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‘Quadricycles may increase road deaths’

Posted On, May 24, 2013

The government's decision to allow quadricycles, a category of four-wheelers on Indian roads, is fraught with the danger of further deteriorating road safety and pollution, a global not-for-profit organisation said Thursday.

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Bihar to turn village into peacock breeding centre

Posted On, May 24, 2013

Bihar plans to turn a village into a breeding centre for the Indian national bird peacock, forest officials officials said Friday.

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Tornado spanned length of 22 soccer fields

Posted On, May 22, 2013

Residents of suburban Oklahoma were returning home as rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead after a mammoth tornado - said to be as wide as 22 football fields - flattened countless homes and claimed 24 lives, including nine children.

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Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project

Posted On, May 20, 2013

About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island.

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Tornadoes tear through central US

Posted On, May 20, 2013

Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.

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55 dead as hailstorms lash south China

Posted On, May 18, 2013

A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, the government statistics said Friday.

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Goa’s popular Baga beach set for a facelift (Goa Newsletter)

Posted On, May 11, 2013

Encroachments, rapid erosion, garbage and over-exploitation had cast a dark shadow over the future of Baga beach, one of Goa's best known and visited by thousands. With the state government finally sanctioning a multi-crore restoration and revitalisation plan, and promising to implement it in six months, it will go a long way in enhancing local infrastructure for tourism on which the state economy so much depends.

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UNESCO chief visits two biosphere reserves in Nicaragua

Posted On, May 10, 2013

UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova inspected two of the three biosphere reserves in Nicaragua to get a firsthand look at their condition, first lady Rosario Murillo said.

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Ensure 51 percent free flow in Ganga, Yamuna, say experts

Posted On, May 9, 2013

Experts, environmentalists and spiritual leaders Thursday demanded that the government should ensure free flow of at least 51 percent of water in the Ganga and Yamuna, two major Indian rivers.

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Russia to take $40 mn loan from World Bank

Posted On, May 8, 2013

Russia will take a $40 million loan from the World Bank to prevent forest fires and promote sustainable forest management, a government resolution said Tuesday.

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