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China detains Tibetans back from India: rights groupBeijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2012 China has detained large numbers of Tibetans for political re-education after they returned from a visit to India to listen to religious teachings, a leading rights group said. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) quoted multiple sources as saying that since February 6, many recently-returned Tibetans had been detained in ad hoc centres in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, and other areas. Beijing has launched a huge clampdown on Tibetan-inhabited areas of China following several bouts of deadly u ... read more |
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  US launches coalition to fight climate change Faulting the world for not doing enough to curb climate change, the United States on Thursday announced the formation of a coalition to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health. ... more | .. |
  Rainfed-dryland farming needs more investment President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for more investment in agriculture, especially in rainfed and dryland farming, to achieve food security and inclusive growth. ... more | .. |
 Use space technology for food security: Former ISRO chief India must embark on a "new evergreen revolution" with the extensive use of appropriate bio- and space technology inputs to ensure food security for all and enable the country to compete successfully in a globalised economy, says renowned space scientist U.R. Rao. ... more | .. |
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  Somali piracy begets new security industry The plague of Somali pirates marauding across the Indian Ocean has spawned a lucrative security industry that boasts 120 companies providing protection and which the Financial Times says "make more money than the pirates." ... more | .. |
  Indian village relocated to protect tigers An entire village inside a north Indian nature reserve has been moved to make more room for local tigers in a bid to protect the country's dwindling big cat population, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China to surpass India as top gold buyer: industry China is set to overtake India as the world's largest gold buyer this year as demand for the metal for jewellery and as a safe-haven investment surges, the World Gold Council said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Adani to mine coal in Australia? Indian conglomerate the Adani Group's plan for the largest coal mine in the Australian state of Queensland is moving forward with an environmental review process. ... more |
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  Kazakhstan keen to expand civil nuke ties with India Kazakhstan is keen to expand civil nuclear ties with India, its envoy here said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 PMO ensures Coal India supplies adequate to power plants With power producers clamouring for its intervention in ensuring coal supplies, the Prime Minister's Office Wednesday said it has asked state miner Coal India to firm up fuel supply agreements (FSA) with the firms ready to generate electricity by March 31. ... more | .. |
 China appoints new head of restive Tibetan area Beijing has appointed a career law enforcement official to head an ethnically Tibetan area of southwest China where a number of monks and nuns have self-immolated in recent months. ... more | .. |
  One dead as Cyclone Giovanna rips through Madagascar Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials. ... more |
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 India outsourcing sector eyes emerging markets for growth Business from emerging markets will help India's flagship information technology sector counter slowing demand in Western nations, the country's technology minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India, China attack EU on airline carbon tax India and China joined forces on Tuesday in saying they firmly rejected the EU's "unilateral" decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel. ... more | .. |
  India won't censor social media: minister India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook, a minister said Tuesday, but he demanded that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media. ... more | .. |
  Adani's plan $10-bn coalmine, railroad project in Australia India's Adani Group has hit the Australian headlines with their $10-billion mega plan to build Queensland state's largest coalmine, a 500-km railroad, a new township and even a Greenfield airport. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
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 Russian nuclear scientists in Kudankulam to be sent elsewhere: Envoy With work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stalled due to protests by villagers, the Russian nuclear scientists posted at the project are remaining idle and are required elsewhere, the Russian envoy to India said. ... more | .. |
  Car bombs seen as Hezbollah's revenge Israeli intelligence saw Monday's car bomb attacks against Israeli targets in India and Georgia as revenge strikes by Lebanon's Hezbollah for the Feb. 12, 2008, assassination of the group's iconic military chief, Imad Mughniyeh, a killing blamed on Israel. ... more | .. |
 Israel blames Iran for embassy bombs in Delhi, Tbilisi A hitman on a motorbike fixed a suspected magnetic bomb on an Israeli embassy car in the Indian capital on Monday, police said, in one of two attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi blamed by Israel on Iran. ... more | .. |
  Microsoft India retail site hit by 'cyber attack' Microsoft said Monday it was investigating an attack by hackers on its Indian retail website, reportedly carried out by a Chinese group called the "Evil Shadow Team." ... more |
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  HAL prepares to manufacture Rafale combat jet in India State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is getting ready to progressively manufacture the Dassault Rafale combat jet that has apparently been chosen by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its $10.4 billion order for 126 planes. ... more | .. |
 China police officer killed in Tibetan area: state media Two "criminal suspects" killed a police officer before being shot dead in a Tibetan-inhabited area hit by a spate of protests against Beijing's rule, Chinese state media said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Behind 'coup': Islamist politics rages in sun-kissed Maldives While the debate rages on whether the resignation of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was voluntary or a coup, there is a larger churning going on in the island nation beyond its stunning, sun-drenched beaches and super luxury resorts patronised by global jetsetters - a worrying mix of Islamisation and politics that has also India worried. ... more | .. |
  Engage China in water dialogue: Experts China's move to extensively dam the Yarlung-Brahmaputra as it flows through Tibet and its intention to also divert the river came into sharp focus at a conference here Monday with more than one expert saying New Delhi should immediately engage with Beijing on the issue. ... 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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 Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights groups An 18-year-old nun set herself on fire in China's restive southwest and later died, rights groups said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents among ethnic Tibetans protesting Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
  India says missile shield test a success India successfully tested on Friday an interceptor defence shield developed to detect and destroy incoming ballistic missiles, a government official said. ... more | .. |
  No war with China in near future Discounting US intelligence reports of a limited armed conflict between India and China, a senior Indian Air Force officer Friday ruled out any war in the near future but said Indian forces were ful ... more | .. |
Dassault beat Eurofighter 'hollow' in India deal India's selection of Dassault Aviation as the preferred bidder for a 126-fighter jet deal was largely based on a price tag 25 percent cheaper than the French firm's Eurofighter rival, a report said Friday. ... more |
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 China's Wen pledges greater freedoms for restive Tibet Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Friday pledged religious freedom and cultural protection in Tibet, just hours after security forces reportedly killed two Tibetans who protested China's rule. ... more | .. |
  EU pressures India over Iran nuclear programme The EU on Friday pushed India to use its influence to get Iran to resume talks over its disputed nuclear drive, a day after New Delhi said it wanted to boost trade with the Islamic republic. ... more | .. |
  Southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpback ... more | .. |
 Iran, free trade pact top EU-India summit agenda The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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