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Ancient lessons for a modern challenge

What caused the collapse of the Cambodian city of Angkor, the largest preindustrial city in the world, 600 years ago? Previous research suggests war and overexploitation of the land were to blame, but a new ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Delhi's air as dirty as ever despite some reforms

(AP) -- A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi's answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever - partly because breakneck development has brought ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Metro belatedly opens in India's IT hub Bangalore

The first metro in India's IT hub of Bangalore rolls into service Thursday, a long-delayed and over-budget project to help the city's army of commuting software engineers and call centre staff.

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nepal capital tops quake risk list

With rescue work still under way in Nepal after the deadly earthquake in the Himalayas, scientists have warned that the capital Kathmandu is a high-risk city unprepared for the next "Big One".

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Clean fuel worsens climate impacts for some vehicle engines: study

A pioneering program by one of the world's largest cities to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved harmful vehicle emissions in more than 5,000 vehicles – and worsened ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Japan touts pedal-powered water purifier

A Japanese company is gearing up for large-scale production in Bangladesh of a bicycle that can also be used to purify water at disaster zones or remote villages.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Mobile app takes on India's cheating tuk-tuk drivers

It could spell the end for cheating autorickshaw drivers in India, the scourge of commuters and foreign tourists alike.

Technology / Software

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets

(AP) -- The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power except from haphazard ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 31, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Future looks sunny for Bangkok's tuk-tuks

Prapai Hemsuwan gunned the engine of his emerald green three-wheeler, sending it into a fit of rasping coughs and causing clouds of black smoke to belch into the air.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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