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AwakIND is India's first socio-political network for people who want to raise their voices on a common platform. It is a web-based portal that has been designed to initiate a change in the society and existing systems.

Most Asian countries became food self-sufficient in the 1970s and 1980s as a result of investments made during the Green Revolution that ushered in new varieties of rice and other crops, wider irrigation and better water and crop management.

Under the auspices of the Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation (ICHF) and Arathi School of Dance, a peerless Bharatanatyam recital of Mrs. Priyadarshini Govind took place at Granville Arts Center, Garland, TX 75040 on April 21, 2012 Saturday evening.

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European butterflies are under huge threat and almost 10% are now threatened with extinction. The European grassland indicator shows that the abundance of 17 characteristic butterflies has declined by over 70% in the last 15 years.

The researchers compiled data for 73 species of rodents on 55 islands across the world, ranging in size from the tiny 0.2 ounce Eurasian harvest mouse on the South Korean island of Cheju to the 45-pound North American beaver on Vancouver Island.

Even in places as seemly well-studied as the national parks of North America, new species are still being discovered.

Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles production of hydrogen gas - a green fuel of the future - from water and sunlight.

A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates- about 20 times and up to 30 times greater than the current government estimate of 102 gigawatts.

The new film explores how this habitat, which shelters nearly a quarter of Earth’s marine life and provides food for billions of people, is under siege from overfishing, urban and industrial pollution and rising ocean temperatures.

More than 50 years of genetics work to increase loblolly pine production in the Southeast has improved the trees' ability to act as carbon sinks that mitigate climate change, according to a new study by North Carolina State University researchers.

China's Premier Wen Jiabao has called for the break-up of a banking "monopoly" on lending that has squeezed private businesses as the global economy slows, state media reported.

Business, government and civil society officials are expressing greater confidence in the world economy over the next 12 months. However, the Global Confidence Index also shows they believe the economy remains on very shaky ground.

The victory, if confirmed, would mark a major milestone in the Southeast Asian nation, where the military has ruled almost exclusively for a half-century and where a new reform-minded government is seeking legitimacy and a lifting of Western sanctions.

In 2009, a study in Thailand proved for the first time that an AIDS vaccine was possible. But scientists were not sure why it offered some protection. Now they have some clues.

Researchers have identified gene variants that boost the risk for a debilitating tropical disease called podoconiosis, which affects about 4 million people worldwide. The findings will help shed light on how interactions between genes and the environment influence susceptibility to disease.

A new study says fear or complacency about vaccinations can allow preventable diseases such as polio, measles and whooping cough to spread. Scientists say preventing vaccine scares should be part of global immunization policies.

Popcorn's reputation as asnack food that's actually good for health has popped up a few notches with scientists reporting that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyphenols" than fruits and vegetables. They spoke at the 243rd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's la

The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to make sure all people reach old age in the best possible health.  To mark this year’sWorld Health Day, WHO says good health is essential for maintaining a good quality of life as people get older in this rapidly aging world.

It’s estimated tens of millions of people may be the victims of modern-day human trafficking. On Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime pledged

The United States will give $120 million in emergency aid for western Africa's drought-hit Sahel region in hope of preventing severe hunger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.

Leaders from some of the world's largest developing economies are arriving in India for a summit. The BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are very different but share some common development goals. The leaders are preparing for Thursday's group meetings and sideline bilaterals that will cover topics ranging from gl

Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river-blindness-creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful. Don Champagne, an entomology professor with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, discovered a way to use the black fly's blood-sucki

Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions.

Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow a battle wages for the sun's rays.

A new genre of plastics that mimic the human skin's ability to heal scratches and cuts offers the promise of endowing cell phones, laptops, cars and other products with self-repairing surfaces, scientists have reported. The team's lead researcher described the plastics, which change color to warn of wounds and heal themselves when exposed to

An international collaboration of scientists has reported a landmark calculation of the decay process of a kaon into two pions, using breakthrough techniques on some of the world's fastest supercomputers.

Life becomes meaningful by happiness. We derive happiness by getting what we desire or when what we wish happens. But neither do we get always what we desire nor does what we wish always happen. When we don’t get what we desire or when what we wish does not happen, we become disappointed and anxious.

Each day we wake and as if by some magical spell experience a variety of different moods. Sometimes we are animated and excited to conquer the world. Others we are lethargic and don’t want to do anything at all.

A man was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands

Total lack of fear is possible only in utter chaos or in utmost orderliness. Neither a saint nor a fool has the fear, but everywhere in between there is fear. Fear is essential to preserve orderliness in the world. It is a primal instinct.

There are some trite sayings demanding and commanding acceptance as a matter of course. Their popularity is so much that even to think of rejecting them would be considered irreligious.

"We support the global community's commitment to Afghanistan, enunciated at the Bonn International Conference in December 2011, to remain engaged over the transformation decade from 2015-2024. We affirm our commitment to support Afghanistan's emergence as a peaceful, stable and democratic state, free of terrorism and extremism, and underscore

The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Protest was the order of the day, but saving the planet was not the cause. War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide increasingly opposed it.

(Reuters) - Patients showing heart attack symptoms who received a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium from paramedics were half as likely to go into cardiac arrest or die as those who did not receive the dose, a study found.

Zoellick said the World Bank would be prepared to work with the new financial institution, which was discussed by the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa when they met in New Delhi last week.