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The Himalayan glaciers start melting The Himalayan glaciers have started melting, according to a research conducted by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr Pachauri, who weathered much of the criticism over ‘Himalayagate’, said, "These reports provide a new baseline and location-specific information for understanding climate change in one of the most vulnerable ecosytems in the […]
Last Group of Ethiopian Migrants to Be Assisted By IOM This Year Heads Home from Tanzania A final group of 150 Ethiopian migrants who have spent more than a year in Tanzanian prisons as irregular migrants and who wanted to go back home, has been assisted by IOM to return to Ethiopia. The group is […]
The globe gets warmer, as 2011 was one of the warmest years in history The earth’s temperature is getting hotter by the day, as 2011 was one of the warmest years in history according to a report by World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Global warming has become a serious issue in recent times, as the world […]
Geeta Rao Gupta, former president of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), is the 2011 winner of the Commitment to Development "Ideas in Action" Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy magazine. The award, bestowed annually since 2003, honors an individual or organization for making a significant […]
With the introduction of twenty-over cricket at international level in 2005, One Day Internationals and Test Cricket have gradually lost their feel amongst the fans. People are in search of continuous entertainment and demand more T20 games than ODI’s and tests. Responding to the fans changing considerations, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have now made […]
The White Ribbon Day is being celebrated today (25th November) across the world in an effort to urge for an end to physical, psychological and economic violence against women. The International Day for the Elimination of violence against Women is a worldwide initiative for public awareness to understand the importance of a woman who has […]
Second Test: Having achieved a controversial draw from the face of a win, Pakistan went into the second test with left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman in place of fast bowler, Aizaz Cheema. Srilanka, on the other hand, included fast bowler Dhamika Prasad, in place of fellow pacer, Nuwan Pradeep. Pakistan lost the second successive toss and […]
First Test: Pakistan hosted Srilanka in UAE for a full series comprising of Tests, ODI’s and a T20 international. Due to the current economic and political instability, Pakistan have been forced to host their home series in UAE, having previously played the likes of West Indies, England and South Africa. Following the same pattern, Srilanka […]
Will South Africa ever manage to win the cricket World Cup? The word ‘chokers’ has rightly been associated with the South African cricket team due to their inability to win a major ICC tournament. The Proteas haven’t been able to win a cricket World Cup so far despite dominating the game for most part of […]
Jean Beliveau completes an 11-year walk around the world Jean Beliveau, a Canadian national fled his mid life crises in 2000, completed an 11-year walk around the world on 16th October, 2011. Arriving at Montreal, Canada, the 56-year-old told a crowd that his new goal is to promote peace around the world. Beliveau left Montreal on […]
