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Countries look to draw expatriate cash with ‘diaspora bonds’ A growing roster of developing states are turning to their compatriots abroad to raise cash by marketing “diaspora bonds”, a funding strategy successfully pioneered by India and Israel but sometimes tricky to imitate. Some 250 million people, around 3 percent of the world population, live outside

How a Vegetarian Diet Could Help Save the Planet Evangelists of vegetarian and vegan diets are quick to cite growing evidence that reducing meat consumption improves human health in attempt to win over converts. Likewise, climate change activists often cite the strain that animal products place on the environment to advocate for changed practices. Now,

OCI Registrations Worldwide OCI Registration Report OCI Registration certificate/visa printed Report As On: 16-JUL-2013 Total Allotted Application – 1359467 Sr. No. Mission Name No of Visa/OCI Card Allotted 1 LONDON 214535 2 NEW YORK CGI 174396 3 SAN FRANCISCO 119125 4 HOUSTON 91466 5 CHICAGO 79732 6 BIRMINGHAM 79702 7 TORONTO 78495 8 SYDNEY 62862

New way to make plastic from CO2, plant waste Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered a new way to make plastic from carbon dioxide and plant materials such as agricultural waste and grasses, that may dramatically lower the carbon footprints of the plastics industry. The new technology could provide a low-carbon alternative to

‘Spirit of India Run’: Pat Farmer reaches Udaipur Pat Farmer, an ultra marathon runner and former minister in the Australian government who is on a 4,600 km ‘Spirit of India Run’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, arrived in Udaipur on Sunday. Farmer and his team were given a warm welcome by officials of the tourism department