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India to provide subsidy for solar power plantsNew Delhi, India - India will subsidize the running of solar power plants to help develop a renewable energy infrastructure, where high costs can be prohibitive, the minister for renewable energy said on Wednesday. Renewable energy accounts for about 7.5 percent of India's installed generation capacity of 127,673 MW, a rate that compares favorably with much of the rest of the world. |
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Forgotten Great Indian Legend who attended First ever World Religions Parliament,1893: V.R.GandhiChicago,USA(1893) & INDIA - Forgotten Great Indian Legend - Jain scholar: Virchand Raghav Gandhi(VRG) (August 25, 1864-August7,1901)represented Jains in first ever World Parliament of Religions in Chicago,USA in 1893 & won Silver Medal. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Brangelina’s 1st AidNew York City, New York, USA - Bill Clinton's global conference to help the world's needy turned into the Brangelina show yesterday -- with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announcing they're spearheading efforts to raise millions to educate kids in war-torn countries and to rebuild New Orleans. |
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Indian e-bikes gear up for second growth waveAhmedabad, Gujarat, India - Indian manufacturers of electric bikes, or e-bikes, are gearing up for what they call a second wave of growth for these "plug and ply" bikes. |
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Buffalo neurosurgeon donates $20 million to his native Indian villageBuffalo, New York, USA - He was born into the "untouchable" caste in India, so poor that he didn't wear his first pair of shoes until he went to medical school. |
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Friends Without Borders—From India to Pakistan with LoveIndia & Pakistan - A beautiful thing is happening in India and Pakistan. The children of both nations are writing heartfelt letters to one another in an effort to build lasting bridges of friendship. |
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India’s first woman president savours victoryNew Delhi - India's first female president, Pratibha Patil, savoured her election win Sunday as supporters hailed the victory as significant for the cause of women in the South Asian nation. |
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India seen winning fight against worst polio strainNew Delhi, India - India may be winning the fight against the most dangerous strain of polio, with no cases reported this year in a badly hit region seen as a key global battleground against the paralyzing disease, officials said. |
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The new 7 Wonders of the World are NamedLisbon, Portugal - As reported earlier today, the new 7 Wonders have been announced at a show in Lisbon tonight. |
news from the Indian Sub-Continent
- 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
- A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
- India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energy
- Bangladesh landmass ‘is growing’
- UN children’s and refugee agencies sign deal to cut costs of vaccines in Pakistan
- LABOUR-SRI LANKA: Working Children Get Second Chance
- Trading Tractors for Camels
