news.newamericamedia.org SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, July 13, 2006: Amid soaring oil prices and concerns over global warming and national security, corn ethanol has been called the magic bullet for America’s energy troubles, says this article by author Christopher D. Cook. At first glance, corn ethanol’s appeal is compelling. It’s a homegrown energy source that reduces fossil fuel consumption. From Wall Street…
www.wavesinternational.net HOUSTON, TEXAS, July 12, 2006: (HPI note: This is excerpted from a long report by Kalyani Giri available at URL above.) The World Association of Vedic Studies, whose aim is to foster greater understanding of Vedic and Indian studies recently met in Houston, July 8 to 10. Over 150 scholars participated in a three-day symposium on the various fields…
inwww.rediff.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 10: India’s first river action plan, Ganga Action Plan, has led to a significant improvement in the river’s water quality. Last year’s summer average values, recorded from March to June, for dissolved Oxygen (DO) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) showed a marked improvement as against the levels noted in 1986, according to data released here…
news.monstersandcritics.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 10, 2006: Suggestions that the ancient Indian practice of yoga can favorably impact the health of cancer patients has taken a new direction with a recent collaboration between Indian and American cancer research foundations. Houston-based University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center recently announced a research collaboration with India’s Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (Research…
malaysiahinduvoice@gmail.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 10, 2006: At least three groups overseas have attempted to convey their concern to the Malaysian government about the spate of Hindu temple demolitions of late. The Agni Foundation, representing the Dutch Hindu Community, held a meeting on May 19 with Malaysia’s Ambassador to Holland Noor Farida Ariffin to discuss the issue. In a report…
www.cbsnews.com WASHINGTON, U.S., July 10, 2006: Curbing tobacco use and taking other steps to eliminate some of the most common risk factors for cancer could save millions of lives over the next few decades, health officials said Monday. Tobacco alone is predicted to kill a billion people this century, 10 times the toll it took in the 20th century, if…
www.baltimoresun.com BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, July 0-9, 2006: Giggling and croaking like frogs may not be what ancient Hindu practitioners had in mind, but as yoga continues to boom in popularity in the West, a new sort of follower is scurrying onto mats and into downward-facing dog position: children with disabilities, begins this informative article. Around Maryland and beyond, a growing number…
indiaenews.com BHOPAL, INDIA, July 7, 2006: A Siva Lingam at a Madhya Pradesh temple has developed a crack and officials have asked devotees not to pour their offerings over it. But devotees and holy men are threatening to take to the streets if the ban is forced on them. The Siva Lingam–a stone icon of Lord Siva–is at the Omkareshwar…
www.thisislondon.com LONDON, ENGLAND, July 12, 2006: Sex selection of babies for non-medical reasons is set to be outlawed in the UK under Government plans for a shake-up of embryology regulation. Health Minister Caroline Flint told MPs she was minded to introduce a “clear and specific ban” on the use of new techniques to choose one gender of baby. Allowing parents…
www.timesonline.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, July 12, 2006: Hindus living in Britain do not want to be described as “Asian,” according to a big study of the community. Instead, they want to be known as British Indian, Hindu — or even Desi, a Hindi word growing in popularity with the young that means being rooted in one’s home country. At the time…