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Thursday 09 Sep 2010

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Vivek ji 15th August, Challenges, Energy : Vivek ji _{Saturday, 14 August 2010}
Vivek ji Baba ramdev and Divya yoga Pharmacy as I see: Vivek ji _{Sunday, 1 November 2009}
Vivek ji Another injustice by a system, Bhopal gas tregedy and aftermath: Vivek j _{Friday, 11 June 2010}
Vivek ji Love, Valentine's day and Indian culture: Vivek ji _{Thursday, 11 February 2010}
Vivek ji Congress, Rahul gandhi and Politics: Vivek ji _{Friday, 5 February 2010}

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Books

“The Tenth Parallel”

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:59

The influential political scientist Samuel P. Huntington theorized about the “clash of civilizations.” The journalist and poet Eliza Griswold takes on the same topic in a much more visceral way: she traveled through the “torrid zone” to see, smell, taste and write about it. Her book “The Tenth P…

Who owns nature

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:59

by Philippe Descola At the instigation of international organisations such as UNESCO, the World Conservation Union or the United Nation Environment Program, the number of protected areas going under the heading of nature reserves has risen dramatically over the past three decades. Just over …

The Global Financial Crisis and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in Japan

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:59

The failure of corporate governance arrangements contributed to the Japanese banking crisis of 1997 and the subsequent economic slowdown. Some of these arrangements such as the main bank system and cross-shareholding – which have been viewed as important features of the Japanese economic system and …

The Great Caliphs The Golden Age of the 'Abbasid Empire

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:59

In this accessibly written history, Amira K. Bennison contradicts the common assumption that Islam somehow interrupted the smooth flow of Western civilization from its Graeco-Roman origins to its more recent European and American manifestations. Instead, she places Islamic civilization in the longer…

Sin A History

Thursday, 09 September 2010 00:59

What is sin? Is it simply wrongdoing? Why do its effects linger over time? In this sensitive, imaginative, and original work, Gary Anderson shows how changing conceptions of sin and forgiveness lay at the very heart of the biblical tradition. Spanning nearly two thousand years, the book brilliantly …

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Green news

Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 years: scientist

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Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, raising sea levels and harming wildlife such as seals and polar bears, a leading British polar scientist said on Thursday.

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India and China Wednesday signed an agreement to cooperate on ways to fight climate change. They will also continue to work together in international climate deal negotiations.

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U.S. must tackle emissions first: Chu

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The United States should get its own carbon-emitting house in order before looking to slap tariffs on energy-intensive goods from developing countries like China and India, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday.

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Mumbai Fishermen Take Action

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The Conservation Action Trust and Kolwanimata Mitra Mandal, a local fishermen organization, join hands in Mumbai to demand for action against climate change and to maintain CO2 level in the atmosphere at 350ppm.

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The carbon dioxide emissions of industrialized nations rose 1 percent in 2007, a “worrying rise” ahead of the climate summit in Copenhagen this December, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat reported today.

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