news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, December 2, 2008: A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions. Researchers say tropical forests are increasingly cleared to make way for palm oil crops, leading to a reduction in habitats for many rare species. The problem is most acute in Malaysia and Indonesia which…
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www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk EDINBURGH, UK, December 2, 2008: A visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to a city Hindu temple has been called off because of a row between members, it was revealed today. The visit, on Thursday, has been cancelled because of a dispute between two parties based at the Shree Hindu Temple and Community Centre, in St Barnabas Road, Leicester.…
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in.reuters.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 1, 2008: India’s health minister said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in years to come. “There should be extensive scientific deliberations on yoga. And today I blatantly put that yoga reduces diabetes, yoga reduces hypertension,…
www.daijiworld.com KANDAPUR, KARNATAKA, INDIA, December 1, 2008: The “Hindu Religious Awareness Conference” was held at Shetty Auditorium of Bhandarkar’s College yesterday. The conference was organized by the Hindu Jana Jagruti Samiti. Speaking after inaugurating the program, Sri Kalahastendra Saraswati Swami, Anegundi Jagadguru Maha Samstan, Katapady, said that the word “Hindu” is under siege in India. “Hindu religion is a precious…
www.dailytimes.com.pk BADUY, WEST JAVA, December 2, 2008: High in the lush hills of far western Java, an animist tribe lives a peaceful existence, untouched by the turmoil of the financial crisis. The Baduy, who are estimated to number somewhere between 5,000-8,000 people, are surviving in tribal lands only 120 km (75 miles) from the teeming mega-city of Jakarta. Yet despite…
www.hinduismtoday.com Even among high-context cultures, the Indian wedding stands out. It involves as much planning as the construction of a nuclear power plant–except it costs more. Anonymous
www.journalgazette.net FORT WAYNE, IN, USA, November 30, 2008: Arranged marriages are more common across the world than romantic marriages, says Usman, a professor emeritus at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and former sociology department chair. The cultural trend is popular especially in India, China and Indonesia – three countries that make up about 40 percent of the world’s population, reported…