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October 03, 2014

Modi wields broom in new 'Clean India' push
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 02, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded a broom in a New Delhi slum on Thursday as he pledged to sweep away India's reputation for poor public hygiene and rudimentary sanitation. Hours after flying home from Washington, the energetic premier rolled up his sleeves and picked up a brush to launch a 'Clean India' campaign on a public holiday which celebrates independence icon Mahatma Gandhi's life. "Gandhi gave us the slogan: 'Quit India' and people came together to win our country's freedom (from Bri ... read more

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Chinese PM to visit Germany for joint cabinet meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a joint cabinet meeting of the Asian and European export powers next week, Berlin said Wednesday. ... more		If trees could talk Permafrost thaw drives forest loss in Canada, while drought has killed trees in Panama, southern India and Borneo. In the U.S., in Virginia, over-abundant deer eat trees before they reach maturity, ... more		Microsoft to tap $2-trillion Indian cloud market Microsoft announced plans Tuesday to offer its commercial cloud services from Indian data centres as it seeks to tap what it calls a $2-trillion market in the country where Internet use is growing rapidly. ... more
				Six Nobel laureates boycott summit over Dalai Lama visa Six Nobel peace laureates will boycott a global summit in South Africa next month after the government refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, a spokeswoman said Thursday. ... more		Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new threat from further afield. ... more

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Philippines 'breaks world tree-planting record' Philippine officials said Saturday they had set a new world record for the most trees planted in an hour, with 3.2 million seedlings sown as part of a national forestation programme. ... more		India turns to nuclear as energy crisis deepens India's new prime minister is turning to nuclear energy to ease a power crisis made worse by the cancellation of hundreds of coal mining permits, but he faces scepticism both at home and abroad. ... 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		India's Mars Orbiter Cost Only 11 Percent of NASA's Maven Probe: Reports India's Mangalyaan orbiter reached Mars' orbit Wednesday, becoming the first spacecraft from an Asian country to reach the red planet, but the country hit another record by making the cheapest space ... more
				China Exclusive: Mars: China's next goal? Mars receives two visitors from the Earth this week. NASA's new spacecraft MAVEN entered the orbit around Mars on Sept. 21 to hunt for the planet's lost water. and India's first Mars probe has reach ... more		India's spacecraft beams back first Mars photos India's spacecraft has beamed back its first photos of Mars, showing its crater-marked surface, as the country glowed with pride Thursday after winning Asia's race to the Red Planet. The India ... more

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India-China border stand-off resolved: minister A military stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops that lasted nearly two weeks and overshadowed a key summit in New Delhi has ended, India's foreign minister said. ... more		New underwater discoveries in hunt for MH370 Remnants of volcanoes, towering ridges and deep trenches have been discovered on the seabed of the southern Indian Ocean by experts mapping the underwater terrain as part of the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. ... 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		Modi election points to India economy 'turnaround': ADB India's economy shows promise of a "turnaround" following Narendra Modi's election, while Asian markets will likely ride out the effects of further stimulus tapering by the United States, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday. ... more
Water research tackles growing grassland threat: trees Two Kansas State University biologists are studying streams to prevent tallgrass prairies from turning into shrublands and forests. By looking at 25 years of data on the Konza Prairie Biologic ... more		Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used to be The Tibetan Plateau in south-central Asia, because of its size, elevation and impact on climate, is one of the world's greatest geological oddities. At about 960,000 square miles it covers sli ... more		India wins Asia's Mars race as spacecraft enters orbit India won Asia's race to Mars on Wednesday when its unmanned Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit after a 10-month journey on a tiny budget. ... more		India Mars mission enters orbit India's Mars Orbiter Mission on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet on in its first attempt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. ... more

	Floods kill at least 55 in northeast India At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in flash floods and mudslides in India's northeast after days of heavy rain, local authorities said Wednesday. ... more		White tiger kills youth at New Delhi zoo A white tiger on Tuesday attacked and killed a youth who apparently jumped into its enclosure at a zoo in the Indian capital. ... more

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Border stand-off overshadows China leader's India trip

China's Xi makes maiden India visit, seeking to reset ties

Floating bodies, shallow graves in flood-hit Kashmir

Dalai Lama calls inter-faith meeting in India to counter violence

China's Xi pledges closer defence ties with Sri Lanka

China's Xi visits India, sets tone for future relations

Hindu hardliners storm Indian university after Kashmir flood appeal

Asian monsoon much older than previously thought

China's Xi wins Maldives backing for 'maritime silk route'

China's Xi starts South Asia tour in "paradise"

Hundreds of thousands still stranded by killer Kashmir floods

Shikaras to the rescue on Kashmir's flooded paradise

Fresh rain hampers rescue bid in flood-ravaged Kashmir

Indian Ocean expedition pioneers citizen oceanography

Kashmir militants suspend jihad to help flood efforts

Bangladesh meet begins to save endangered tigers

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