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Outrage in India over Bhopal disaster verdictsNew Delhi (AFP) June 8, 2010 Indian politicians, campaigners and newspapers vented outrage Tuesday at two-year prison terms handed to those found guilty over the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster that left thousands dead. Anger focused on the 25-year delay in the convictions, the perceived leniency of the sentences and the feeling that the "big fish" - the chief executive of the US parent group Union Carbide - had got away. Seven Indian managers from the pesticide factory that caused the world's worst industrial accident were ... read more |
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Singapore (AFP) May 30, 2010Entrepreneur Binod Hariharan has big plans for his southern Indian firm, which develops astrology-based computer software to help users find a suitable spouse or plot their career paths. Similarly ambitious is Somporn Maneeratanakul, managing director of Thai Software Enterprises, and Nguyen Minh Duc, director of BKIS Security, a Vietnamese company that makes anti-virus programmes. But t ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2010World energy consumption is expected to jump by nearly 50 percent by 2035, led by developing nations such as China and India, the US government said in a report Tuesday. As consumption increases, Asia will also account for most of energy-linked pollution blamed for global warming, said the US Energy Information Administration, the statistical agency of the US Department of Energy. China ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2010Identifying India as a 'big partner' of the US space programme, NASA has applauded the country's efforts in using its space missions for "societal needs." "I think it's 85 per cent of their budget is spent on what they call societal needs. It's earth science, climate change, those kinds of things, and they still insist that they're going to bring about a human space flight programme, you k ... more |
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Indian official warns of U.S. defense planNew Delhi (UPI) May 25, 2010 For a nation that is increasingly outsourcing its defense needs to the United States, India is warning of the serious pitfalls in such a relations. Local media report that Indian army chief Gen. V.K. Singh has written to Defense Minister A.K. Antony cautioning the government about foreign military sales purchases from the United States. The Indian government has been sourcing all its defense deals with Washington through foreign military sales programs, carrying out major defense acquisi ... read more |
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