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INDIA TAKES A LEAF FROM ISRAEL’S BOOK
Mar 16, 2019On Feb. 25, 11 days after a suicide bomber from the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Muhammad killed upwards of 40 soldiers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mirage 2000 fighter jets crossed into Pakistani airspace, marking the Indian military’s first incursion... -
INDIA CANCELS PLANS FOR HUGE COAL POWER STATIONS AS SOLAR ENERGY PRICES HIT RECORD LOW
Jan 8, 2019India has cancelled plans to build nearly 14 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations – about the same as the total amount in the UK – with the price for solar electricity “free falling” to levels once... -
INDIA NEARLY HALVES POVERTY
Jan 8, 2019A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative reveals good news where global poverty alleviation is concerned. According to the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index... -
Indian land give-away
May 29, 2018BHUBANESWAR, India – One of India’s poorest states is handing out land rights to slum-dwellers in an innovative scheme to redevelop urban settlements that officials say will benefit a million people. Eastern Odisha state began distributing...