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India: North-East

BRO to hire helicopters to expedite road construction in Arunachal Border

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:55
New Delhi: The Minister of State for Defence Shri M M Pallam Raju has asked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to explore the possibility of hiring helicopters from outside agencies to expedite construction of strategic roads in Arunachal Pradesh and other Himalayan border states.
India: Education

New Scheme for setting up of 374 model degree colleges in districts

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:50
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the introduction of a new Scheme to provide central assistance for setting up of a model degree college in each of the identified 374 educationally backward districts where Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for higher education is less than the national GER.

Setting up of India's National Knowledge Network

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:45
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has accorded in principle approval for the establishment of the National Knowledge Network (NKN) to be implemented by the NIC.
India

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) scheme on pilot basis approved

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:43
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the implementation of the Scheme “Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) on a pilot basis within the plan outlay of Rs.248 crore during 11th five year plan.

Development of Ambient Air Quality Standards in India

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:35
New Delhi: The Government of India has formulated a multi pronged strategy to control air polluting which includes comprehensive auto fuel policy to control vehicular pollution, implementation of emission standards and their compliance in major air polluting industries and prohibiting burning of garbage and leaves in urban rural areas.

Indo-US Working Group meet on Civil Aviation Security

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 11:30
New Delhi: A Joint Working Group comprising of senior level officers from the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) alongwith senior officers from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met to discuss concerns over matters vital and sensitive to both the Governments.
India: Politics

MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR AMAR SINGH

PROBLEMS PLENTY FOR SAMAJWADI PARTY TOO
Kalyani Shankar - 2010-01-21 10:34
What is going to be the future of the Samajwadi Party now that Amar Singh has said goodbye to it and SP chief Mulayam Singh has accepted it with a “ heavy heart”?
Scientific World Under Scanner

A Misnomer Called Global Warming

Political D.N.A in Science
saurabhsugandh - 2010-01-21 07:35
Foxed, why is it called so? From the day the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change was established and the assessment reports came with the summary reports; it is being criticized by authors, reviewers, scientists and environmentalists from the panel within and outside. Controversies suggest that the studies carried out by IPCC were politically mutated and contained serious flaws due to shortcomings of resources on technological front.
China

Yunnan Province to Shift to Low-Carbon Growth Path

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 07:17
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Rapid industrial growth and urbanization in Yunnan province in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have caused serious pollution and environmental problems that are threatening its continued economic expansion.

INTER-RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE TAKES DEADLY TOLL IN NIGERIA

Special Correspondent - 2010-01-21 07:13
New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for maximum restraint after inter-religious violence in the central Nigerian city of Jos has reportedly left over 200 people dead.