Monthly Archives: November 2008

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On Resource Development and Environmental Change: Emerging Issues and Challenges

Department of Geography,Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,India is organising an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On Resource Development and Environmental Change: Emerging Issues and Challenges on 27th to 29th January, 2009. Detail info can be found on http://www.amu.ac.in/shared/sublinkimages/inter_geog.pdf

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Microsoft launches Live Search Maps for India

Microsoft India on Monday launched Live Search Maps for India that offers users access to detailed listings and street maps for 9 Cities, business listings across 29 Cities and access to highway networks to 20,000 cities and towns. Live Search … Continue reading

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India’s Desi Google Earth on cards

India will soon have a desi version of Google Earth — the popular satellite-mapping tool that allows you to zoom in on any spot on the planet by using just a PC. ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair announced this in … Continue reading

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A Rock in Oman Can Help Slow Global Warming

A rock found mostly in Oman can be harnessed to soak up the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide at a rate that could help slow global warming, scientists say. When carbon dioxide comes in contact with the rock, peridotite, the … Continue reading

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