Government asks Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Facebook to screen user content

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Indian government has asked Internet companies and social media sites like Facebook to remove disparaging, inflammatory or defamatory user contentfrom India before it goes online</span></span></div></div>

Government asks Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Facebook to screen user content

The Indian government has asked Internet companies and social media sites like Facebook to remove disparaging, inflammatory or defamatory ...

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Prince Albert Joins Climate Talks as EU Voices Concern on China

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The European Union voiced the first sign of discord at United Nations climate talks as Monaco’s Prince Albert II and Ethiopian President Melez Zenawi join envoys working on a plan to fight global warming.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">In  the South African port city of Durban, diplomats from 192 nations have made little progress on how to renew the Kyoto Protocol, whose limits on fossil fuel emissions lapse at the end of 2012. China wants industrial nations to sign up to further commitments under the pact. The U.S. never ratified the accord, and the EU says it will extend Kyoto only if all major emitters adopt carbon goals.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Prince Albert Joins Climate Talks as EU Voices Concern on China

The European Union voiced the first sign of discord at United Nations climate talks as Monaco’s Prince Albert II and Ethiopian President ...

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Himalayan glaciers are melting, says IPCC research

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Himalayan glaciers are melting after all, according to new research released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).</span></span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The IPCC were forced to apologise for claiming that the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The 2009 scandal, known as ‘Himalayagate’ led to criticism of the IPCC, a group of scientists convened by the United Nations to warn governments around the world about the effects of climate change.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">In an effort to move on from the embarrassing episode, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC, has now announced that the latest statistics show the glaciers are melting, according to the limited amount of science available.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The reports, presented at the UN climate change talks in Durban were brought together by the the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Himalayan glaciers are melting, says IPCC research

The Himalayan glaciers are melting after all, according to new research released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). ...

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Planet like Earth found in star's habitable zone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Scientists and their Kepler spacecraft have discovered for the first time a planet in distant space that is much like Earth, circling a sun-like star and lying in a region neither too hot nor too cold for an atmosphere that could support some form of life.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The temperature on that planet, the scientists say, probably is a comfortable 72 degrees, rain or shine.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Dubbed Kepler 22b, the planet exists in what astronomers call the habitable zone of a solar system at whose center is a star only a little smaller and fainter than Earth's sun. It lies about 600 light-years away and is 2.4 times Earth's size, although its mass is still unknown</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Kepler 22b circles its sun every 290 days, compared with Earth's year of 365 days, the Kepler team has determined</span></span></li> </ul></div>

Planet like Earth found in star's habitable zone

Scientists and their Kepler spacecraft have discovered for the first time a planet in distant space that is much like Earth, circling a s...

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Putin's party suffers setback

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia suffered a setback in Russia's parliamentary election on Sunday, polling less than half of the votes and losing its overwhelming majority in the lower house.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">With 96 per cent of the ballots counted, United Russia received 49.54 per cent of the votes, down from more than 64 per cent four years ago. It is set to lose almost a quarter of seats in the 450-member State Duma, and will see its 315 seats reduced to 238 seats. This will deny the Kremlin the freedom to change the Constitution at will.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Putin's party suffers setback

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia suffered a setback in Russia's parliamentary election on Sunday, polling less than ...

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Poor social security, a major concern for workers in Asia-Pacific region

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">While Asian economies boomed before the global recession in 2008, the fruits of that progress did not translate into better wages or secure employment conditions for workers in the region. The International Labour Organisation (ILO)'s Asian Decent Work Decade launched in 2006 was aimed at five priority areas of competitiveness, productivity and jobs; labour market governance; youth employment, managing labour migration and local development for poverty reduction.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">During the 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (ARPM) on social protection policies trade unions pointed to the unacceptable growing inequality in the region and said growth was not inclusive. The impressive economic growth had not translated into fair economic distribution like good living wages or effective labour market interventions</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;"> Noriyuki Suzuki, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Asia Pacific</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Another area of concern was the 15 billion Asians living outside their countries and this formed one-fourth of the world's migrant population</span></span></li> </ul></div>

Poor social security, a major concern for workers in Asia-Pacific region

While Asian economies boomed before the global recession in 2008, the fruits of that progress did not translate into better wages or secu...

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Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary sacked

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5035" style="display: block;"> <ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">In a first such incident in the history of Lalit Kala Akademi, the services of its secretary Sudhakar Sharma have been terminated by the prestigious arts body's outgoing chairman Ashok Vajpayee.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Dr. Sharma  was dissmissed“on the charges of non-compliance of several decisions, not upgrading his own subordinates, and not doing enough in spite of instructions that includes holding of triennial in November 2011.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div></div>

Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary sacked

In a first such incident in the history of Lalit Kala Akademi, the services of its secretary Su...

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Union Sports Ministry and IOA concerned over Dow Chemicals link with Olympics

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Union Sports Ministry has written a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking it to lodge a protest against the Dow Chemicals sponsorship of the London Olympics with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Dow Chemicals, the owner of the Union Carbide, whose plant was responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, had signed a sponsorship deal with IOC in July 2010 to support the Olympic Movement worldwide till 2020.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Union Sports Ministry and IOA concerned over Dow Chemicals link with Olympics

The Union Sports Ministry has written a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking it to lodge a protest against the Dow Chemi...

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Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title</span></span><br /> <br /> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The World No. 2 beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to give the host a 3-1 win, rallying from a set down to see off the 2009 US Open champion 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0).</span></span><br /> <br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Spain previously won the titles in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2009.</span></span><br /> <br /> </li> <li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">There  was more heartbreak for Argentina which became the first nation to lose four finals — it also lost to Spain in the final three years ago at home.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title The World No. 2 beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to ...

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Peruvian President declares state of emergency

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency late following massive rallies against a multi-billion dollar mining project in the north of the country. President Humala said the emergency will take effect at midnight and continue for 60 days. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Under the emergency measures, civil liberties will be restricted and arrests without warrants will be allowed in four provinces of Cajamarca region.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Out of fear for their water supply, local peasants have staged violent protests against a Conga mining project worth 4.8 billion dollars operated by U.S.-based mining giant Newmont.</span></span></li> </ul></div>

Peruvian President declares state of emergency

The Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency late following massive rallies against a multi-billion dollar mining ...

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