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Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 PercentGeneva, Switzerland - Health officials say aggressive efforts to vaccinate young children against measles have resulted in a 74 percent global decline in the number of deaths due to the illness. Experts say the biggest decline, 90 percent, occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean region. |
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India’s largest butterfly park, in Surat, set to open next monthSurat, Gujarat, India - India's largest butterfly park is all set to open in Gujarat's Surat city. |
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Wind power can prevent climate change: studyBelgium, Brussels - Wind power could produce 12 per cent of the world's energy needs and prevent 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions within 12 years, according to a report. |
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VIDEO: India Heads to Moon
Aiming to redraw lunar maps, India has launched its first moon mission, joining other countries in a new space race.
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A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan AfricaFrench Guinea, West Africa - As a child growing up in India, I greeted the appearance of one particular vegetable on my plate with exaggerated distaste: tender seedpods from the moringa tree, locally known as "drumsticks." |
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India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energyMumbai, India - Long before "green" cars became trendy in other parts of the world, a boxy electric two-seater began rolling out of a small factory in the Indian city of Bangalore, which was then emerging as a software services hub. |
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Trading Tractors for CamelsRajasthan, India - Farmers in Rajasthan, India are forsaking their gas-guzzling tractors and returning to using their trusty camels for haulage. |
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Cubs a ray of hope in India’s fight to save tigersRanthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India - Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in a leading Indian sanctuary, a rare piece of good news in the country's fight to protect its dwindling population of big cats from poachers and habitat destruction. The cubs have been sighted regularly over the past few weeks in Ranthambore National Park in western Rajasthan, R.N. Mehrotra, the state's chief wildlife warden, told Reuters on Tuesday. |
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The Air Car - zero pollution and very low running costsMumbai, India - Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a viable "zero pollution" car. |
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Companies making a beeline for solar energy plantsHyderabab, India - Enthused by the potential market for solar energy which is projected to grow to $70-100 billion up from $15 billion in 2007, more domestic firms have begun to foray into this segment. |
news from the Indian Sub-Continent
- Improvements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 Percent
- Nepal: UN official welcomes vow to release former child soldiers from army camps
- ‘Very proud’ Shelterbox founder wins prestigious Beacon Prize
- India’s largest butterfly park, in Surat, set to open next month
- Left untouched, world’s largest mangrove forest recovering fast
- VIDEO: “Reborn Buddha” Reemerges
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
- VIDEO: India Heads to Moon
