Sapporo (Japan)- Despite the Left's decision to withdraw support to the UPA government over the nuclear deal, an unfazed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear today that there was no threat to the stability of his government. In fact, he lobbied hard with leaders of China and South Korea to obtain support for India's case at the IAEA and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
MIAMI, July 8: Rising gasoline prices have brought a new twist on the state lottery in Florida. Once a week for the next two months, the second-prize winner in the latest lottery promotion, Summer Cash, will win free gasoline for life. And some people think that is a better deal than the game's first prize, a quarter of a million dollars.
Nirmala Ganapathy NEW DELHI THE US and European Union are stepping up pressure on developing countries to incorporate environmental goods in the ongoing WTO non agricultural market access (Nama) negotiations. Sources said pressure to incorporate the list of environmental goods in the ongoing Nama negotiations is forcefully on, not only during WTO negotiations but also at key environmental meetings.
Washington: Climate experts have warned that the world might have already reached the tipping point of climate change, where immediate actions needed to be done to reduce the effects of global warming. According to a report in Discovery News, the scientist who first put forward this theory is Nasa climate scientist James Hansen. Though Hansen had earlier warned about the dangers of climate change in 1988, his latest theory determines that "we have used up all slack in the schedule for actions needed to defuse the global warming time bomb.'
Ex-Army Researcher Sued US Govt For Publicly Naming Him During 2001 Scare Washington: A former army scientist who was named as a person of interest in the 2001 anthrax attacks will receive $5.8 million to settle his lawsuit against the justice department. Steven Hatfill claimed the justice department violated his privacy rights by speaking with reporters about the case.
US PRESIDENT George W Bush, who has been waiting patiently for progress on the Indo-US deal, is making sure that his administration sends out daily reminders to the UPA government on how time is running out for the deal.
Senator John McCain hopes to solve the country's energy crisis with cold hard cash. The Republican presidential nominee-inwaiting thinks the government should offer a $300 million prize to the person who can develop an automobile battery that leapfrogs existing technology. The prize would equate to $1 for every man, woman and child in the country. In a speech at Fresno State University in California, McCain will also propose stiffer fines for automakers who skirt existing fuel-efficiency standards. AP
Washington: Ever thought the curtains in your house are not bright enough? Researchers at MIT have created designs for flexible photovoltaic materials, known as solar textiles, that can also be draped as curtains, which may change the way buildings receive and distribute energy. According to a report in Science Daily, these new materials work like the now-familiar photovoltaic cells in solar panels. Made of semiconductor
