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Every country needs to understand green growth is possible and can lift people out of poverty: Yvo de Boer

Yvo de Boer, Special Global Advisor on Climate Change and Sustainability, KPMG International, explai...

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Facebook sees India among key growth areas

Popular social network site Facebook, which hopes to raise at least $5 billion in one of the world`s...

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Censorship poses revenue risks: Facebook

Social networking giant Facebook has said content censorship and restrictions could hurt its revenu...

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China`s forestry output up by 24%

Chinese forestry industry output rose by 24.1% year-on-year to 2.83 trillion yuan.

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Govt expects growth at 7.5% in FY’12: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it would strive to build political consensus and hoped...

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Political uncertainty impacting growth: Montek

With Parl unable to enact several reform-linked legislations, Planning Commission Dy Chairman said ...

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Loggerhead turtles `take 45 years to grow up`

A new research has found that a female turtle will not start to lay eggs until she is 45 -- it`s the...

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Google bets on mobile Internet growth in India

India now has 100 million Internet users, less than a tenth of the country`s population of 1.2 billi...

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Bihar to outpace its own growth rate: Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said the state would attain higher growth rate this fiscal than last year`s 1...

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‘India`s fin growth will drown in corruption’

Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde on Tuesday slammed the Lokpal Bill adopted by the Union Cabine...

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India growth to overtake China: Kaushik Basu

India`s growth rate is poised to overtake China`s within two to three years, despite a near-term slo...

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China growth model unsuitable for India: Nitish

Nitish was struck by China`s option to shift from "Commune" agriculture to "Company" agriculture.

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Bacteria living on old growth trees sustain forest growth

A study has revealed that bacteria living on large, ancient trees are very important in helping fore...

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Govt pegs GDP growth during UPA rule at 8.5%

Pegging the country`s average economic growth rate at 8.5 percent during the UPA rule so far, the go...

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Curbing population growth

India has achieved about 4% decline in decadal population growth in 2011 Census.

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Despite rapid growth, India lets its girls die

The room is large and airy, the stone floors clean and cool — a welcome respite from the afternoon s...

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Increase in interest rates could derail country`s growth: SBI

Public sector State Bank of India on Monday said an increase in interest rates could lead to "derai...

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10% not feasible, 12th Plan to target 9-9.5% GDP: Montek

Plan Commission Deputy Chairman Ahluwalia Wednesday said the next plan would target GDP growth of 9 ...

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Maternal obesity `could affect child`s brain growth`

Babies born to obese women are at risk for iron deficiency and in turn affect its brain development.

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Motor protein that blocks ovarian tumor growth found

Researchers have discovered that a motor regulatory protein could block human ovarian tumor growth.

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`India, China growth helped poverty eradication`

Thanks to rapid growth in India and China, two-thirds of developing countries are on track or close ...

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Unrest slashing Arab economic growth: World Bank

Unrest in Middle East and N Africa is putting brakes on economic growth.

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Nagaland records negative growth in decadal population

Nagaland has recorded a negative decadal growth of population with the new Census data showing the ...

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Mothers` hard work linked to better brain growth in babies

The more time and energy you invest towards nurturing your babies, the bigger will be their brain`s ...

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Japan crisis won`t deter China`s nuclear growth

China says it has faith in the safety of its nuclear power technology.

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Malaria drug ‘may slow pancreatic cancer growth’

Scientists say they have slowed the growth of notoriously resistant pancreatic tumors in mice.

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Looking Ahead: Powering growth with equitable distribution

Do we have the capacity to absorb 9% growth?

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Japan sees slowest population growth since 1920

Japan said its population stood at 128.05 million as of October 2010.

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Dikshit for city-specific policies to deal with growth problem

Holding the "ever-increasing" population pressure as a major challenge facing Delhi, CM Sheila Diks...

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Drug may slow growth of early prostate cancer

This is the first time that a drug for treating enlarged prostates also has been shown to help treat...

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Understanding soil could help tide over climate changes

The lowly soil is often overlooked when it comes to addressing climate change & population growth.

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Sri Lanka’s President promises growth

Mahinda Rajapakse said he would press ahead with infrastructure projects.

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Ramesh favours `middle ground` to save environment

Facing heat for delay in project clearance, Ramesh said he was in favour of a `middle ground` to ens...

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`Oz population growth rate lowest since 2007`

Australian population growth rate has slowed down to 1.7%, according to latest estimates, making it...

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Blood `affects stem cell growth`

Scientists claim to have found that mature blood cells could affect the growth of their stem cell "p...

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Diabetes drug may retard growth of cysts in polycystic kidney disease

A drug usually used to treat diabetes may also retard the growth of fluid-filled cysts.

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Genes may influence cancer growth: Study

A study has indicated that genes we possess might also influence the changes that occur in tumors wh...

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China uses Pak to slow India growth: Blackwill

Relations between India and China have deteriorated in last 18 months and is unlikely to get better,...

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India eying double-digit growth by 2012: Pranab

India is targeting double-digit economic growth by 2012.

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`Cautiously watching China`s military growth`

PV Naik said anything that impacts on the nation`s growth is a matter of concern.

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China to stick to one-child policy

The three-decade old policy restricts most Chinese couples to one child.

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China offers hope of easing one-child policy

China marks the 30th anniversary of its controversial one-child policy.

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Cong for party growth in WB holding hands with TC

After Rahul`s call for an "alliance of respect" with TC in WB, state unit of Cong suggested it would...

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Bihar`s SGDP growth rate over 11% during past 5 yrs

Bihar has registered a state gross domestic product (SGDP) growth rate of above 11 per cent during...

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Population growth slows in Singapore: Report

Singapore registered a lower population growth this year due to the slower growth in the number of...

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Chhattisgarh`s growth highest last fiscal, surpasses Bihar

Chhattisgarh clocked a GDP growth rate of 11.49 percent in constant prices at Rs 60,080 crore in 200...

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N-bill, atomic pacts fruits of efforts for high growth: Krishna

Government on Friday said the nuclear liability bill and the pacts signed with various countries in...

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Plant growth declines as warming causes drought

Plant growth that had been spurred by global warming has reversed, despite rise in temperatures.

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Milk powder did not cause premature growth of breasts: Probe

A probe has found no evidence of link between a Chinese milk powder brand and growth of breasts in...

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No forcible measures to check population: Govt

The government today said the high rate of population growth, particular in states like Uttar Prad...

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