Positive news from India
Cheetah will run again in IndiaThe cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction. |
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New Delhi’s “Miracle Metro”
Source: CNN, Sun April 11, 2010 |
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Common Wealth Games 2010 to be ‘solar powered’ by RelianceRIL Solar Group implements Solar Power requirements for the Games Commissions India’s first 1MW solar PV power plant |
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Vedanta promotes Culture and Livelihood of Tribal People in OrissaVedanta Aluminium Limited, a subsidiary of global mining and metal group Vedanta Resources is committed for protection and promotion of culture and livelihood of tribal people at its vicinity. In order to promote the culture and lifestyle of Dongria Kondhs, an indegenous tribal group near near its Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Orissa), the Aluminium maker has developed a thematic notebook with excellent photography by Mr. Satyaki Ghosh, the well-known photographer. |
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The twist in the Kondh struggleFunded by VAL, Jitu is doing an undergraduate course in business management from a private institute in Bhubaneswar, and he says he will work to convince his people that the mining will not destroy their lives. “A few of us, the educated boys of our community, have formed an association to support Vedanta. I am sure we can convince the others,” he says. |
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First India-Pakistan talks since 2008 Mumbai attacksIndia and Pakistan have begun their first high-level talks since the devastating attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) at the end of 2008. |
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India’s Last “Dancing”, Endangered Bear Set FreeRaju the bear will never have to smoke cigarettes or dance on his hind legs under the hot sun again thanks to a multinational project to save an endangered species and end a cruel centuries-old tradition in India. |
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Religare makes me proud to be Indian!Religare aims to become one of the top financial services companies globally, and in double-quick time. |
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Powered By TrashA lamppost powered by trash seems like a strange idea but if you think about the ratio between city trash and energy needs – things start to make sense, kinda. |
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‘Ink blots’ for better web securityThey are a minor inconvenience to most internet users - scrambled images requiring the input of a code or text to separate humans from software bots. |
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News from the Indian Sub-Continent
- Pakistan and India strike new visa deal easing travel
- Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in India
- Buddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500
- Maldives creates world’s biggest marine reserve
- New Solar Program From SunEdison Aims to Eradicate Darkness in India
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam
- Pulling children out of Nepal’s prisons
- New sanctuaries declared for Asia’s freshwater dolphins
- No rhinos poached in Nepal last year