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Over a hundred world leaders including the Indian prime minister will be at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio. It is likely to be one of the biggest conferences of its kind, says......

MUST SEE PHOTOS: How our planet changed

Our earth is constantly changing. Some changes are a natural part of the climate system, such as the seasonal expansion and contraction of the Arctic sea ice pack. The responsibility for other......

The Afpak flu and India

The time is ripe for a reduction of troops in a phased manner and moving the rest of the army units on internal security remit to the Line of Control, to eliminate infiltrators.In the concluding......

A relentless fight to protect Amazonia from oil extraction

Latha Jishnu discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction We are slicing through the brown, swirling waters of the Napo at a fast clip.......

Why do CMOs have a short shelf life?

It's no secret that the CMO position is perhaps the least secure job in top management, with a turnover rate that's faster than major league managers but slower than that among quick service......

Essar Group gets mining rights in Brazil

The Essar group has bagged a mineral concession in Amapa, North Brazil, which will cater to its proposed steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago in the South Caribbean.When contacted, P R Dhariwal,......

10 problems that gold mining faces

More than 85 percent of gold mined today will end up as jewelry tomorrow. Gold mining is not an essential industry like the harvesting of food or even paper production. It is certainly not......

James Cameron hopes to make a film on Indian epics

Savera R SomeshwarIf there is anything that would convince world famous Hollywood director James Cameron to make a film in India, it would be its popular ancient epics, the Ramayana and the......

Review: The Road, bleak but touching

An often heard comment at the Toronto International Film Festival where The Road was shown in September: It is bleak and numbing, and yet I could not get myself give up on it. Of course, many of......

From Ashes to Uma Thurman

Actor-filmmakerAjay Naidu has completed his first production and directorial venture, Ashes. One can remember him from the audio of Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling collection of stories, Unaccustomed......

Romario scores twice in Copa Brasil tie

Former Brazil striker Romario scored twice to take his career tally to 992 goals as Vasco da Gama crushed part-timers Fast Club 6-0 in a Copa Brasil tie on Wednesday. The 41-year-old, who played......

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Q. Sepic river. Will you please identify it?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

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Q. LARGEST RIVER IN WORLD
Vivek Mahajan: A. The Sepik River is the longest river on the island of New Guinea. The river originates in the Victor Emanuel Range in the central highlands of...... more

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Q. recently,a team of scientists led by Valiya Mannathal Hamza discovered an underground river named unofficially Hamza.Beneath which river it is flowing?
Flying Saucer: A. nile has been traditionally considered as the largest river, even though there is always a disagreement as to whether it is amazon or nile more

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Q. ______ rivers carries maximum quantity of water into sea
Red Label: A. amazon. more

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Canada's Boreal Forest is Precious

As per a report released by the Boreal Songbird Initiative and Ducks Unlimited, two leading conservation groups, it has been revealed that Canada's... ...

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Washington, May 22 (ANI): An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/22/94-14-closely-related-crocodiles-existed-around-5mn-years-ago.html

Saving the invaluable Amazon of India-The Western Ghats

Few have realised the real importance of a voluminous document called Report ofthe High Level Working Group on Western Ghats submitted to the... ...

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/western-ghats-ecosystem-saving-the-indian-amazon-kasturirangan-panel/1/267959.html

Brazil's stadiums ready for World Cup warm-up in June

"The pessimists said the stadiums would not be ready in time, but we are showing them today that we can deliver high-quality stadiums," Rousseff... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/brazils-stadiums-ready-for-world-cup-warm-up-in-june-802345.html

Tourism doesn't need a 30+, it already has 70+

NEW DELHI: Seventy-year-old UK Mishra couldn't hide his glee when he got off the flight to Paris last December for a two-week-long European... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/voyaging-seniors-keep-cash-registers-ringing-as-they-fly-in-groups-to-exotic-destinations/articleshow/20142806.cms

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