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Govt allays fears on three Chinese dams on Brahmaputra

The government allayed apprehensions about the three dams being built by China on the Brahmaputra, saying the projects will not affect India as most of the water in the river comes from Arunachal......

Singh-Xi meeting will help build mutual trust: China

Ahead of the first meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Durban, China today said such a meeting will help to build mutual trust and cooperation between......

Chinese prez to meet Singh on sidelines of BRICS summit

Set to get elected next week as China's new President, Xi Jinping will hold his first bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia,......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Dalai Lama to receive Gandhi peace prize in South Africa

The Dalai Lama will receive the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize, the legendary Indian leader's granddaughter Ela Gandhi announced here today on Gandhi Jayanti and asked the South African government to......

BRICS bank to create a $100 billion contingency fund

BRICS nations on Wednesday decided to establish a new development bank to finance infrastructure projects and to create a $100 billion contingency fund to tackle any financial crisis in emerging......

BASIC experts meet to focus on climate change

Climate experts and negotiators from four emerging economies -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- on Friday began discussions in Chennai on issues related to climate change.On Saturday,......

Stage set for Round 2 of climate talks

With global climate action faltering and big emitters turning their back on legally-binding terms to reduce emissions, Doha, the capital of the emirate of Qatar in the Arabian peninsula, is going......

Global warming fails to hot up carbon credits market

With the price of carbon credits continuing to slide in the global markets and the first commitment period for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM, under which carbon trading is permitted) coming......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

Shilpa Shetty takes up for SRK

Shilpa Shetty, who suffered racial discrimination during the British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother, claimed that Shah Rukh Khan's detention by US immigration officers at Newark......

Nations Cup: Joy for SA, Cape Verde after late drama

A night of unrelenting emotion ended in joy for South Africa and Cape VerdeIslands and sorrow for Morocco and Angola as the four Group A teams served up an African Nations Cup treat on Sunday.......

Timeless Test match idea finds few friends

The possibility of a timeless Test match to decide the planned world Test championship was laughed off by England and India players on Tuesday. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat had suggested the......

VVS, Narang among 7 sportspersons conferred Padma Shri

Ace batsman VVS Laxman and World champion wrestler Sushil Kumar were among seven sportspersons honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri on Tuesday for their contribution in their respective......

I was retaliating to Smith taunt: Sreesanth

An unrepentant India paceman S Sreesanth said he did not get personal with Graeme Smith in the second Test in Durban and he was simply retaliating to the South African captain's taunt that he was......

Sreesanth cautioned by Dhoni

S Sreesanth was rebuked by his own captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his verbal spat with rival captain Graeme Smith, who accused the Indian speedster of crossing the line by "bringing in family and......

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Q. 2011 U.N Climate conference held in:
Sweet Swati: A. more

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Q. The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held onA. September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)B. September 2001 at CartageneC. September 2002 at DurbanD. September 2003 at Kuala Lumper
Question Answer: A. Durban more

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Q. 22. Which of the following pair is not correct ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::\ \\a) World Conference against Racism Durbanb) World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburgc) World Food Summit Havana d) World Education Forum Dakar
Question Answer: A. World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg more

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Web results for Durban Conference

Decoding the Chinese signal

The most important question that arises from People's Liberation Army's decision to dismantle its encampment on the Depsang plain in Ladakh is :... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=51979&mmacmaid=51980

Between two giants

The now happily ended localised problem (Manmohan Singhs words) in Ladakh confirmed that two perceptions mirror images of each other are at war... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130511/jsp/opinion/story_16881938.jsp

Sir Alex Ferguson was terrifying - but we'll miss him

From the fury to the human touch, Mark Ogden has seen each side to Ferguson while covering his reign. It was one of those awkward moments when... ...

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Countries to build new UN-backed global climate accord

New York, May 4 (IBNS): Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United... ...

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Proposed BRICS bank not a threat, says ADB

The proposed BRICS development bank is not a threat to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and will instead complement the multilateral lending... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a376493.html

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