Washington, Sept 25 : Low-cost biological sand (biosand) filters can help provide safe drinking water to people in rural and peri-urban areas in developing countries, who are being forced to drink contaminated water due to lack of safer access, suggest experts.
Nearly 1.1 billion people have been drinking contaminated water, with approximately 2.2 million people without safe access dying each year, and most of them are children under 5 years of age.
The biosand filters are capable of dramatically improving the quality of drinking water and has also gained acceptance by the World Health Organization as a viable household water treatment technology,
Samsung Telecommunications India, the number two mobile handsets maker in the country, has launched a high-end phone christened OMNIA SGH-i900 in the Indian market, to compete with Apple's iPhone and Nokia N96. 
Beijing - China on Friday launched its Shenzhou VII manned space mission carrying three astronauts whose main task was to complete the country's first spacewalk.
Brussels - A key European Parliament committee on Thursday gave its backing to strong European Union limits on the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) new cars should emit in a dramatic turnaround from the expected result.
Satyam Computer Services Limited, spread over an area of 475,000 sq ft, at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune, promises to provide employment to some 4,750 people. Speaking on the occasion Virendra Aggarwal, Head of Satyam's APAC and MIEA regions said "It is an indication that Pune is becoming India's next IT Hub”. Satyam with 30 development Centers in India and 19 in other parts of the world, aims at helping the global automotive companies and financial services institutions to enhance their customer care via enterprise application and business intelligence optimization projects.
announcement that a new music service called PalyNow Plus will soon be launched, which will let the users download unlimited music. 
