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Saturday 21 November 2009
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 Major powers meet for Iran's nuke snub     China overtaking India in English usage: study     Mirwaiz free to travel anywhere he wants: Krishna     One year after 26/11- Kasab's lawyer wilts under harsh spotlight     8 militants killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal belt     Obama interacts with Cuban blogger, assures increased respect for human rights     Pakistan has nothing to fear from India: Manmohan     UP wooing expatriates with 'Discover your Roots' scheme     Union Commerce Ministry will not force SEZs in Goa: Kamat     PM, Advani to choose new Information Chief today     New deal for sugar cane farmers     US reopens probe into Watergate scandal     PM's state visit to showcase strong Indo-US relationship     Air Canada begins in-flight internet service     Cross border fertilisation of terrorism in Pakistan: Hillary Clinton     BBMP deploys IT for solid waste management     Shankaranand passes away    
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Bihar villagers now get green electricity
A rice husk power plant in Rupahi village in West Champaran district of Bihar. IANS A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing.
Flying foxes get sanctuary in Jharkhand
Groups of Bats (Flying Foxes) hand from trees in the Jubilee Bat Sanctuary in the steel city of Jamshedpur which has 700 giant bats. IANS Every evening, as dusk gathers on the smoking chimneys of this iron and steel township, an army of giant vampires creeps out of lairs on a small island in the middle of a lake.
Gehlot releases UN report at Jaipur
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today expressed concern over climate change and called for a collective endeavour by countries all over the world to control the global phenomenon. "Climate change is taking place rapidly and collective...
California bans power guzzling flat screen TVs
California regulators have passed new regulations to ban power-hungry flat screen televisions from store shelves.
National solar mission to be launched on Friday
National Solar Mission The government today said the ambitious National Solar Mission, which aims to generate 20,000 MW of power by 2020, will be launched on Friday.
Women, worst hit and overlooked in climate change debate: UN
Women farmers, particularly in poor countries will be worst hit by climate change as they make up the larger share of the agricultural work force and also because they have fewer access to income-earning opportunities, a new UN report has said.
 
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