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Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwaterManhattan KS (SPX) Nov 08, 2011 The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University geologist and graduate student, as well as Tulane University, has added a twist - and furthered the mystery. Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element, and it causes skin lesions, respiratory failure and cancer when present in high concentrations in drinking water. ... read more |
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  'Cultural genocide' behind self-immolations: Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama on Monday said Tibetans faced "cultural genocide" under hardline Chinese rule that he blamed for a recent wave of self-immolations in China's southwest. ... more | .. |
  Conservationists slam moves to ban India tiger tourism Conservationists and wildlife tour operators warned Monday that moves to restrict tiger tourism in India to protect the endangered big cats would have the opposite effect. ... more | .. |
  Arabian Sea tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution A recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the Indian sub-continent, a new multi-institutional study has found. ... more | .. |
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 Nepal children to track elusive snow leopard Conservationists in Nepal have enlisted an army of school children to record the movements of the mysterious snow leopard, one of the most elusive predators in the world, a scientist said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India facing twin epidemic time bomb: doctors India is facing a twin epidemic of diabetes and high blood pressure, doctors have warned, after the results of a countrywide study suggested that one in five people had both conditions. ... more | .. |
  US flying car maker eyes India, Brazil, China A company from the United States that is developing a flying car is eyeing the booming economies of India, Brazil and China as future markets, its co-founder said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  China envoy loses cool over Indian map error: report The Chinese ambassador to India told a journalist in New Delhi to "shut up" in a heated exchange over a map that showed parts of India within China, newspapers reported on Friday. ... more |
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  Call for Australia, US security pact with India Australia and the United States should form a three-way security dialogue with India, in part to help counter any naval aggression from China, a paper released Friday said. ... more | .. |
  India to open rival bids for huge war plane deal India was on Friday set to open rival bids from France's Dassault and the Eurofighter consortium, which are competing over a multi-billion contract to provide 126 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
  Stuxnet-like virus hides in Microsoft Word files Microsoft said Thursday it is working to fix a Windows software vulnerability that lets a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus sneak into computers by hiding in Word document files. ... more | .. |
  Biggest spike ever in global warming gases: US Harmful carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels made their biggest ever annual jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy's latest world data released this week. ... more |
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 US ready to sell F-35 fighter to India: Pentagon The United States would be prepared to sell India the new F-35 fighter jet, the Pentagon said Wednesday, after New Delhi rejected a US offer of older aircraft in a major competition this year. ... more | .. |
  Tata wins Indian radar-jamming contract India has awarded Tata Power Strategic Electronics Division a contract for two integrated electronic warfare systems to be deployed in mountain regions. ... more | .. |
 Exiled Tibet PM urges US pressure over protests Tibet's prime minister-in-exile urged the United States on Thursday to step up pressure on China after a wave of self-immolations, which he said showed the failure of Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
Tibetans divided by self-immolations For Tashi Choezom, a Tibetan studying for a nursing degree in New Delhi, the string of suicides by monks and nuns who have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese religious repression are a sin. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
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  Scientist: India should quit nuclear power A leading Indian nuclear scientist has indicated that India should scrap its nuclear energy program. ... more | .. |
  Asia's largest wine fair kicks off in Hong Kong Asia's largest wine fair kicked off in Hong Kong Thursday, attracting nearly 1,000 wine producers from around the world as the southern Chinese city cements its position as a key international wine hub. ... more | .. |
  Gibson Guitar boss backs tough timber trade rules The head of Gibson Guitar said Wednesday he favors tougher US laws to combat illegal logging, under three months after federal agents seized rare Indian ebony from its factories. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan mulls importing electricity from India Energy starved Pakistan is in talks to import electricity from its erstwhile nuclear rival India to overcome crippling power outages, a government official said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Bangladesh signs deal for first nuclear plant Bangladesh on Wednesday signed an agreement for Russia to build the first nuclear power plant in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan cabinet approves India as 'most favoured' nation The Pakistani cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal granting India the status of "most favoured nation" in a move towards normalising trade relations between the two nuclear-armed arch rivals. ... more | .. |
Arabian cyclones intensified by S. Asian pollution: study Airborne pollution from South Asia is helping to brew monster storms in the Arabian Sea that have claimed thousands of lives and cost billions of dollars, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  India grapples with coal shortfalls Amid a growing population and robust economy, India is finding it increasingly difficult to boost its coal supply. ... more |
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Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
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  Wildfire threatens Reunion Island national park French authorities sent reinforcements Monday to battle a wildfire raging through the national park of Reunion Island, a unique ecosystem designated a World Heritage Site. ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh to set up dolphin sanctuaries Bangladesh will declare three river areas in its southwest as dolphin sanctuaries, wildlife officials said Monday, in a bid to protect the country's population of endangered freshwater cetaceans. ... more | .. |
  Altitude sickness worst in northern India A region of northern India has been called the world's worst place for altitude sickness, and scientists say nobody knows exactly why. ... more | .. |
 India's Wipro positive despite global uncertainty Indian IT outsourcing giant Wipro on Monday projected a positive outlook for the industry, despite gathering clouds over the global economy, as it announced a rise in quarterly profits. ... more |
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 Japan, India to accelerate joint rare earth development The foreign ministers of Japan and India agreed Saturday at a meeting in Tokyo to accelerate joint development of rare earth mineral deposits in the South Asian country. ... more | .. |
 Indian aerobatics team to get Hawks India's national Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team will be flying Hawks although the switch to the new planes may not be occur until 2016, a report in the Business Standard said. ... more | .. |
 Pro-Tibetan protester, Chinese clash in Austria A pro-Tibetan protester was jostled by pro-China demonstrators who tried to snatch her Tibetan flag Monday during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Austria, witnesses said. ... more | .. |
India to open rival bids for $12 bn fighter deal India's Defence Ministry has invited the two rivals for a $12 billion jet fighter contract - France's Dassault and the European Eurofighter consortium - to unveil their bids next week. ... more |
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