Category Archives: Countries

Microsoft launches Live Search Maps for India

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

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 on the moon: Chandrayaan-1 successful

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Chandrayaan-1, India’s maiden moon spacecraft, was put into Transfer Orbit around the earth by the Polar Launch Vehicle PSLV-C11 after it blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The 1,380 kg Chandrayaan-1, carrying 11 payloads, was released into a … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s tin islands: blessed or cursed?

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Tin mining on these sleepy islands off Sumatra has brought wealth, but at a price; it is literally eating away at the land. The scale of the environmental damage on the Bangka-Belitung islands can be most clearly seen from the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Behind Increased Tiger Attacks in India

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India’s Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts said Monday. Wildlife experts say endangered tigers in … Continue reading →

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