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Did pandas sense quake?
16 May 2008, 1538 hrs IST
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| Several British tourists, who survived the disaster, said that captive pandas at the Wolong National Nature Reserve, near the epicenter, began acting strangely in the minutes before the devastating earthquake. |
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Obesity link to warming
16 May 2008, 1207 hrs IST
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| Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size. |
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Big cat: TN brings cheers
14 May 2008, 1742 hrs IST
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| As the decline in tiger population in the country continues to be a case of concern, a 25 per cent increase in the number of big cats in Tamil Nadu's wildlife sanctuaries has brought smiles on the faces of conservationists in the state. |
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Use a laptop to save energy! 16 May 2008, 1043 hrs IST
Laptops are more environment friendly than desktop. It consumes five times less electricity. If you buy a desktop, get an LCD screen.
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UN food chief urges aid for agriculture 16 May 2008, 1822 hrs IST
The head of the UN food agency urged Japan and other rich nations to give priority to aid for agriculture to solve the current global food crisis.
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Mumbai has lost more than 25,000 trees 18 May 2008, 1112 hrs IST , Mansi Choksi
More than 25,000 trees uprooted to make way for developmental projects have not been replanted. This is because those who uproot the trees can't be bothered about replanting them. |
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Coal plant pollution threatens US parks 16 May 2008, 1200 hrs IST
US regulators are proposing to weaken air quality laws, which would allow new coal-fired power plants to pollute US parks from Shenandoah in Virginia to the Great Basin in Nevada. |
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