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Lightning kills 17 in Bangladesh: policeDhaka (AFP) May 2, 2010 At least 17 people were killed and scores injured by lightning as a series of minor tropical storms and heavy rains swept across Bangladesh, police said Sunday. Six people were killed in the northeastern district of Habiganj, 75 miles (120 kilometres) from capital Dhaka, and four more died in the southern district of Bagerhat after being struck by lightning during a tropical storm. "Most of the dead were farmers who were cutting their rice paddy fields when they were hit by lightning," Habiganj ... read more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Apr 27, 2010India's advanced, high-resolution remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B would be launched on May 9 at 9.23 am from Sriharikota spaceport, ISRO said today. "It will be launched at 9.23 am on May 9 by PSLV-C15," Indian Space Research Organisation spokesperson S Satish told PTI. The highly agile satellite is expected to give a boost to the tasks of infrastructure and urban planning. The ... more  
Thimpu (AFP) April 26, 2010The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will hold talks at a conference in Bhutan this week, officials in New Delhi said Monday, as the rival nations inch towards resuming their peace dialogue. The proposed meeting between Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani, on the sidelines of a two-day summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), is ostensibly over a water-s ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) April 23, 2010India's monsoon, vital to hundreds of millions of farmers and of crucial importance after the worst drought in 37 years, will be normal strength this year, the weather office said Friday. The first official long-range forecast relied on data from local and foreign climatologists to make the best possible prediction for the wet season, which sweeps across the subcontinent from June to Septemb ... more |
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Indonesia aims to tap volcano powerKamojang, Indonesia (AFP) April 24, 2010 Indonesia has launched an ambitious plan to tap the vast power of its volcanoes and become a world leader in geothermal energy, while trimming greenhouse gas emissions. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans contains hundreds of volcanoes, estimated to hold around 40 percent of the world's geothermal energy potential. But so far only a tiny fraction of that potential has been unlocked, so the government is seeking help from private investors, ... read more |
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