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		<title>India, others slam EU aviation cap</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280329.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The BASIC countries -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China - Tuesday criticised the European Union's (EU) &quot;stubbornness&quot; to go ahead with its aviation cap, saying such unilateral action will jeopardise international efforts to combat...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Cloudy day in Delhi, drizzle likely (Lead)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a cloudy day for the capital Tuesday, with the maximum temperature settling at 23.6 degrees Celsius, average for the season. Parts of the city may receive light rain Wednesday, the Met office said.
The day started off on a cloudy note, with a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:39:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones: Study</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280275.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Though electric cars are heralded as an environment friendly solution in major cities, a study says their pollution levels are worse than petrol-powered vehicles.
A study on pollution in 34 Chinese cities found that electricity generated by power...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:39:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Odisha halts work at SAIL mine</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280261.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Odisha has stopped all operations at a key iron ore mine of the public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the state as a temporary working permit granted to it three months ago has expired, an official said Tuesday.
The permit was issued...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:33:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Snow, rain continue in Himachal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heavy snowfall in the higher reaches and intermittent rain in low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh continued for the third day Tuesday, forcing authorities to close schools in some areas.
“High-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Rohtang tunnel engineers ready for geological adventure</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280205.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Indian and European engineers overseeing the progress of an ambitious project to dig a tunnel below the 3,978-metre Rohtang Pass in the Himalayas are bracing for a geological &quot;adventure&quot; - the torrential flow of the Seri river that could...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Now climate change threatens Antarctica fish</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280194.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fish which adapted to the polar condition with 'anti-freeze' proteins, tens of millions of years ago, are now being endangered by a rapid rise in ocean temperatures.
&quot;A rise of two degrees centigrade temperature of water will likely have a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:27:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Indian, Israeli experts tap sun for hybrid power plants</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280189.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The success of hybrid cars is inspiring yet another way of going green but on a more ambitious scale -- harnessing solar energy to drive hybrid power plants under an India-Israel project.
Avi Kribus, professor of mechanical engineering at Tel Aviv...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Mercury dips again in Punjab and Haryana</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a rise Monday morning, temperatures have dipped again in Punjab and Haryana.
Patiala in Punjab and Karnal in Haryana had thick fog, reducing the visibility to 350 metres. 
Amritsar was the coldest place in Punjab at 6.0 degrees Celsius ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:15:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Does air pollution erode mental sharpness?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older women might wonder why they are unable to recall names or places or where they keep their things. Chronic exposure to particulate air pollution might be to blame, says a new finding.
Such women, exposed to higher levels of ambient particulate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Srinagar-Jammu highway closed, avalanche warning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway for the second consecutive day Tuesday.
Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), said there had been fresh snowfall in the Banihal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:33:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>A pleasant Valentine's Day for Delhi</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pleasant day lies ahead for Delhi with a partly cloudy sky and the maximum temperature hovering around the 24 degrees Celsius mark, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday.
The cloud cover enveloping Delhi is keeping the temperature...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>315 killed in Russia due to frost so far</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280111.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong frost has claimed 215 lives while injuring over 5,500 others in Russia so far in 2012, said the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development Monday.
A total of 3,382 people, including 52 children, were admitted to hospitals for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:00:03 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Warm day in Delhi (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280030.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a warm, sunny day in the capital Monday, with the mercury remaining above average levels. The Met office has forecast similar weather Tuesday.
&quot;The maximum temperature was recorded two notches above average at 24.8 degrees Celsius, while...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:12:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>BASIC leaders to meet in Delhi to assess Durban outcome</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a280026.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Environment ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet here Tuesday to assess the outcome of climate talks in Durban and the road ahead.
The meeting is significant as it is the first major international...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:12:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Ocean warming might hit microbes' carbon storage capacity</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279961.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate change is warming the oceans and preventing water layers from mixing, which could upset the carbon storage capacity of microbes and plankton.
As the ocean surface warms, evidence shows that it will become more &quot;stratified&quot;, or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:21:02 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Rain in Punjab and Haryana, rise in temperature</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279955.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Night temperatures across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh ranged above normal Monday with some parts of Punjab receiving rainfall during the previous 24 hours, the Met department here said.
After a three degree-dip Sunday morning, the minimum...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:54:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Bitter cold may destroy 50 percent of Russia's vineyards</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279928.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia may lose from 20 to 50 percent of its vineyard harvest this year because of bitter cold as temperatures have dipped to below minus 20 degrees Celsius, Vedomosti business daily reported Monday quoting winemakers.
Andrei Kulko, general director...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:54:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Heavy snowfall blocks Srinagar-Jammu highway again</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279914.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Heavy snowfall Monday lashed the Kashmir Valley, blocking the Srinagar-Jammu highway, an official said.
&quot;Two feet deep snow has accumulated on the road in Banihal sector. Although snow clearance operation was started at 5.30 a.m., the highway...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:54:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Adding self-reliance to conservation, with jams and jellies</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279910.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mrinali Moshahary had never imagined that her bottles of papaya jelly would be an instant hit among those visiting the North East Agri-Fair 2012 in the Khanapara area of Guwahati.
It was a dream come true for Mrinali from a village bordering Manas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:06:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Green lobby wants Odisha projects' impact re-audited</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279907.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A network of civil society organisations Monday urged authorities to re-visit the environment impact assessment (EIA) carried out for different projects in Odisha, as many of those &quot;undervalued&quot; the damage.
Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO),...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:54:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Sunny morning in Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279889.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a sunny and pleasant morning in the capital Monday as the minimum temperature settled a notch above average at 11.2 degrees Celsius. The met office has forecast a partly cloudy day ahead.
The temperature is expected to rise towards the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:57:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>UAE bans groundwater export</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279860.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday banned the export of groundwater in view of depleting resources and in keeping with a parliamentary recommendation.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the ministerial council for services under the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:36:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Warm, sunny day in Delhi (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279820.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The week ended on a warm and sunny note for Delhi residents as the maximum temperature was recorded three notches above average at 26.1 degrees Celsius. The met office has forecast a clear Monday.
The day’s minimum temperature was a notch below...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:42:01 +0530</pubDate>
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		<title>Head to Himachal hills for a white V-Day</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a279800.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moderate snowfall in the hills of Himachal Pradesh Sunday cheered up members of the hospitality industry as they are expecting a spike in tourist footfalls, mainly youngsters, who want to celebrate a &quot;white&quot; Valentine’s Day.
The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:36:01 +0530</pubDate>
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