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Bhutan aims to be first 100% organic nationNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2012 The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic. The tiny Buddhist-majority nation wedged between China and India has an unusual and some say enviable approach to economic development, centred on protecting the environment and focusing on mental well-being. Its development model measuring "Gross National Happiness" instead of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ... read more |
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  Asian economy slowing Dimming global prospects and soft domestic demand in China and India are slowing the pace of economic growth in Asia. ... more | .. |
ADB cuts growth forecasts for developing Asia The Asian Development Bank Wednesday slashed its growth estimates for the region's emerging economies to the lowest level since 2009, citing a slowdown in powerhouses China and India. ... more | .. |
  India in talks to buy first bullet trains: report India is in talks to buy its first bullet trains for the nation's creaking and accident-prone network, but the new fleet will run at only a fraction of its top speed, a report said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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  Buddhist statue, discovered by Nazi expedition, is made of meteorite It sounds like an artifact from an Indiana Jones film; a 1,000 year-old ancient Buddhist statue which was first recovered by a Nazi expedition in 1938 has been analysed by scientists and has been fo ... more | .. |
  Two rare Indian rhinos die after poaching attack Two rare rhinos brutally attacked by poachers this week in northeast India have died, veterinarians said Saturday, triggering protests at local authorities' failure to protect the animals. ... more | .. |
  Seven Britons, five Chinese dead in Nepal air crash: police Seven Britons and five Chinese are among the dead in a plane crash Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu which killed all 19 on board, according to a revised police toll. ... more | .. |
  Tibet PM calls for global support against China The prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile on Friday called on the international community to resist growing pressure from China and stand up for human rights in his homeland. ... more |
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China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launches
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  Indian state in grip of a drug epidemic On a muggy evening in the north Indian city of Amritsar, Sunil Sharma prepares for another heroin hit in a decrepit, abandoned building. ... more | .. |
  India pursuing Canadian oil sands India is becoming more interested in Canadian energy assets, a government official says. ... more | .. |
  Big quake was part of crustal plate breakup Seismologists have known for years that the Indo-Australian plate of Earth's crust is slowly breaking apart, but they saw it in action last April when at least four faults broke in a magnitude-8.7 e ... more | .. |
  Study reveals complex rupture process in surprising 2012 Sumatra quake The massive earthquake that struck under the Indian Ocean southwest of Sumatra on April 11, 2012, came as a surprise to seismologists and left them scrambling to figure out exactly what had happened ... more |
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 Hopes dim for Indian rhino mutilated by poachers Vets in northeast India battled on Thursday to save a rare rhino whose horn was hacked off by poachers who are stepping up attacks on animals fleeing rising floods in Assam state. ... more | .. |
 Large 2012 earthquake triggered temblors worldwide for nearly a week This year's largest earthquake, a magnitude 8.6 temblor on April 11 centered in the East Indian Ocean off Sumatra, did little damage, but it triggered quakes around the world for at least a week, ac ... more | .. |
 Using Information and Communications Technology to Create Cohesive, Sustainable Cities More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and countries such as India and China are in need of hundreds of additional cities to accommodate growing populations. People in many c ... more | .. |
 Two million flee India floods as aid effort struggles Rains hampered a military air operation to help flood victims in northeastern India, where more than two million people have been forced from their homes, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film
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 Tibetans seek signs of hope in China's next leader In their long and fruitless struggle against Chinese rule, Tibetans have often leapt on any reason to stay optimistic - and, for some, a new leader in Beijing offers a fresh glimmer of hope. ... more | .. |
 Poachers target rhinos in flood-hit NE India Suspected poachers Wednesday killed a one-horned rhino in a flood-hit wildlife park, taking to 14 the number of the beasts slaughtered this year in the remote Indian region, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Nepal avalanche survivors tell of bodies at sunrise Climbers who survived an avalanche in the dark on one of the world's deadliest peaks told Tuesday of their horror as breaking dawn revealed the bodies of their companions littering the mountain. ... more | .. |
 Indian minister quits over alleged irrigation graft An Indian regional minister resigned on Tuesday following claims of a huge scam linked to irrigation projects, in the latest alleged graft scandal to hit Indian politics. ... more |
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Tibetans seek signs of hope in China's next leader In their long and fruitless struggle against Chinese rule, Tibetans have often leapt on any reason to stay optimistic - and, for some, a new leader in Beijing offers a fresh glimmer of hope. ... more | .. |
  India to press forward with nuclear power India is determined to increase its share of nuclear power, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Military called in to help flood-hit NE India Air force helicopters and soldiers in rubber dinghies helped deliver fresh water and food to flood victims in northeast India on Tuesday as the number of displaced rose to 1.8 million. ... more | .. |
Exiles debate future under China for 'prison camp' Tibet The Tibetans' exiled political leadership said Tuesday the region had been turned into a giant prison by China and that an imminent change at the top in Beijing was little cause for optimism. ... more |
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Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applications
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 Million displaced by floods in India: officials Devastating floods have forced more than one million people to flee their homes in northeastern India where authorities have called a health alert, officials said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 'We heard screams... then it hit': Nepal avalanche survivors Huddled in their sleeping bags, the climbers first heard the avalanche roar towards them and then the sound of screaming before being swept hundreds of metres down the slopes of "Killer Mountain". ... more | .. |
 Hopes fade for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche Rescuers scaled down a search Monday for two French climbers and a Canadian missing in a Nepal avalanche which killed at least nine people attempting to scale one of the world's highest peaks. ... more | .. |
 Fishermen protest against Indian nuclear plant Indian fishermen and anti-nuclear activists on Saturday mounted a sea protest against an atomic power plant following violent demonstrations earlier this month, police said. ... more |
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  Indian air force to buy French fighters The Indian air force is to finalize a contract to purchase 126 French Dassault Rafale jet fighters this year, in one of 2012's largest armaments purchases. ... more | .. |
  Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts Brazil, China, India and South Africa urged industrialized nations to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations meeting later this year. ... more | .. |
  India follows Pakistan with missile test India test-fired its second-longest-range missile on Wednesday, a defence official said, two days after Pakistan announced its own missile test. ... more | .. |
 Food industry's high-quality co-streams used effectively as raw material for new products European, Canadian, African and Indian researchers are developing together new ways of using the substantial co-streams from fish and oil plant processing. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland c ... more |
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