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September 05, 2014

Ozone pollution in India kills enough crops to feed 94 million in poverty
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 05, 2014
In one year, India's ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of the country's major crops, causing losses of more than a billion dollars and destroying enough food to feed tens of millions of people living below the poverty line. These are findings of a new study that looked at the agricultural effects in 2005 of high concentrations of ground-level ozone, a plant-damaging pollutant formed by emissions from vehicles, cooking stoves and other sources. Able to acquire accurate crop production data f ... read more

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50 feared dead as bus plunges into gorge in India Flood waters swept an overcrowded bus carrying a wedding party into a gorge on Thursday with all 50 on board feared dead in India's Himalayan Kashmir region, officials said. ... more		India, Australia to sign nuclear deal as Abbott visits Australia's prime minister on Thursday hailed a uranium deal he is due to sign with India as a "sign of trust", following a long-standing ban on selling the fuel to the nuclear-armed nation amid proliferation fears. ... more		India, Australia set to sign nuclear deal as Abbott visits Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is set to arrive in India on Thursday to sign a long-awaited deal to sell uranium to his energy-starved hosts and strengthen bilateral ties. ... more
				Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan could be shelved An India-backed mining consortium could shelve controversial plans to dump dredging waste in the Great Barrier Reef, with alternative sites on land being considered amid growing environmental concerns, Australia said Tuesday. ... more		Australia satisfied on India's nuclear safeguards Australia is satisfied with the safeguards India has in place to allow the export of uranium to the nuclear-armed nation, Trade Minister Andrew Robb said Tuesday. ... more

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India, Japan PMs to boost defence ties amid China tensions Conservative soulmates Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe will hold formal talks in Tokyo Monday to cement a blossoming relationship between India and Japan, on a visit that began with a bear hug and a tour of Kyoto. ... more		Snails Tell of the Rise and Fall of the Tibetan Plateau The rise of the Tibetan plateau - the largest topographic anomaly above sea level on Earth - is important for both its profound effect on climate and its reflection of continental dynamics. In ... more		Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland Military aircraft to arrive in Greenland for 'long-planned' activities: US-Canadian command		Panasonic, Tata join hands in water treatment: report Japan's Panasonic will develop a water purification system together with India's Tata Group, tapping into a fast-growing market in Asia, a media report said Saturday. ... more
				Indian start-up launches shoes that show you the way "Wizard of Oz" heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers together and they would spirit her home to Kansas. ... more		Pakistan border ceasefire violations 'provocative': India India on Saturday branded a string of ceasefire violations along its frontier with rival Pakistan as "serious" and "provocative" and said they were hindering better ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more

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African troops in fresh offensive against Islamists in Somalia: army Somali and African Union forces have launched a fresh offensive to roust Shebab Islamist fighters from key ports, army and government officials said Saturday, in an effort to cut off a main revenue source for the extremists. ... more		'Just right' plant growth may make river deltas resilient Research by Indiana University geologists suggests that an intermediate amount of vegetation - not too little and not too much - is most effective at stabilizing freshwater river deltas. The ... more		Heavy snow in US strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South Africa		London carrying energy, climate message to New Delhi British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said energy and climate change would be near the top of his agenda during a three-day visit to India. ... more
India says no to new deals with Finmeccanica India will not sign any new contracts with Italian aerospace giant Finmeccanica but will honour existing ones, a defence ministry source said Tuesday, after a chopper deal was scrapped over a bribery scandal. ... more		Indonesia passes law to tap volcano power The Indonesian parliament on Tuesday passed a long-awaited law to bolster the geothermal energy industry and tap the power of the vast archipelago's scores of volcanoes. ... more		Indian orbiter to reach Mars in 33 days India's Mars Orbiter Mission was nine million km away from the red planet and is expected to reach it in 33 days, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said Saturday. "Mars Orbiter Mission ... more		Two soldiers, 4 rebels killed in Indian Kashmir clashes: army India's army clashed with suspected militants in Indian Kashmir near the disputed border with Pakistan, leaving two soldiers and four rebels dead, a military official said Sunday. ... more

	Unusual discovery leads to fascinating tuberculosis theory Grade school history lessons often have it that American Indians largely were wiped out by diseases such as whooping cough, chicken pox, influenza and tuberculosis brought to the New World by Europe ... more		Five Tibetans die after China police shooting: group Five Tibetans have died in China after police opened fire on unarmed protesters, a rights group said on Wednesday, the latest report of unrest linked to ethnic minority rights. ... more

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EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure

Pakistan's envoy to India defends decision to meet Kashmiri separatists		Nepal floods kill at least 97 as cholera fears rise		China troops enter disputed India territory: sources		8,000-year-old mutation key to human life at high altitudes		Glaciers on Tibetan plateau warmest in 2,000 years
Landslides, floods kill 109, displace thousands in Nepal, India		India must build defences so none dares cast 'evil eye': PM		Remotec upgrading Army, Marine EOD robots		India on pace to run an energy deficit, EIA finds		India's top court raps Modi government over filthy Ganges

ONGC Videsh signs production sharing contracts in Myanmar

Floods kill 45 in eastern India: official

"Red tape" should not mar India-US defense cooperation: Hagel

Biologists discover lake full of jellyfish in India

Tibet bus accident kills 44 people, injures 11: Xinhua

India calls off landslide rescue after 151 bodies found

India approves foreign investment hike in railways, defence

Dhaka's residents fight back over vanishing green spaces

Nepal says 156 people killed in landslide, ends search

Australia hires Dutch firm to continue MH370 search

China-India energy rivalry in spotlight as Modi visits Nepal

Nepal landslide toll climbs to 23, scores still missing

India searches for 600 missing fishermen after storm

'No hope' of survivors in deadly Nepal landslide: official

Tibetan monk cremated in Nepal despite China controversy

Rescuers battle rain in search for India landslide victims

More than 150 feared dead in India monsoon landslide

Nepal allows Tibetan monk cremation after China controversy

Australia approves huge India-backed mine

Naval ships from US, India and Japan to start war games

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