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Bangladesh faces water problemsDhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Apr 24, 2012 Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, faces severe water shortages, particularly during the annual March to May dry season. While the city needs 2.2 billion liters of water a day, it can only produce 1.9 million-2 billion, says Dhaka's Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. WASA Managing Director Taksim A Khan said that Dhaka's groundwater level is depleting by 3 feet a year, the Financial Express newspaper reports. Shortages were so severe this month that some areas of Dhaka had n ... read more |
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  Global famine if India, Pakistan unleash nukes: study More than a billion people around the world would face starvation if India and Pakistan unleash nuclear weapons - even if that war is regionally limited, a study released Tuesday warned. ... more | .. |
  India's energy woes to affect growth? A report from the World Economic Forum calls for more transparency in India's energy market, saying current practices are damaging the country's economic outlook. ... more | .. |
  With eye on China, India tests new long-range missile India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its military capabilities. ... more | .. |
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 Indian missile pride hides strategic flaws: analysts India's pride at the successful test of a long-range, nuclear-capable missile hides weaknesses in strategic military planning that undermine its global power aspirations, analysts say. ... more | .. |
With eye on China, India tests new long-range missile India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its defence capabilities. ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama laments latest Tibetan self-immolations The Dalai Lama voiced sadness Friday at the reported self-immolation of two more Tibetans, the latest in a wave of such protests against Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
  India investigates chopper trials process India is investigating the flight trials evaluation process of the two contenders - Kamov and Eurocopter - to supply nearly 200 light helicopters under a $1 billion contract. ... more |
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North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says
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  Desolation of Pakistan avalanche site Half a dozen tattered yellow flags poke from a huge boulder-strewn expanse of gravel and ice. They mark where the buildings of Pakistan's Gayari army base once stood. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan's army chief urges less spending on defence Pakistan's powerful army chief Wednesday said he would like to see the country spend less on defence, arguing that national security depended on development as much as on protecting borders. ... more | .. |
India postpones long-range missile test Bad weather forced India to postpone Wednesday the first trial of a new long-range nuclear-capable missile that could strike anywhere in China, officials said. ... more | .. |
  US seeks 'restraint' amid India missile plan The United States called Wednesday on all nuclear powers to exercise restraint, but stopped short of criticizing growing partner India which plans to test a new long-range nuclear-capable missile. ... more |
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  Ex-Im Bank Approves Export Financing for Solar Project in India Supporting U.S. jobs at companies in eight states, the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved an $80.32 million direct loan for the purchase of conce ... more | .. |
  India penalises Israeli defence firm for contract breach For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of a plant for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian ... more | .. |
 Toxic gases hamper search at Pakistan avalanche site Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived at the site to help operations. ... more | .. |
 No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
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  S.Lanka fishermen accused of damaging tsunami buoy Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been charged with vandalising a tsunami warning buoy just weeks before an earthquake triggered a major alert across the Indian Ocean, police said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 India won't be able to store another bumper crop The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested for the third year in a row. Fears are rising that the grains ... more | .. |
  India proposes norms for Indian Ocean anti-piracy patrols With the Indian Ocean region infested by Somali pirates, India is spearheading an effort to create a naval standard operating procedure (SOP) for the 32 littoral nations of the region to jointly fig ... more | .. |
 AREVA Awarded Contract by Reliance to Build Asia's Largest Concentrated Solar Power Installation AREVA Solar has been awarded a contract by the Indian group Reliance Power Limited to build a 250 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) installation in India, which will become the largest in ... more |
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 Tibet to have solar power generation base A solar photovoltaic power generation base is being built in the second largest city in Tibet to ease winter power shortage by harnessing the ample amount of sunshine received by the area. The ... more | .. |
 India seeks U.S. green energy investments Indian Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde called on U. S. companies to invest in India's energy sector, noting that India is moving toward massive investments, particularly in electricity generation and transmission. ... more | .. |
 US, India setting up $125 mn clean energy centre In a significant development in the quest for clean energy, three top research institutions each in India and the United States have joined hands to form three consortia that will make up the $125 m ... more | .. |
India to test new long-range missile this week India hopes this week to join a select group of countries with intercontinental missiles by holding the first test flight of a new long-range nuclear-capable rocket, officials said Monday. ... more |
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Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop; EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted work
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  No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 West condemns N.Korean launch; China, Russia urge restraint The US and its allies rushed to condemn North Korea's failed rocket launch Friday as a provocative act that threatens regional security, while Russia, China and India urged all parties to show restraint. ... more | .. |
 India unsettled by illegal firearms Indian security officials say they are increasing concerned about firearms security. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia warns runaway prisoners after quake chaos Indonesian prison authorities Friday warned dozens of inmates who escaped during a massive quake, including paedophiles and drug offenders, that they would be shot if they resisted arrest. ... more |
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 More foreign teams to help Pakistan avalanche rescuers Blizzard conditions on Friday hit rescuers searching for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistani army camp as more foreign teams were due in the country to help operations. ... more | .. |
 Thieves compromise Indonesian tsunami alert system Indonesia's tsunami early warning system, widely praised during this week's Indian Ocean-wide alert, has been compromised by thieves and vandals in the country's waters, officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia revises quake toll to 10 dead Ten people died from the massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island earlier this week, official sources said Friday, revising an earlier toll of five dead. ... more | .. |
Pakistan avalanche rescuers excavate new site Pakistani troops began excavating a new site in their search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude army camp despite a fresh slide in the area, the military said on Saturday. ... more |
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