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Bhopal seven appeal convictions as India presses USNew Delhi (AFP) June 29, 2010 Seven managers convicted over the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have appealed, a newspaper reported Tuesday as India said again it would urge the US to extradite the company's former American boss. The convictions of the Indian managers for criminal negligence earlier this month, the first verdicts more than 25 years after the catastrophe, sparked uproar among survivors because of the perceived leniency of the punishment. The guilty were handed two-year jail terms and fines of 100,000 rupees (2,000 do ... read more |
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Dhaka (AFP) June 20, 2010Up to 77 million Bangladeshis have been exposed to toxic levels of arsenic from contaminated drinking water, and even low-level exposure to the poison is not risk-free, The Lancet medical journal reported. Over the past decade, more than 20 percent of deaths recorded in a study that monitored nearly 12,000 people in the Araihazar district of the capital Dhaka appear to have been caused by ar ... more  
Pune, India (PTI) Jun 21, 2010The first Indian forestry satellite will be launched by ISRO in 2013, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said. "India will be one of the few countries in the world to launch a forestry satellite to monitor the green cover every day", he said. Jairam, who was addressing an interactive session with public representatives inviting suggestions on the draft Green India mission ... more  
Villepinte, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2010Developed and produced by Sagem, the Sigma 30 is a laser gyro land navigation and pointing system for artillery pieces, enabling highly accurate firing on short notice. Sagem has also set up a maintenance shop near New Delhi to help the Indian army keep its Sigma 30 systems in fighting trim. Indian mechanics received specialized training for this system in both France and India. The ... more |
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Bangladesh jute gets boost from plastic bag backlashMymensingh, Bangladesh (AFP) June 20, 2010 Western consumers who shun environmentally unfriendly plastic bags are helping to revive the traditional jute industry in Bangladesh. Jute, a vegetable fibre that is spun into coarse threads, was once known as the "golden fibre" of the British Empire when the Indian sub-continent was ruled from London. The material's long decline was hastened in the 1980s with the advent of synthetic fabrics, but the trend is being reversed due to growing opposition to the litter and pollution caused by plastic ... read more |
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