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UN climate summit reveals India's hypocrisy on saving forests
2014-09-26 05:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Tuesday, Indias minister for environment, forests, and climate change, Prakash Javadekar, scoffed at the idea of the country reducing emissions to counter climate change. He held the US chiefly responsible for the climate crisis, and therefore it had to bear the responsibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. That has been Indias position on climate change at international negotiations for a while. Developed nations have polluted the atmosphere and brought the planet to the crisis it...
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India's 100 richest are all billionaires; Mukesh Ambani tops
2014-09-25 19:29:54| IT Services - Topix.net
Singapore : For the first time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires with Mukesh Ambani topping the league for the eighth consecutive year, according to Forbes. With a net worth of USD 23.6 billion, up USD 2.6 billion from last year, RIL Chief Mukesh Ambani topped the list for the eighth consecutive year.
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Indias first Mars satellite enters orbit, costing just 11% of NASAs own Mars mission
2014-09-24 13:40:50| Extremetech
India's Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, has successfully inserted itself into Mars orbit. India becomes only the fourth space agency to successfully make it into Mars orbit, behind the Soviets, NASA, and the ESA. Remarkably, the entirety of India's Mangalyaan mission cost just 4.5 billion rupees -- or about $74 million. Compare this to NASA's own MAVEN Mars orbiter, which has a total mission cost of around $672 million. This was also India's first attempt to reach Mars orbit -- historically, only Europe's ESA made it to Mars on its first attempt.
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India's airport operator showcases 29 airports at World Routes Development Forum
2014-09-24 01:00:00| Airport Technology
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is enhancing connectivity in different regions of the country by showcasing 29 metro and non-metro airports for domestic and international airlines at the World Routes Development Forum in Chicago.
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Bill Gates in bid to boost charity amongst India's rich
2014-09-20 18:59:00| IT Services - Topix.net
US billionaire Bill Gates will dine with some of India's wealthiest people this weekend in a bid to encourage them to give more to charity, in a country where the rich are still seen as relatively tight-fisted. The gathering will be hosted by tycoon Azim Premji, founder of Bangalore-based software giant Wipro and one of India's biggest donors, an executive close to the businessman told AFP on Saturday.
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