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December 04, 2014

India says will not be bulldozed at climate talks
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 04, 2014
India, the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, said Thursday it is committed to tackling global warming but vowed to protect its interests at the latest round of UN climate talks in Lima. "We will walk with confidence with our own aggressive actions on climate change," India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar told Indian television network NDTV on the eve of his departure for the Peruvian capital. United States and China, the world's top two emitters of carbon dioxide, signed a l ... read more

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Bhopal film 'tells truth' of disaster on 30th anniversary: director A new film depicting the toxic gas leak that killed thousands in India's Bhopal city puts the blame squarely on Union Carbide for the disaster, the director said. ... more		Arabian Sea humpback whales isolated for 70,000 years Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Environment Society of Oman, and other organizations have made a fascinating discovery in the ... more		Protests as Bhopal marks 30th anniversary of disaster Protesters in the Indian city of Bhopal burned effigies representing Dow Chemicals and displayed placards demanding justice as they marked the 30th anniversary Tuesday of the world's deadliest industrial disaster. ... more
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Indian IS recruit goes home after having to clean toilets: reports An Indian student who travelled to Iraq to join the Islamic State group has returned home disillusioned after jihadists made him clean toilets and do other menial jobs, according to media reports. ... more		China jails Tibetan singer for political lyrics: reports China has sentenced a popular Tibetan singer to four years in prison for calling on Tibetans to unify and speak their language, reports said, highlighting tight cultural controls in the region. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Bhopal kids paying price 30 years after India disaster When Champa Devi Shukla's granddaughter was born with a raft of facial deformities in the Indian city of Bhopal, she was not left short of advice. ... more
				India still searching for 39 workers abducted in Iraq: minister India said Friday it was still searching for 39 construction workers abducted in Iraq in June, denying a report claiming they had been executed by the Islamic State group. ... more		India court slams Delhi's worsening air pollution India's environment court has slammed the government over the capital's horrendous air pollution, which it said was "getting worse" every day, and ordered a string of measures to bring it down. ... more

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Tibetan tapestry fetches record $45 million in Hong Kong An ancient Tibetan silk tapestry has set a world record for Chinese art after it was sold to a Shanghai tycoon for $45 million (HK$348 million) at auction in Hong Kong, according to Christie's. ... more		India woos neighbours as rifts open door to China India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China's growing economic inroads into its backyard as it remains embroiled in bitter rivalry with Pakistan. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Solar industry pins great hopes on Indian solar market The sixth Intersolar India, India's largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, drew to a close on November 20. Here, 160 international exhibitors from the fields of photovoltaics (PV) ... more
ASU joins pathbreaking radio telescope project to study early universe Arizona State University has joined with 14 other institutions in Australia, India, New Zealand and the United States in a radio telescope project that focuses on the early universe and the birth an ... more		First GPS-collar study reveals how leopards live with people In the first-ever GPS-based study of leopards in India, led by WCS and partners has delved into the secret lives of these big cats, and recorded their strategies to thrive in human-dominated areas. ... more		Dizzying heights: Prehistoric farming on the 'roof of the world' Animal teeth, bones and plant remains have helped researchers from Cambridge, China and America to pinpoint a date for what could be the earliest sustained human habitation at high altitude. A ... more		China's Alibaba plans to invest more in India E-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma promised Wednesday to invest more in India where online sales are soaring, predicting that the Internet will transform the country's future. ... more

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UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

Seychelles poachers go nutty for erotic shaped seed		Tibetan mega-dam begins operation: China media		Airbus building periscope maintenance plant in India		SMS alerts cut deaths from elephants in rural India		Out of India
Caltech geologists discover ancient buried canyon in South Tibet		China, India to court Pacific nations in Fiji		NASA sees the Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season awaken		Kabul, Islamabad pursue gas pipeline connections		China calls for swift movement on BRICS development bank

After Mars, India space chief aims for the moon

Experimental flight of GSLV Mark 3 in December

IU biologists collaborate to refine climate change modeling tools

Sickness stalks India village with toxic water

India sending 'chilling message' on environment: Greenpeace

Indian army admits 'mistake' in killing two teenagers

India's Modi names yoga minister in major reshuffle

India to test fly bigger space vehicle next month

India to launch unmanned crew module in December

India votes against U.N. draft resolution on nuke pact

Indian navy worker killed in ship accident: reports

Brazil Indians in race to save ancestral lands

China to punish Tibet officials who support Dalai Lama

PROINSO kick starts ZeverSolar with 50kWp installation in Mumbai

India pulls warships from Kolkata as city on 'terror' alert

Indians angry Anderson never tried over Bhopal disaster

India's fading Chinese community faces painful war past

Fears S.Africa fish farm would make triathletes shark bait

Kenyan troops kill six after 'machete attack' on barracks

There were warning signs ahead of Sri Lanka mudslide: survivors

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