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Queensland plans coal port expansionBrisbane, Australia (UPI) Dec 15, 2011 Queensland has approved two new coal export terminals with the potential to double current capacities. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, announcing the award Wednesday to India's coal trading and logistics company Adani Group and Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure Group for land for a new coal port south of MacKay, said the project is worth an estimated $10 million in investment. Together the terminals will have export capacity of up to 180 million tons a year, which is 50 million tons more ... read more |
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  Sri Lanka thanks China for civil war help Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it was "true friends" with China due to military assistance provided during the island's bloody civil war, underlining growing links with Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Study finds climate changes faster than species can adapt The ranges of species will have to change dramatically as a result of climate change between now and 2100 because the climate will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which species ca ... more | .. |
  India mulling naval protocol to prevent skirmishes at sea In the light of some incidents involving warships from Pakistan and China, India is considering a protocol on the lines of the Cold War era arrangement between the US and the erstwhile USSR warships to avoid any skirmishes at sea. ... more | .. |
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 New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most power ... more | .. |
  Myanmar capital to get its first embassy Bangladesh will be the first country to move its embassy from Yangon to the new city and capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar's official newspaper said. ... more | .. |
  Spanish botanist searches for prehistoric flora refuges in China Jordi Lopez of the Barcelona Botanical Institute has joined local researchers in a study to locate and define "havens and museums of flora" in China - areas where vegetation resisted the glaciations ... more | .. |
 Pressure on major emitters as climate talks go to the wire A growing coalition of countries demanding a new pact on greenhouse gases heaped pressure on China, the United States and India to follow suit on the final day of the UN climate talks Friday. ... more |
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 India flexible on climate talks? India is open to ideas put forth at U.N. climate talks in South Africa but still needs reassurance from the developed world on emissions cuts, the country's climate negotiator said. ... more | .. |
  AirAsia boss bullish on growth, eyes China, India Asia's biggest budget carrier AirAsia said Friday it remained bullish on growth for next year despite fears of a global slowdown and was considering setting up future units in China and India. ... more | .. |
  India uranium sales 'unique': Australia Australia's Defence Minister Stephen Smith said India represented a "unique" case for uranium sales Thursday and denied that lifting its export ban to New Delhi opened the door to countries like Pakistan. ... more | .. |
  Global Carbon Project annual emissions summary The Global Carbon Project (GCP) published its annual analysis in the journal Nature Climate Change, reporting that the impact of the GFC on emissions has been short-lived owing to strong emissions g ... more |
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 South Africa, Brazil join climate alliance: EU climate chief Brazil and South Africa have joined calls for a new global climate pact, leaving China, the United States and India still to come on board, Europe said Friday as the UN talks went down to the wire. ... more | .. |
  EU to cut aid to 19 emerging countries from China to Brazil The European Commission decided on Wednesday to cut aid from 2014 to 19 emerging economies including China, India and Brazil, the EU's development commissioner Andris Piebalgs said. ... more | .. |
  Leicester set to fly high in India's first-ever national astronomy mission Highly specialised equipment constructed at the University of Leicester for India's first national astronomy satellite- Astrosat - is to be handed over to a delegation from India in December. ... more | .. |
  Cheap beads offer alternative solar-heating storage A cheap material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day that can be released slowly over night has been developed by researchers in the India. The material based on p ... 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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  India to ban 'offensive' Internet material India on Tuesday vowed to ban offensive material from the Internet after Facebook, Google and other major firms told the government they were unable to screen content before it was posted. ... more | .. |
  US put 'low priority' on first India nuclear test US intelligence agencies put a low priority on predicting India's first nuclear test as it concluded that the step would have minimal strategic impact, declassified documents said Monday. ... more | .. |
  From curses to sacrifices, S.Africa's deadly shark puzzle The beach is a breathtaking site, the Indian Ocean rolling endlessly toward dramatic hills of lush forest sloping down to the powdery sand. ... more | .. |
  China parades Tibetans accused of separatism: photos Tibetans arrested by Chinese security forces have been paraded with placards around their necks indicating their names and alleged crimes such as "separatism", according to photographs published Saturday by the Free Tibet campaign group. ... more |
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  Scientists confirm Himalayan glacial melting Glaciers in the Himalayas have shrunk by as much as a fifth in just 30 years, scientists have claimed in the first authoritative confirmation of the effects of climate change on the region. ... more | .. |
 Australia's ruling party overturns India uranium ban Australia's ruling Labor party voted Sunday to lift a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a passionate debate about nuclear weapons and reactor safety following Japan's quake crisis. ... more | .. |
 India's uranium mines cast a health shadow Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines. ... more | .. |
 Australia opens uranium exports to India Australia has lifted its ban on exporting uranium to India, despite India not having signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. ... more |
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  Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against piracy there, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Paul Adam said. ... more | .. |
  Poultry cull follows Kathmandu bird flu outbreak Nepalese health workers have culled hundreds of chickens and ducks following the first reported outbreak of bird flu in the capital Kathmandu, a government official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 India's Maoists call for a national strike Maoist rebels in India want a two-day countrywide strike to protest the killing of their leader, Koteshwar Rao, in a gun battle with security forces. ... more | .. |
  Suzlon revs up wind power Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter. ... more |
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  Pakistan tops 2010 list for weather impact Pakistan, Guatemala and Colombia topped the league table in 2010 for countries that were worst hit by extreme weather events, according to a "climate risk index" published here on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India-China meeting off over Dalai Lama: source A meeting between Indian and Chinese diplomats has been cancelled after Beijing objected to a scheduled speech in New Delhi by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Global slowdown set to hit China and India: OECD A slowdown in the global economy is set to hit emerging giants China and India, but also bring a respite from inflation, while Japan is still set for a rebound, the OECD said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Developing economies see no escape from coal Concrete towers rise over the African bush, as the continent's largest coal-fired power station takes shape in a multi-billion-dollar testament to developing nations' love affair with coal. ... more |
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