet, Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak has found a way that can save water -- and lives -- in developing countries. For four decades, His Sulabh Sanitation Movement has equipped more than 1.2 million households with eco-friendly toilets and installed 7,500 public lavatories across India. Yet almost three out of four Indians, or around 700 millionpeop ... more  
Colombo (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Tamil civilians who lived through the vicious final battle of Sri Lanka's separatist war are now locked in another struggle for survival with heavy rains bringing misery to the camps they call home. Nearly 300,000 people displaced by the fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels are held in what the government calls "welfare villages" which are off-limits to independent media ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2009India said Wednesday it would step up its food distribution programme for the poor as a widening drought threatened to cut rice production by 10 percent and sharply reduce sugar supplies. Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar also said the government would consider releasing wheat and rice from its reserves into the open market if their prices, which have already shot higher, increase ... more |
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Bangalore, India (AFP) Aug 17, 2009India on Monday began the trials of fighter jets being hawked by the world's six top aerospace giants vying for a 12-billion-dollar military contract, officials said. The sale of 126 combat planes to the technology-starved Indian Air Force will be the world's most lucrative fighter jet contract in more than a decade. Military air traffic controllers said Boeing kicked off the trials with ... more 
Colombo (AFP) Aug 17, 2009Sri Lanka risks further damage to its image by failing to improve conditions for tens of thousands of war-displaced people held in squalor, the island's main opposition leader said on Monday. Opposition leader and former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe warned that the spread of diseases in the camps during the current rains could worsen conditions for nearly 300,000 civilians held in camps. ... more  
New Dehli, India (TFE) Aug 17, 2009If ambition is good, ISRO's taking on Google Earth with Bhuvan, as was reported in The Indian Express, is good. And we approve of ambition. In promising 3D satellite images of India matching anything Google Earth can offer, ISRO is not taking on a minor challenge. The US-based web giant has popularised free access to satellite images of the world's surface. Whether you are trying to snag ... more |
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