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Modi Misleading People on Kalpasar Project: Activists (Cached) 22.5.2013 Outlook Wires

Activists here today alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading people on the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar), touted to end water woes of the arid Saurashtra region.

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EXPLAINED: The real gains for India from Premier Li's visit (Cached) 21.5.2013 Rediff: Top Stories (India)
The real assessment of the actual diplomatic gains out of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's three-day India visit can be made only after promised actions are initiated, but surely it has yielded some political dividend for the beleaguered United Progressive Alliance government, notes Sheela Bhatt.
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Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon flood plains, says green tribunal (Cached) 21.5.2013 Down to Earth

Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered demolition of all illegal structures on riverbed and flood plains of Yamuna and Hindon in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

The five-member bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, observed that the authorities, including the Uttar Pradesh’s irrigation department claim to have issued notices to the persons who have raised unauthorised  constructions on the flood plains of the Yamuna, but that these had no effect.

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Modi misleading people regarding Kalpasar project: Activists (Cached) 21.5.2013 Zee News : States
Activists here on Tuesday alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading people on the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar), touted to end water woes of the arid Saurashtra region.
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Mukkombu barrage gets an overhaul ahead of monsoon 21.5.2013 Hindu: Cities
The barrage is an important regulator to control water flow
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Assam: Kaziranga faces crisis as 17 rhinos killed in 4 months (Cached) 21.5.2013 CNN-IBN: India
Despite all government assurances and efforts, India's best known national park still remains vulnerable to poaching. Around 17 rhinos have been killed in the last four months in Kaziranga.
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India, China to cooperate on river waters (Cached) 21.5.2013 The Assam Tribune
India, China to cooperate on river waters
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Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna plain:NGT (Cached) 21.5.2013 PTI: All news
Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna plain:NGT
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China non-committal on sharing data on dams 21.5.2013 deccanherald.com
China non-committal on sharing data on dams
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India, China renew flood data pact on Brahmaputra 21.5.2013 Hindu: Home
While India is seeking a joint mechanism with China for better transparency about 39 project sites that the latter is reported to have identified on tributaries of the Brahmaputra, includi...
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Six trees fall in 60 minutes as evening rain floods city (Cached) 21.5.2013 TOI: Bangalore Times
Six trees fall in 60 minutes as evening rain floods city
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Illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon banks to be demolished 21.5.2013 Latest News
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monday ordered the demolition of all unauthorised structures on the flood plains and river beds of Yamuna and Hindon rivers in Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
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India, China to Deepen Bilateral Economic Ties (Cached) 21.5.2013 Outlook Wires

India and China today decided to deepen their economic ties, cooperate on civil nuclear energy programme and enhance military interactions besides strengthening cooperation on trans-border rivers.

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`Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna & Hindon flood plain` (Cached) 20.5.2013 Zee News : Science and Technology
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today ordered demolition of all illegal and unauthorised structures in the flood plains of the Yamuna and the Hindon in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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Climate disasters displace millions of people worldwide 20.5.2013 The Guardian -- World Latest

More than 32 million people fled their homes last year because of disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes


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Floods, cyclones … business and governments must wake up to disaster | Mark Tran 20.5.2013 The Guardian -- World Latest
Companies need to take more consideration of disaster risks when looking for investments in Africa and Asia • Worst natural disasters of 2012 by numbers displaced – in pictures • Climate disasters displace millions of people worldwide Companies will be looking increasingly at investment opportunities in Africa and Asia in coming decades as that is where growth is strong, but for most of them the risk of disasters is unlikely to be on the radar. Steps are being taken to try to change this mindset. In exploring investment opportunities, companies will look at political risk, access to natural resources and infrastructure. However, country briefings, analyst reports and business forecasts rarely mention disaster risk. Analysts are unlikely to mention the threat from volcanoes and tsunamis when looking at investment opportunities in, say, Indonesia. Conversely, emerging economies will be competing to attract foreign investors by offering tax holidays and special economic zones. In the ...
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Worst natural disasters of 2012 by numbers displaced – in pictures 20.5.2013 The Guardian -- World Latest

Flooding, often during monsoons and sometimes accompanied by typhoons, displaced the most people last year


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Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna & Hindon flood plain:NGT 20.5.2013 Latest News
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today ordered demolition of all illegal and unauthorised structures in the flood plains of the Yamuna and the Hindon in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on a plea against the 'concretisation' of the banks of the two ...
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India-China talks: Read the full joint statement (Cached) 20.5.2013 Rediff: News
At the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is on a state visit to India from May 19 to 22.
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Disaster emergency centres soon in AP 20.5.2013 newindianexpress.com
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