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40 whales die in mass stranding on Indian islandNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2012 About 40 whales died in a mass stranding on the west coast of India's remote North Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal, wildlife officials said on Thursday. "The short-finned pilot whales were found by fishermen who alerted us and investigations show it was a case of mass stranding," said Ajai Saxena, a wildlife official in Port Blair, capital of the islands. Saxena said no previous mass stranding had been reported in the Andamans, but that it was a natural phenomenon that occurs when whales get ... read more |
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  China offers rewards to expose Tibetan immolations Chinese police said Thursday they were offering up to $16,000 as a reward for information on the "black hands" behind a string of self-immolations in a Tibetan-inhabited region. ... more | .. |
 China blames Dalai Lama for self-immolations Beijing blamed exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday for inciting a spate of self-immolations in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea readies third bid to join global space club South Korea hopes to launch a satellite into space on Friday in its third attempt to join an elite club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India. ... more | .. |
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  50 years after war, China and India are partners: Beijing Beijing stressed Wednesday that India and China were "partners instead of rivals" with common interests in development, striking a conciliatory note on the 50th anniversary of a war between the neighbours. ... more | .. |
  Rapid changes in the Earth's core: The magnetic field and gravity from a satellite perspective Annual to decadal changes in the earth's magnetic field in a region that stretches from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean have a close relationship with variations of gravity in this area. From this ... more | .. |
  Queensland to restart uranium mining The Australian state of Queensland has lifted a decades-old ban on uranium mining. ... more | .. |
  Economic crisis casts shadow over biodiversity talks The global economic crisis cast its shadow over UN talks that closed in India on Saturday after two weeks of intense wrangling on funding to reverse the decline of Earth's natural resources. ... more |
  
US warship makes first call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base; Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters
Japan PM says US alliance would collapse if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis
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  Indian farmers cotton on to sustainable farming When Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi took up the baton for home-grown cotton a century ago, he may not have realised the devastating impact its cultivation would have on the land he so loved. ... more | .. |
World pledges more money to protect biodiversity Efforts to stem the worrying loss of Earth's dwindling natural resources received a boost Saturday when a UN conference in India agreed to double biodiversity aid to poor countries. ... more | .. |
Tibetan burns himself to death in China A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire at a Buddhist monastery in northwest China, the second self-immolation in the region in the last three days, rights groups said. ... more | .. |
 Australia's Queensland lifts uranium mining ban Australia's mineral-rich Queensland state reversed a decades-long ban on uranium mining Monday, citing rekindled interest in the nuclear fuel after Canberra gave the go-ahead to exports to India. ... more |
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 50 years after war India chafes over defeat to China Fifty years ago India tasted bitter defeat at the hands of China in a brief border war, and the memory still spooks New Delhi's leaders as they try to compete with their powerful Asian neighbour. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon awarded $45 million MK 54 torpedo contract Raytheon has been awarded a $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK 54 lightweight torpedo hardware, test equipment, spares and related engineering and repair services for U.S. fleet inventor ... more | .. |
 400 plants and animals added to 'threatened' list An island-dwelling cockroach and a tiny snail were declared extinct Wednesday while 400 plants and animals were added to a threatened "Red List" as global environment ministers met in India. ... more | .. |
 Nepal hunts leopard that killed five people Police in Nepal's remote western region have launched a hunt for a wild leopard that has killed five people in the last month, local officers said Thursday. ... more |
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World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say
US monster storm kills 30
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Ministers near deal for new environment funds More than 80 environment ministers gathered in India on Thursday inched towards a global deal to increase the amount of cash set aside to protect the natural environment, delegates told AFP. ... more | .. |
  India tests train collision system India Tuesday successfully tested a new technology meant to avoid train collision accidents that kill hundreds each year in the country, local media reported. ... more | .. |
 Australia, India take first steps on nuclear deal Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday agreed to open negotiations to export uranium nuclear fuel to energy-hungry India after meeting her counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. ... more | .. |
 Biodiversity conference mulls true cost of nature Should European farmers pay for pollination provided by bees? Should city dwellers in Brazil pay for the abundant rain generated over the Amazonian forest? And if mangroves are a shield against tsunamis, shouldn't seaside resorts in Thailand be paying for them? ... more |
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  India Needs Concentrated Solar Power to Achieve Safer, More Reliable Energy Future In the wake of historic summer blackouts that left more than 700 million Indians without power, a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Council on Energy, Envir ... more | .. |
 Australia to export uranium to India? Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said exports of uranium to India will figure prominently during her state visit to India this week. ... more | .. |
 China views dim on Obama -- but not US values The Chinese public, once upbeat about US President Barack Obama, increasingly sees a hostile relationship with Washington but mostly still admires American democracy, a survey said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India says Pakistan border shelling kills three Pakistani soldiers fired heavy weapons into Indian Kashmir and killed three civilians on Tuesday, the Indian defence ministry said, in the latest reported skirmish between the rival nations. ... more |
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 Madagascar lemurs top endangered primates list In the hit cartoon film "Madagascar", the island's lemurs are a lovable bunch of extroverts, but they are also among the world's most threatened primates, conservationists warned on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Nepal culls chickens amid bird flu outbreak Health workers in Nepal on Monday culled hundreds of chickens and destroyed eggs following an outbreak of bird flu in the capital Kathmandu, a government official said. ... more | .. |
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 India to launch 58 space missions in next 5 years India is planning to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to Moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy hundreds of transponder ... more | .. |
  Israel's IAI 'wins $958M India drone deal' Israel Aerospace Industries, flagship of the Jewish state's defense sector, is reported to have secured a $958 million contract from India's military to upgrade its IAI-built Heron and Searcher unmanned aerial vehicles. ... more | .. |
  Bangladesh storm toll rises to 26, scores missing Tropical storms that battered southern Bangladesh are now known to have killed at least 26 people while some 60 fishermen are still missing, police and officials said on Friday. ... more | .. |
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