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Breaking News Thu, 10 Oct 2013
Activists of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) burn an effigy representing Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Congress party President Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the central governments decision to initiate the process of creating a separate Telangana state, at their party office in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Andhra   Electricity   Indian   Photos   Wikipedia: Telangana  
 The Guardian 
Andhra Pradesh blackout enters sixth day as talks with striking workers fail
Electricity plants across south-east Indian state remain shut as state employees protest over creation of state of Telangana | Residents in Vizag block a road with burning tyres to protest against the... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A.)
President Barack Obama talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran during a phone call in the Oval Office, Sept. 27, 2013.
Photos   Problems   Tech   Us   Wikipedia: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  
 The Washington Times 
Obamacare tech problems may be deeper than thought: analysis
Follow @TomHowellJr | Recent Entries | The federal website that hosts the bulk of traffic related to purchasing private insurance through Obamacare may have problems that are built into its infrastruc... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
File - Somali men and women carrying their sick and malnourished children wait outside a medical clinic established by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations, 16 July, 2011.  Al Jazeera 
How Africa can feed itself in the face of climate change
With the global population approaching 9.6 billion by 2050, huge demands will be placed on states and the environment to provide sufficient food. | Already, leaders are searching for solutions to a se... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
Climate Change   Food Security   Photos   Population Growth   Wikipedia: Food security  
In this Sept. 18, 2013 photo, a storage tank, center, is seen under dismantling operation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan.  Denver Post 
Overflowing tank cause of new leak at Fukushima
Click photo to enlarge | This aerial photo shows the storage tank, fifth from left at left plot, which workers detected the water dripping from the top, at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okum... (photo: AP / Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
Fukushima Disaster   Nuclear Pollution   Photos   TEPCO   Wikipedia: Fukushima disaster cleanup  
Top Stories
Boating in a river for fun The Examiner
Boating and gardening can mix
Mother’s Day signals the beginning of the planting season. Many boaters are too busy readying their vessels to even think about planting flowers, vegetables or herb muc... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Boating   Gardening   Mother   Photos   Wikipedia: Boating  
West Bengal Governor M.K Narayanan interact with President Shri Pranab Mukherjee during the Foundation stone laying ceremony of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Museum inaugrated by President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee at Gaudiya Mission in Kolkata on Monday 16 September 2013 Newstrack India
'Asia-Pacific is still beset with poverty and backwardness': Mukherjee
Tweet | New Delhi, Sept. 30 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said despite Asia-Pacific being one of the fastest growing regions in the world, it is still beset... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Asia   Delhi   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Pranab Mukherjee  
Perth,Australia - Beach - Ocean - Marine - Sea - Climate Change - Ecology. The Guardian
Climate change study finds Australia suffers more than most G20 countries
Exposure worsens rapidly, with stresses on water increasing and the cost of natural disasters running second only to China | Cyclone damage in Queensland, where Bundaberg... (photo: WN / patricia)
Australia   Climate   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change in Australia  
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during a press conference at the university of Tlemcen, Algeria, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Hollande arrived Wednesday on a state visit to Algeria, hoping for a clean start in relations after a half-century of tensions with this North Africa nation, once the French empire's most prized colony. Reuters
Ruling French coalition split over Roma ejection call
* Hollande's left-wing allies outraged by Valls' comments | * Government defends Roma policy as "firmness and humanity" | * Roma row seen major theme in 2014 municipal el... (photo: AP / Nadli)
Europe   France   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: François Hollande  
MAN  SITTING IN A  CANTEEN IN N. Tampa Bay Online
Canteen built with commitment to environment
A dependable, leak-free container for water or other drinks is a necessity, whether you’re on the road or at camp. Klean Kanteen’s Insulated Vacuum Mug and ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Environment   Food   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: CanTeen  
Panchakki fountain, Aurangabad. The Times Of India
'Make Aurangabad a water tourism centre'
AURANGABAD: Experts from the region on Friday stressed on the need for conservation of water and protecting tourist destinations on the occasion of World Tourism Day cele... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske))
Aurangabad   Conservation   Photos   Tourism   Water   Wikipedia: Aurangabad, Maharashtra  
Climate Change Environment and Nature
- Tipping Point Seen On Climate Change
- SNAPSHOT: Summery + Colbert blasts Emmer + Vikings mole + Cl
- Why the media has gone silent on climate change
- Climate change can wait, but pay down debt now
A railway in Greenville, Illinois, USA  is seen in this March 16, 2012 photo.
Science in favour of climate change 'akin to evidence linking smoking to cancer'
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- Prevent nuisance animals from entering home
- Carbyne could be strongest material yet
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The clay image of Hindu goddess Durga is immersed by Indian Hindu devotees in the river Hoogly, Kolkata, 24 October 2012 at the end of the four day 'Sarodia Durga Puja' festival. The five day-long Durga Puja welcomes Goddess Durga, who according to Hindu mythology comes to earth once every year for five days from her heavenly abode. The five day long Durga festival is celebrated in Indian states and culminates in the immersion of the idols of Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology
HC bans immersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna
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Desalination Hydrology
- Californians Deserve A Reliable Water Supply
- Rice Grown Near Fukushima Cleared for Sale
- Perry wants Texas voters to approve water referendum
- 6 Fukushima workers doused with contaminated water in latest
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- Civic body fails to revive lakes after 2010 takeover
- Best of both worlds down on the farm
- Mining threatens 25% of world heritage sites
- Fracking is ‘going to affect everyone’
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Hydropower Oceans and Seas
- Dam water to be lowered for deities in Kullu
- Northeastern Electrical Power Corporation to ensure safety i
- State To Contract With Biomass, Landfill, Small Hydropower P
- Palm Oil Use In Snack Food Industry Highlighted In 'Last
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- Sandbox at bottom of ocean is an ecological playground
- Obama did not 'shut down the ocean', Politifact says
- IPCC "conservative" on sea level rise
- Conservation groups call for New Zealand unity on proposed P
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Global Warming Water Pollution
- Global warming – a world of extremes and biological hotspo
- Tropics will be the first region to be hit hard by global wa
- Global warming poses most immediate threat to tropics, study
- Global warming: Record heat of today could be new norm in 20
Snowy mountains in the himalaya region, India
The world is warming but there's no need to panic
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- Salmon farming makes strides toward improvement
- Drinking contaminated water is associated with low weight ba
- Civic body fails to revive lakes after 2010 takeover
- The missing legs
Sea level is rising at Konkan area, India
Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures
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