Copyright \xa9 Yahoo! Web Services India Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://in.news.yahoo.com/oddnews-indiaabroad.html en-en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/oddnews-indiaabroad.html /images/logo.gif 30 140 http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080724/957/tod-thousands-displaced-in-nepal-floodin.html /43/20080724/957/tod-thousands-displaced-in-nepal-floodin_1 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0530 Kathmandu, July 24 (DPA) Thousands of people were displaced from their homes in eastern Nepal after flooding caused by heavy monsoon rain inundated their villages, media reports said Thursday. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080708/957/tod-g8-agrees-to-common-2050-emission-cu.html /43/20080708/957/tod-g8-agrees-to-common-2050-emission-cu_1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +0530 Toyako (Japan), July 8 (DPA) In what was being hailed as an historic move, the United States and other leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised countries meeting in Japan agreed Tuesday to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080705/957/tod-ahead-of-g8-bush-stresses-climate-ch.html /43/20080705/957/tod-ahead-of-g8-bush-stresses-climate-ch_1 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:46:00 +0530 Washington, July 5 (IANS) President George Bush has reiterated that there will never be an effective agreement on climate change without the participation of emerging economies like China and India. He also said the world must wake up to the "beauty of nuclear power" that produces renewable energy with "zero greenhouse gas emissions". IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080704/957/tod-haunted-by-floods-sundarbans-tiger-s.html /43/20080704/957/tod-haunted-by-floods-sundarbans-tiger-s_1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:01:00 +0530 Sunderbans (Bangladesh), July 4 (IANS) Flushed out of their natural habitat and deprived of food by floods and Cyclone Sidr, the famed Royal Bengal tiger that roams these mangrove forests is desperately on the prowl. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080610/r_t_ians_od/tod-pwd-official-booked-for-cutting-tree-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080610/r_t_ians_od/tod-pwd-official-booked-for-cutting-tree-50730db_1 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:11:00 +0530 Shimla, June 10 (IANS) The forest department in Himachal Pradesh has slapped a case against an engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) on charges of felling 71 trees and damaging forest cover. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080610/r_t_ians_od/tod-using-tiger-urine-camels-to-ward-off-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080610/r_t_ians_od/tod-using-tiger-urine-camels-to-ward-off-50730db_1 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:06:00 +0530 Ranchi, June 10 (IANS) Spraying tiger urine and keeping camels as pets are some of the novel methods adopted by villagers in Jharkhand to keep away marauding elephants that destroy crops and kill people when in a fit of rage. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080608/r_t_ians_od/tod-dead-whale-washed-ashore-in-orissa-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080608/r_t_ians_od/tod-dead-whale-washed-ashore-in-orissa-50730db_1 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:25:00 +0530 Puri, June 8 (IANS) A whale, which apparently died of injuries, was washed ashore on a beach in Orissa's Puri district, an official said Sunday. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-asia-pacific-experts-call-for-large-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-asia-pacific-experts-call-for-large-50730db_1 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:27:00 +0530 Manila, June 3 (DPA) Asia-Pacific energy experts, policymakers and project developers Tuesday called for massive new investments in clean energy amid spiraling costs for oil and coal and the growing threat of climate change. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-cloudburst-in-himachal-damages-build-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-cloudburst-in-himachal-damages-build-50730db_1 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:41:00 +0530 Shimla, June 3 (IANS) Several buildings have been damaged following a cloudburst in a remote part of Himachal Pradesh, officials said Tuesday. IANS http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-bush-to-veto-climate-change-bill-tha-50730db.html /indiaabroad/20080603/r_t_ians_od/tod-bush-to-veto-climate-change-bill-tha-50730db_1 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:42:00 +0530 Washington, June 3 (IANS) President George W. Bush would veto climate change legislation to be considered by the US Senate this week because it does not seek action in concert with all major economies, including India and China, even if the Senate passes the bill. IANS