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India Signals They Will Be a Dealmaker in Copenhagen & They Will Take Action

Jake Schmidt | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: India, cop15, Unfccc, Copenhagen, Jairam Ramesh, Developing Nations, Jairem Ramesh Speech, Climate Change Negotiations, Copenhagen Countdown, Monsoon, Project Syndicate, Global Warming, Green News
Jake Schmidt

If India does add concrete specifics to its environmental goals and is willing to stand behind them in a meaningful way, then India might just be helpful in getting a strong deal in Copenhagen.

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U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Australia, Ltte, Land Mines, Washington, Tamils, United Nations, Sri Lanka, U.N. Security General, Bosnia, Dr. Palitha Kohona, IDP Tourism, Sri Lankan Refugee, Ban-Ki Moon, Ethel Grodzins Romm, Princess Diana, Sri Lankan Ambassador, Child Soldiers, European Union, Idps, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the U.N., Suicide Bombers, Monsoon, Japan, Afghani-Pakistani Border, International Red Cross, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, Colombo, India, Internally Displaced People, Rwanda, Ngo’s, Balkanization, World News
Jim Luce

Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts.  In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

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India Floods: Over 280 Killed, Millions Homeless

Posted 10.05.2009 | Impact

Read More: Drought, Monsoon, Karnataka, Flooding, India, Flood Relief, Andhra Pradesh, India Flood, Impact News

After more than four days of intense rainfall following a severe drought, 280 people have died and several million are homeless due to floods in south...

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India: Monsoon Kills 240 After Drought

nytimes.com | HARI KUMAR | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Monsoon Season, Andhra-Pradesh, India, Drought, Monsoons, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Indian Monsoon, Indian-Monsoon, Monsoon, World News

More than 240 people have died, and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless in southern India after four days of heavy rainfall at the end of th...

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Waiting for the Skies to Open Up

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Indian Ocean, Indian Economy, Monsoon, El Nino, India, Congress Party, Upa, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

Scorched people sought respite in the seasonal rains that cools down the earth and provides an economic stimulus, without which much of India's growth would remain stunted.

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