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www.sodis.ch DUBENDORF, SWITZERLAND, May 3, 2007: Solar Water Disinfection, SODIS, improves the microbiological quality of drinking water by using solar UV-A radiation and temperature to inactivate pathogens causing diarrhea. This simple, low-tech application of the sun’s rays and the ubiquitous PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastic bottles can dramatically help people without safe drinking water. At least one third of the population…

p class=”source”a HREF=”http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=27429″www.pib.nic.in/a/p p class=”summary”DELHI, INDIA, May 3, 2007: (HPI note: Following is an official press release from the government of India.)br /br /”As per the Detailed Project Report (DPR), the Sethusamudram project is scheduled to be completed by November, 2008. There is no scientific evidence regarding the existence of any ancient man-made structure in the proposed Sethusamudram Ship Channel…

www.rfpusa.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK, May 3, 2007: (HPI note: A reader recommended this training program.) The United States today is an increasingly multi-religious society, and many who are engaged in religious formation, training, and ministry are seeking opportunities to dialogue with people outside their religious tradition. The Interfaith Academies for Religious Leaders are intensive study programs for people engaged…

www.indiaenews.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, April 30, 2007: Six persons including a Hindu priest were killed when the Sri Lankan Navy stormed a Hindu temple on an island off the northern Jaffna peninsula Sunday. The military claimed five of them were rebels belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who had taken cover inside the temple and attacked the…

news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, April 19, 2007: American oil company ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods, the world’s biggest meat producer, have announced that they will produce diesel from pork fat. Cows and chickens will also be transformed to power motor vehicles. The companies say that this renewable source of energy will be cleaner than conventional diesel. It is hoped that it will…

www.startribune.com MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, April 28, 2007: A year ago, two young men took baseball bats to Deities at a Hindu temple in Maple Grove. And the Hindus keep seeking goodness in the ugliness. Again last week, leaders of the temple praised a Hennepin County Court judge who showed impatience, but mercy, for one of the individuals responsible for the mindless…

www.dailytimes.com.pk KARACHI, PAKISTAN, April 29, 2007: Seven-year-old Angela finds it difficult to study Islamiyat at school. “I don’t know if I have to study it or not, but it’s really difficult to pronounce the Arabic properly,” she said. Angela, one of many children belonging to the Hindu Maheshwari, is a class three student at N. A. Bechar Government Primary School…

www.c-n.com BRIDGEWATER, April 27, 2007: State Superior court Judge Victor Ashrafi has dismissed the first two counts of the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center’s lawsuit against the Board of Adjustment, according to a decision posted Thursday. The temple was seeking to overturn the board’s May 2006 rejection of expansion plans that would have included housing for priests and a cultural…

epaper.hindustantimes.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 27, 2007: Sunil Sharma is ready for a pilgrimage to Haridwar and he is not the typical octogenarian pilgrim. Mr. Sharma is a 24-year old IT professional, looking for a holiday away from the daily urban stress. “I need a break from my 24×7 computer environment. I need to connect with myself. I’m going to Haridwar…

www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 27, 2007: In an April 25 Op-Ed piece, Linda Hirshman argued it may be “easier in the short term” for a new mother to leave her job and stay at home but she should resist the easy road and return to work. Ms. Hirshman’s essay has elicited a spirited discussion published on the Time’s…