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Ramesh Agrawal honored with Goldman Prize 2014

April 30, 2014

The Goldman Environmental Foundation awarded six environmental activists from India, Peru, Russia and three other countries Goldman Prize for year 2014. India’s Ramesh Agrawal has been given the prize for helping villagers to battle coal mining in Chhattisgarh. Other Awardees: Awardees                      ..

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Asia-Pacific navies sign communication agreement at Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS)

April 23, 2014

India and 21 other countries adopted an agreement at ameliorating communication at sea to cut down the possibility of conflict amid developing friction between a progressively assertive China and its neighbours. Naval chiefs of these nations participated at the biennial conference ..

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World Bank to double its lending to developing nations

April 22, 2014

As part of its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank Group declared that it will almost double yearly lending capacity to emerging nations like Brazil, China, India, etc. from USD 15 billion to USD 28 billion. In ..

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'World Market Power' Index: India 2nd most powerful nation

April 14, 2014

Multinational Spanish banking outfit Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, as part of its research project on Emerging and Growth-Leading Economies issued the ‘World Market Power’ Index. As per this Index, India is the second most powerful nation, when it comes to competing on the ..

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Mount Kelud Volcano Erupts in Indonesia

February 20, 2014

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared a state of emergency on the main island of Java because of a major volcanic eruption. Mount Kelud in the east Java erupted and sends a cloud of ash 30 km into the sky ..

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India hosted third World Congress on Agro-forestry 2014

February 19, 2014

The third World Congress on Agro-forestry 2014 (WCA14) held in New Delhi, India and was inaugurated by President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. This was the First ever World Agro-forestry Congress in Asia Pacific Region.  Theme: “Trees for Life: Accelerating the Impact ..

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