Tag Archives: Environment

North Korea To Launch Satellite Into Orbit

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

 North Korea will launch Kwangmyongsong-3, an earth observation satellite, in April 2012 (between April 12-16), the country’s official news agency KCNA announced. The satellite will be blasted off southward from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in the western province of … Continue reading →

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India will set up GIS-based Citizen Health Information System

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

India will set up GIS-based Citizen Health Information System (CHIS) – a biometric based health information system which will constantly update health record of every citizen-family, according to the country’s steering committee on health. In addition, as part of the … Continue reading →

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Urban Sprawl: India’s slumming ‘n’ shining

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Even as the glitz quotient goes up in the cities, with the number of shopping malls and multiplexes rapidly increasing, there is a less glamorous, but faster, growth of the urban slums. Today, one in every seven city dwellers lives in … Continue reading →

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Save The Earth — Hug A Logger

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Climate Change: As environmental alarmists entertain themselves by turning off lights, their efforts sometimes lead to unintended consequences. A new study, for example, shows they may be warming the earth by saving trees. Read More: Global Warming The latest effort … Continue reading →

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