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India monsoon forecast brings inflation hopeNew Delhi (AFP) April 19, 2011 India's weather office on Tuesday forecast a "normal" monsoon this year that could boost food production and ease high inflation. The strength of the annual June-September downpour is crucial to hundreds of millions of farmers, and to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy which gets 80 percent of its annual rainfall from the monsoon. Two years ago, rains 30 percent below the long-term average brought misery to farmers and caused economic growth to slow. Though the government foreca ... read more |
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  China: Tibetan monastery situation normal Chinese authorities said the situation around the Tibetan Kirti Buddhist monastery in Sichuan province is "normal" after reports that police surrounded the building. ... more | .. |
  Second day of violent protests over India atomic plant Mobs attacked a hospital and blocked a highway in western India on Tuesday in a second day of violent protests against a planned nuclear power plant, after a protester was shot dead a day earlier. ... more | .. |
  India Starts Countdown For Launch Of Three Satellites The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday began a 54-hour countdown for the launch of three satellites, an ISRO press secretary said. Remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2, as w ... more | .. |
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  China Donates Satellite, Meteorological Systems To 16 Asian Countries The director of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Zheng Guoguang presented representatives from 16 Asian countries with integrated satellite broadcasting and receiving stations and the C ... more | .. |
  India and China to resume defense contacts India and China will resume defense exchanges halted in August after China refused a visa to an Indian general in Kashmir. ... more | .. |
Indian police kill protester in anti-nuclear demo Indian police opened fire on hundreds of protesters - killing one - at a demonstration against the proposed construction of a nuclear power station, police and the government said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery crisis The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a standoff with security forces at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, warning of "catastrophic consequences" if the situation deteriorates. ... more |
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 India vows to improve atomic safety India should ramp up safety mechanisms at its existing and planned nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday. ... more | .. |
  New India setback for S. Korea's POSCO plant India has blocked South Korean steelmaker POSCO from constructing a planned $12 billion plant in eastern Orissa state until villagers' land claims are settled. ... more | .. |
  Biofuels Production In Top And Emerging Countries Will Be 150,975 Million Liters In 2016 According to the new market research report 'Top and Emerging bio-fuel markets by technology, feedstocks, regulations, pricing and commercialization trends and forecasts (2011 -2016)', published by ... more | .. |
  India's Infosys Q4 profit up, but below forecasts India's second-biggest outsourcer Infosys said Friday quarterly net profit jumped nearly 14 percent but the company's shares tumbled as the figures lagged market expectations. ... more |
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  BRICS nations call for UN Security Council reform The leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers called Thursday for UN Security Council reform to give developing nations more of a say on pressing global issues. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan frees 89 Indian fishermen: officials Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process. ... more | .. |
  BRICS nations against use of force in Libya Leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers said Thursday the use of force in Libya and the Arab world should be avoided, at a summit intended to showcase their growing global clout. ... more | .. |
  UN should not take sides in I.Coast: Medvedev The United Nations should be impartial in the crisis in Ivory Coast, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, saying any move to exceed its mandate would set a dangerous precedent. ... more |
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 US frowns on Chinese force in Tibet The United States on Thursday criticized China after violent incidents at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and called on Beijing to respect religious freedom. ... more | .. |
 India's nuclear power plans under scrutiny Opposition to India's proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant is growing amid Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
  India BPO industry suffers 55% attrition The attrition rate in India's business process outsourcing sector jumped to 55 percent from a year earlier, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the flagship industry, a study said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 BRICS urges 'early' WTO accession for Russia The leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa on Thursday threw their support behind Russia's 18-year-old bid to join the World Trade Organisation, urging an "early accession" for Moscow. ... more |
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  Somali pirates zero in on oil tanker lanes Somali pirates are increasingly threatening global oil supplies from the Persian Gulf as they extend their attacks ever deeper into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, morphing from a tactical nuisance to a strategic danger. ... more | .. |
 World's major emerging powers meet in China Leaders of the world's major emerging powers are set to meet Thursday in China at a summit expected to tackle the conflict in Libya and reform of the international financial system. ... more | .. |
 Medvedev to Zuma: Let's work together on Libya Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday told his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma their countries should work together to resolve armed conflicts including the one unfolding in Libya. ... more | .. |
  India 'microtags' snakes to snare illegal charmers Officials in New Delhi have injected microchips into snakes used by snake charmers in a bid to regulate the basket and flute performers who have long been a favourite with tourists in India. ... more |
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  India court hears call for harsher Bhopal sentences India's Supreme Court began hearing a government petition on Wednesday seeking harsher sentences for seven company managers jailed last year over the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. ... more | .. |
 World's major emerging powers to meet in China The world's major emerging powers - Brazil, Russia, India and China - welcome South Africa into their fold this week at a summit in China that will seek to give developing nations greater global clout. ... more | .. |
  Terror chief a target amid al-Qaida fears President Barack Obama's administration has posted a $5 million bounty on the head of Mohammed Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the most dangerous figures linked to al-Qaida, amid reports Osama bin Laden is plotting a new offensive. ... more | .. |
 Transocean claims record sea depth for oil drilling Offshore oil drilling group Transocean claimed Tuesday that it had a set a world record for deep water drilling at an ocean depth of 3,107 metres (10,194 feet) off the coast of India. ... more |
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  Asia's star ever brighter in space Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes. ... more | .. |
  NGO sues to save forest for Paraguay natives An NGO supporting the rights of native Paraguayans said Monday that it filed complaints with environmental authorities over the destruction of forests in the northwestern Chaco region. ... more | .. |
  Indian navy ponders new minesweepers The Indian navy is keeping its options open for replacing its aging fleet of Pondicherry and Karwar class minesweepers, including building ships in South Korea. ... more | .. |
Clinton urges China to free activists US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged China to free dozens of government critics rounded up this year including a prominent artist and said Beijing's rights record was worsening. ... more |
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