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The disappearing ponds of KashmirShopian, India (IANS) Mar 13, 2012 Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding it. All but one of these ponds have now disappeared because of encroachments and other constructions. According to the residents of the village, 60 km south of Srinagar, apart from encroachments, government buildings, schools, graveyards and funeral prayer grounds now stand where the ponds once existed. Villagers say a few influential famil ... read more |
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  The white ghost of the Himalayas: A vision in the snow (Feature) Some days ago, on a wind-swept, desolate mountainside in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district, infra-red cameras captured a shape moving about in the cold winter night. To the naked, untrained eye, i ... more | .. |
  Nepal Tibetans 'suffocated' by Chinese influence At a cafe near a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Tsewang Dolma stirs her iced tea nervously as she talks of her fears for the future of her people. ... more | .. |
  New Research Helps to Identify Ancient Droughts in China Drought events are largely unknown in Earth's history, because reconstruction of ancient hydrological conditions remains difficult due to lack of proxy. New GEOLOGY research supported by China's NNS ... more | .. |
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 Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: rights group A Tibetan teenager set himself on fire in southwest China and died on Saturday, the sensitive anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile in 1959, a rights group and US broadcaster said. ... more | .. |
  Tamil Nadu's new solar energy policy to add 3,000 MW Tamil Nadu will soon come out with a new policy on solar power to generate 3,000 MW by 2015-16, Natham R Viswanathan, minister for non-conventional energy development, said here Monday. "Tamil ... more | .. |
Tibet exiles blame China 'hardliners' for immolations Tibet's government-in-exile on Saturday blamed China's "hardline" leaders for a string of Tibetan self-immolations as it marked the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's failed revolt against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
'Uprising Day' plans muted by China clampdown As the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile, March 10 has traditionally been a flashpoint for unrest in China's vast Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more |
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland
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  India on a tightrope as traders head to Iran A major Indian trade delegation headed to Iran on Friday to explore "huge" commercial opportunities created by US-led sanctions against the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear plans. ... more | .. |
  China tells US committed to 'peaceful development' China's foreign minister said Wednesday that the growing Asian power was committed to peaceful development as he warned the United States not to cause "setbacks" in relations over Tibet and Taiwan. ... more | .. |
  Saudi diplomat shot dead in Bangladesh Bangladeshi police are investigating the shooting death of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka. ... more | .. |
  Campaign to arrest Uganda rebel chief goes viral A campaign to bring accused war criminal Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels, to justice has gone viral on the Internet. ... more |
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  Indigenous Peoples Offer Lessons On Conserving And Managing Plant Biodiversity Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the ... more | .. |
  Israel 'surprised' by India arms sale ban Israel's defence ministry said on Tuesday it was surprised by India's decision to blacklist six weapons firms, including a top Israeli manufacturer, in connection with a 2009 bribery scandal. ... more | .. |
  Sand layer plays a key role in protecting the underlying permafrost in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau The permafrost is degrading, and at the same time, the desertification is also developing at the surface of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, under the condition of global warming. Sand layer is accelerated pe ... more | .. |
Tibetan teen self-immolates in China: exile groups A teenager has become the third Tibetan to self-immolate in China in as many days, exile groups said, as Beijing tightens security ahead of the sensitive anniversary of deadly 2008 riots. ... 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 | .. |
  Space department denies information to ex-ISRO chief The Department of Space (DoS) has declined to provide key documents sought by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair to know the basis on which the government deb ... more | .. |
  US toddler dies in wake of tornado, toll at 37 A two-year-old girl who was found barely alive amid the bodies of her parents and siblings after horrific tornadoes hit the United States, died Sunday after a 48-hour fight for life. ... more | .. |
  When continents collide: A new twist to a 50 million-year-old tale Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the tallest landforms on the planet, the Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau. India and Eurasia continue to ... more | .. |
India business team to visit Iran next week: export group An Indian trade delegation will travel to Iran next week to explore "huge opportunities" created by US-led sanctions over the Islamic republic's disputed nuclear programme, an export group says. ... more |
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 India sets date for scrapping MiG-21 jets India will begin phasing out its dreaded MiG-21 fighter jets - nicknamed "the flying coffin" - in 2014, Defense Minister A.K. Antony told a parliamentary committee. ... more | .. |
 Beijing warns Tibetan separatists Top Chinese leaders, ahead of the annual National People's Congress, have stressed the need for social progress in Tibet but warned separatist groups off protesting. ... more | .. |
 Water levels of river 'normal,' says Indian official Water levels of a major river flowing through India's northeast are "normal," an Indian government official said Friday, denying claims a dam in neighbouring China had caused them to plunge. ... more | .. |
 Kenya launches huge port project Kenya launched the construction of a massive port, railway and refinery Friday near a UNESCO-listed Indian Ocean island in a project it bills as the biggest ever in an African nation. ... 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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  Mozambique blocks Rio Tinto coal barging Mozambique's government has refused to let mining giant Rio Tinto use the Zambezi River to transport coal to the Indian Ocean for export, the deputy mining minister said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Space department denies information to ex-ISRO chief The Department of Space (DoS) has declined to provide key documents sought by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair to know the basis on which the government debarred him and three other retired space scientists in January from holding official posts. ... more | .. |
 China steps up Internet controls in Tibet China's top leader in Tibet has ordered increased controls over the Internet and mobile phones, state press said Thursday, ahead of upcoming sensitive anniversaries in the restive region. ... more | .. |
 River flowing from China dries up in India: lawmaker Water levels have plunged in a major river in India's northeast that originates in Tibet, local officials told AFP on Thursday, triggering speculation that China might be responsible. ... more |
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  China foreign minister in India talks China's foreign minister held talks in India on Thursday that focused on issues affecting the neighbours' often troubled ties as well as an upcoming summit of major emerging economies. ... more | .. |
  ISRO bets on satellite navigation for aviation services The Indian space agency Thursday stressed on the use of satellite-based navigation signals to provide real-time and efficient aviation services in the country. "We have identified satellite na ... more | .. |
  Galileo on the ground reaches some of Earth's loneliest places A worldwide chain of Galileo ground stations on some of the remotest sites on Earth is nearing completion ahead of this year's launch of two more satellites. Engineers spent a hectic Christmas ... more | .. |
 East Africa hits it big in oil, gas boom East Africa is emerging as the new hot zone for oil and natural gas exploration, with major discoveries by Anadarko of the United States and Italy's Eni in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and by Norway's Statoil off neighboring Tanzania. ... more |
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