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India's air the worst, says studyNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2012 India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States. Of all the countries surveyed in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which measures the effects of polluted air on human health, India ranked the lowest at 132. The study used satellite data to measure air pollution concentrations. The level of fine particulate matter in India is nearly five times the limit where it ... read more |
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  EU climate chief sees 'unpleasant' talks ahead EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard acknowledged Friday that "difficult and unpleasant" negotiations lay ahead with countries like India and China to agree a global framework to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. ... more | .. |
 Indian PM says lack of collective will on climate change Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that "a lack of collective will" was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat of climate change. ... more | .. |
  Monk who self-immolated 'called for Dalai Lama return' A senior Tibetan monk who self-immolated last month urged Tibetans to unite and called for the return of the Dalai Lama in a message recorded before his death, advocacy groups said Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  France hopes to seal Indian jet fighter deal in nine months France is confident that it can sign and seal a firm $12 billion deal to supply India with 126 Rafale fighter jets "within six to nine months," government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Dassault on tough road to close India fighter deal India's selection of Dassault Aviation as the preferred bidder for a huge fighter jet deal marks just the start of a long and arduous process for the French firm to secure a final contract, analysts say. ... more | .. |
India selects France's Dassault for major jet deal India has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12 billion (nine billion euros). ... more | .. |
 Unwilling to upset China, West holds back on Tibet The international community is treading warily on the Tibetan issue, reluctant to antagonise an increasingly powerful China with whom it has growing economic and diplomatic ties, analysts say. ... more |
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
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 'Trained separatists' behind Tibetan unrest: China China has blamed "trained separatists" for a wave of unrest in Tibetan-inhabited areas last week that left at least two people dead and dozens injured, state press reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  India to plot solar energy hot spots India is planning a "solar atlas," based on the intensity of the sun's radiation, to pinpoint ideal sites for the development of solar power projects. ... more | .. |
 PM should probe ISRO blacklisting order Stung by a government order debarring him and three other reputed space scientists from occupying official posts, former Indian space agency chairman G Madhavan Nair has demanded that Prime Minister ... more | .. |
 BJP slams blacklisting of former ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday slammed the union defence ministry for the blacklisting of ISRO and accused the government of having lost its "grace to govern". "The unsavoury controve ... more |
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 China steps up surveillance of Tibetan monasteries A top official in Tibet's capital has ordered authorities to dispatch police to monasteries and step up security after violent clashes in Tibetan-inhabited areas left at least two dead. ... more | .. |
  Seven die in polling station shootout Police in India's northeastern state of Manipur are blaming Naga rebels for violence during voting in which seven people were killed including a young girl. ... more | .. |
  Bolivians demand controversial highway be built More than 2,000 Amazon Indians on Monday called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests. ... more | .. |
 Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery | .. |
  China, India urged to boost safety net to dodge debt trap Emerging giants China and India must invest in pensions and healthcare systems now for their populations if they want to avoid falling into the West's debt trap, experts said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  India mulls using rupee to pay for Iran oil imports India said Monday it may use its own currency, the rupee, to pay for oil imports from Iran in the face of a US-led sanctions campaign aimed at forcing Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
Another Tibetan shot dead by China police: rights groups Chinese police shot dead another Tibetan protester in the restive Sichuan province, rights groups said Friday, bringing to at least three the number killed in deadly clashes this week. ... more | .. |
ISRO mum on Nair's outburst, scientists dismayed The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Wednesday declined to comment on the outburst of its former chairman G. Madhavan Nair on the space agency and its current chairman K. Radhakri ... more |
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 ISRO: A great institution's fall from grace From humble beginnings of ferrying rocket parts on a bicycle to launching satellites of other countries and landing a craft on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has occupied a ... more | .. |
 ISRO has gone to dogs, says Madhavan Nair Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair Wednesday described as "improper" the move to blacklist four scientists, including him, from a government job and said the spa ... more | .. |
  Sri Lanka denies attack on fishermen Sri Lanka's navy denied allegations by Indian media that its ships attacked Indian fishermen and damaged their boats in the seas off Kachchativu Island. ... more | .. |
Graphic details emerge of Tibetan unrest in China A Tibetan-inhabited region of China appeared to be under lockdown Thursday after it was rocked by deadly clashes, as exile groups gave grisly details of how the unrest unfolded. ... more |
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US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
Targeted northern tree planting could deliver major carbon drawdown for Canada
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 Tibetans in restive area fiercely independent: experts Tibetans living in China's Ganzi and Aba prefectures - rocked by violent clashes this week - are renowned for their strong sense of identity and political activism, academics and activists said. ... more | .. |
  India fails to meet electricity targets India is likely to miss its electrical power capacity addition target for the five-year plan that ends this year, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Deadly unrest spreads in Tibetan areas of China Police in China shot dead more protesters in Tibetan-inhabited areas as unrest spread, official media and an advocacy group said Wednesday, amid signs of a physical and virtual lockdown on the region. ... more | .. |
  Seven Indian soldiers missing in Kashmir avalanche Seven Indian soldiers were missing after an avalanche engulfed their barracks in Kashmir on Tuesday, an army spokesman said, as rescue operations were launched to find the men. ... more |
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  Penn Researchers Help Solve Questions About Ethiopians' High-Altitude Adaptations Over many generations, people living in the high-altitude regions of the Andes or on the Tibetan Plateau have adapted to life in low-oxygen conditions. Living with such a distinct and powerful selec ... more | .. |
China blasts 'overseas secessionists' after Tibetan protest China on Tuesday accused "overseas secessionist groups" of trying to discredit the government after a deadly clash in a Tibetan-inhabited area saw injured locals taking refuge in a monastery. ... more | .. |
 India's foreign minister seeks to halt mining probe India's foreign minister filed a petition in the country's top court on Tuesday seeking to halt a probe filed against him by a state ombudsman in a multi-billion-dollar mining scandal. ... more | .. |
Police fire on Tibetans in China, one dead: locals Police opened fire on Tibetans protesting against religious repression in China on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, local monks and rights groups said. ... more |
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