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New Delhi, Nov 19 : Noted environmentalist and Nobel Laureate Wangari M. Maathai was today conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.

Srinagar, Nov 19 : Adventure sports got a boost in Jammu and Kashmir with about 45 children participating in the Mountain Terrain Cycling event in Srinagar, amidst cheer and applause from the crowd.

The Mountain Terrain Cycling event was organised by Jammu and Kashmir Cycling Association.

The organisers said that the event has received a tremendous response from the beginning, but only few adolescents were allowed to take part in the event as the racetrack passed through tough and dangerous terrain of Zabarwan mountain.

But this time the participants were given proper training before the commencement of the race. The organisers described the championship as highly successful.

New Delhi, Nov 19 : International environmental watchdog Greenpeace has held industrialised nations responsible for global warming, raising concerns over its impact.

Agartala, Nov 19 : Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) will be providing rupees 306 crores aid for conserving Tripura's forestry sector in a bid to overcome challenges posed by global wa

New Delhi, Nov 19 : India has not taken any definite stand on the issue of expulsion of Pakistan from the membership of Common Wealth Nations ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Ugand

Chennai, Nov 19 : Post Graduate Medical students of Tamil Nadu and House Surgeons Council have threatened to go on a hunger strike in Chennai against the Centre's decision to make rural service for