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 Bhopal, India (UPI) Nov 23, 2009 
A report issued in connection with the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal, India, chemical disaster says the area's drinking water remains toxic. The report, released Tuesday by the Bhopal Medical Appeal, says there are still high levels of toxic chemicals in the drinking water supply of 15 communities near the old Union Carbide pesticide plant where the catastrophe occurred. ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2009China called on Tuesday for rich nations to heed the developing world's position on climate change just days ahead of crunch talks in Copenhagen aimed at tackling global warming. "Developed countries should pay attention to the concerns and interests of developing countries," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. His comments came after representatives from China, India ... more
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Bhopal, India (AFP) Dec 1, 2009Laccho Bai's life has gone from bad to worse in the 25 years since the Bhopal gas tragedy, when fumes escaped from a pesticide plant in the central Indian city, killing thousands instantly. Huddled against the dirt floor of her home -- a shack of wooden planks propped against a brick wall with a tin roof -- a thin white mucus covers Laccho's eyes, the apparent result of exposure to more than ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 1, 2009Groundwater at the site of the world's worst industrial accident in India's Bhopal city is still toxic and making residents sick 25 years after a gas leak there killed thousands, studies said Tuesday. An analysis conducted by the UK-based Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA) also cast doubt upon government-sponsored research into the impact of the disaster at the Union Carbide pesticide plant, where ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 1, 2009Indian authorities on Tuesday blocked 25 million Chinese-made mobile phones that lack an identification number allowing calls to be traced, in the latest push to tighten telecom security. Officials at the telecom ministry said they had banned services to low-end Chinese phones without a 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identification (IMEI) number. The government has also launched ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Nov 30, 2009Asian powerhouse China is Australia's biggest trading partner, while exports to India have also soared in the past year, official figures released Monday showed. Two-way trade with China jumped to 83 billion dollars (76.1 billion US) in 2008-09 on the back of increased iron ore and coal exports and China's status as the number one source of Australia's imports. Japan was Australia's ... more  
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Nov 30, 2009ISRO is planning 36 launches during the 11th plan with more than six a year, a top space official said here today. The expanding horizon of the Indian Space Programme, with more number of launches annually and missions like reusable launch vehicle on the anvil, calls for increased productivity with consistent quality and at a competitive cost, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2009On 21 August 2009, the Montara offshore oil platform in the Timor Sea (a large sea bordering the Indian Ocean, to the northeast of Australia) started leaking oil. Over a period of ten weeks, more than two million litres of oil were lost into the sea, forming a 2000 square kilometre slick. The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X followed the growth of the slick as it occurred. The picture ... more |
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