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China’s Three Gorges Dam Is Threatened by Climate Change, Says Government Official

China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric plant in the world, stretching nearly a mile and half wide and over 600 feet high ? five times larger than the Hoover ...

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Sustainable Development

The Powerloom Lobby Is Out To Destroy India’s Handloom Advantage: Ashoke Chatterjee

The former Crafts Council of India head on why the Handloom Reservation Act of 1985 should be made sacrosanct. Speculation that the government plans to amend the handloom A...

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United Technologies Announces ‘Citizens For The City’ Project And Neighbourhood Improvement Partnership Challenge

  • Up to INR One Crore to be offered as grants to citizen groups to deliver localized neighbourhood improvement pilot

    BENGALURU, May 7, 201...

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Environment

Global warming documentary to close Cannes Film Festival

The global warming documentary ?Ice and Sky? will close out the 68th Cannes Film Festival. The French festival announced the selection Thursday, calling the film ?a hymn to...

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Sustainable Development

IIT-Gandhinagar to launch centre for sustainable development

The workshop had brought together a select group of thought, policy and practice leaders from government, academia, civil society and practitioners to help IIT-Gn operation...

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Prannoy Roy Trashes ‘Tsunami’ Of Tabloid Journalism

Blasting the trend of ‘tabloidisation’ of Indian news channels, NDTV co-founder Dr Prannoy Roy has said that the credibility of TV news channels is at stake and...

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Sustainable Development

In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

The earth beneath Lakshmi Karre’s sparse cotton crop is hard and dry. Dressed in a flowery orange sari, she squats in the large gap between two plants and tugs at som...

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Sustainable Development

In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio

How do you share ideas – including potentially transformative ones – with people who do not have Internet access, are largely illiterate, and live far from pave...

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Environment

Climate Change Could kill 1 in 6 Earth Species

Currently, about 2.8 per cent of the species on Earth are at risk of extinction due to climate change that has already occurred. One in six species on Earth could be threat...

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Sustainable Development

Mega Urbanization Drive: Govt. Approves Rs 48k Cr for 100 Smart Cities!

In one of the biggest ever push for creating a world class urban structure in India, the cabinet has approved a mega urbanization drive which involves total budget of Rs 1 ...

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