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Sethu project: Pachauri warns of ecological consequences

With the Centre ignoring the Pachauri Committee report advising against implementation of the controversial Sethusamundram project, eminent scientist R K Pachauri has said that he stands by the......

Pt Ravi Shankar's ashes to be taken to Varanasi

The ashes of noted sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, the who passed away last week, will be taken to Varanasi for the final rites, Lakshmi Shankar, the musician's sister-in-law, toldrediff.comat a......

Hot spots for world's powerful earthquakes identified

Researchers have pinpointed the locations -- like Indonesia's Sumatra Island -- where the world's largest earthquakes are most likely to take place, with greater accuracy than ever before. The......

PHOTO: India looked like THIS from space on Diwali night

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the national space agency of the United States, on Thursday released a black and white satellite imagery of India this Diwali night, cautioning people......

Are Christians being discriminated against in Kanyakumari?

In the rest of Tamil Nadu, Christians are six per cent of the population but in Kanyakumari they constitute 44 per cent of the population. So why is there a high rate of rejection of permission to......

'Monsoon likely to be normal this year'

This year, the southwest monsoon in India is expected to be normal, at about 100 per cent of the long period average (LPA), according to a senior government official.He added on an average, India......

Economy doesn't seem water-proof, yet

In the first 20 days of June, cumulative rains have been 26 per cent below normal. Deficient rainfall is the last thing India needs at this point in time, as it would not only hit economic growth......

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

After West Asia and Bangladesh, it may well be the fast growing South African market that the $35 billion Aditya Birla Group will enter to globalise its cement operations further. According to......

Zachariah freed of insider trading charges

Thiruvananthapuram-born Dr Zachariah P Zachariah, a prominent cardiologist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been exonerated of all charges in a long-standing US Securities and Exchange Commission......

Poor monsoon due to El Nino winds from Pacific

When the World Metereological Organisation warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn't agree. Now they do.In June, WMO had......

Kadal review: With apologies to director Bharathi Raja

Mani Ratnam's Kadal lacks a compelling story, writes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.Certain things are a given when you go see a Mani Ratnam film, like amazing cinematography, music score,......

Aamir Khan's concern should be ours too

The women who unburdened themselves of their anguish on television won't win a gift hamper sponsored by a corporate; but if it could make us pause and think, Aamir Khan's effort will not have been......

Brit sailing champ dies as boat capsizes in US at training

British yacht-racing champion Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay......

Christchurch: Facts and figures

The Indian cricket team takes on New Zealand in a Twenty20 international, the first match of the team's 47-day tour, at Christchurch on Wednesday, February 25. The garden citywill also stage the......

Indian bikers rev it up Down Under

It is not only the Indian cricket team that is catching everyone's attention in Australia. A trio of young bikers have also embarked on a trip Down Under with a mission to announce the arrival of......

World Cup hosts South Africa beat Malawi

Future World Cup hosts South Africa fielded 10 new caps as they edged past Malawi 5-4 on penalties in their Cosafa Castle Cup Group B semi-final at Swaziland's Somhlolo stadium on Saturday.Coach......

Federer meets Indian tsunami survivors

Swiss world number one Roger Federer refused to put his feet up during the tennis off-season and instead utilised his time to visit tsunami survivors in Southern India on Friday."I've always wanted......

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QNA

Q. Name the five oceans in order of size?
S L: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-five-oceans-in-order-of-size/24562541/answers/

Q. In which state is Bay of Bengal ?
Kishore Malhotra: A. Pacific OceanAtlantic OceanIndian OceanSouthern Ocean aka Antarctic OceanArctic Ocean more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-state-is-bay-of-bengal-/24396208/answers/24562565

Q. What are some evidence that pangaea existed?
Tapan Sinha: A. Bay Of Bengal large but relatively shallow embayment of the northeastern Indian Ocean, occupying an area of about 839,000 square miles (2,173,000...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-some-evidence-that-pangaea-existed/23838086/answers/24396230

Q. What is El-Nino and its effects please ??
Rose: A. here is much evidence that Pangaea existed and that the seven continents used to be as one. Here are just some:1. The most obvious piece of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-el-nino-and-its-effects-please-/23064129/answers/23838132

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Kerala Tourism to kick off seaplane project by this month end

Business India News: The first seaplane aircraftfor Kerala has reached New Delhi for the mandatory clearances from the Customs and the Director... ...

http://www.keralanext.com/news/2013/05/23/article139.asp

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans

By Marina Lopes MAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-mozambique-mining-idINBRE94M08D20130523

Caught in the rain!

local time View 3 Hour Detailed Kolkata (Calcutta) Weather Forecast for Today Kolkata 1 3 Day Weather Forecast Summary: Light rain (total 2mm),... ...

http://blogs.siliconindia.com/palashbiswas2012writes/NewIndia/Caught-in-the-rain-bid-EOL407DJ31571997.html

Study finds prehistoric humans benefited from climate change

India May 22(IM):Early humans living in South Africa during the Middle Stone Age may have made advances in culture and technology during periods of... ...

http://www.indianmirror.com/news/2013/may/22/Study-finds-prehistoric-humans-benefited-from-climate-change.html

Oklahoma tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Killer tornado in Moore, Oklahoma released the awesome amount of energy over the city that dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled... ...

http://english.samaylive.com/world-news/676530178/oklahoma-tornado-dwarfs-hiroshima-bomb.html

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