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GM invests in plug-in hybrid commercial vanChicago (AFP) Aug 3, 2010 General Motors will pour five million dollars into a plug-in hybrid commercial van being developed by an Indiana firm, the automaker said Tuesday. The IDEA van will be able to drive up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) on its electric battery before switching over to a hybrid gas-electric engine which offers a fuel economy of 36 miles per gallon (6.5 liters/100 km). "It's an opportunity to bring more efficient, greener utility to the country's commercial and government fleets and to do it in a way tha ... read more |
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Dhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Jul 27, 2010 Bangladesh and India signed a power transmission agreement Monday for electricity to be imported to energy-starved Bangladesh. Initially, 250 megawatts of power would be available to Bangladesh from India, with transmission to start in 2012. Under the deal, state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. will invest and construct 50 miles of transmission line, which it will own, ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jul 28, 2010Thousands of people around the world have died in train wrecks caused by natural disasters. In 2004, the tsunami in Southeast Asia derailed a Sri Lankan train, killing 1,700 people. But with modern advances, these tragedies can be avoided - and a Tel Aviv University researcher, working in collaboration with teams from seven countries, is leading the way. Prof. Lev V. Eppelbaum of Tel Aviv ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jul 26, 2010 Myanmar's junta chief has begun a 5-day "religious" visit to India, the first trip to the subcontinent for Senior Gen. Than Shwe since 2004. Myanmar government officials in Naypyitaw said Shwe is a guest of Indian President Pratibha Patil. He will also meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The officials didn't explain the "religious" nature of the visit but said Shwe will also have ... more |
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Fewer Tibetans fleeing to the Dalai LamaDharamshala, India (AFP) July 25, 2010 The Tibetan community in exile headed by the Dalai Lama is a constant irritant for China, but Beijing has hit upon a way to weaken the movement: starve it of new arrivals. An almost empty dormitory in the gloomy main reception centre for Tibetan exiles in Dharamshala, the Indian hilltown home to the community, is a graphic illustration of changes that have taken place over the last 18 months. India has sheltered Tibetans since 1959, when the Dalai Lama fled his homeland in fear for his life afte ... read more |
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