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Farmers in the dock in water-deficient IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) March 8, 2010 India faces a water crisis with availability in decline and demand rocketing, and the profligate agricultural sector is in the firing line. Farmers' wasteful use of water is unsustainable in a country with a fast-growing population and rapidly industrialising economy, says Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Agriculture "is going to face tough competitive demands from other sectors", Bansal told a water management conference in New Delhi recently. "To feed 17 percent of the world's ... read more |
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New Delhi (PTI) Mar 01, 2010New Delhi (PTI) Mar 01, 2010 India's human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget on Friday proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system. The Budget, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, has allocated Rs 150 crore for the human spaceflight programme under ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 26, 2010Newspapers in Pakistan took aim at India on Friday following the resumption of dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours, blaming its arch-rival for not agreeing to revive full peace talks. India and Pakistan on Thursday held their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks and agreed to keep in contact but made no progress on their core disputes at talks seen as a key part of US ... more  
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 26, 2010The United Nations said Friday it would conduct an independent review of its Nobel prize-winning climate panel, whose credibility has been hit by errors in a key report on global warming. The UN's plan was announced as environmental experts at an international meeting hailed the opportunity to make progress on climate change after last year's Copenhagen talks ended in chaos and urged India a ... more |
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Developing Countries Face Surge In E-WastesNew York NY (SPX) Feb 26, 2010 Sales of electronic products in countries like China and India and across continents such as Africa and Latin America are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years. And, unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing countries face the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains with serious consequences for the environment and public health, according to UN experts in a landmark report released this month by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ... read more |
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