India challenges West to help

India’s Science and Technology Minister has given a stinging rebuff to developed nations for not doing enough to help poorer countries combat climate change and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Shri Kapil Sibal says wealthy nations need to share whatever technologies they have to help developing states bring emissions down and reduce pollution.

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China extinguishes 130-year-old fire

China’s official Xinhua news agency reports that a fire that broke out 130 years ago at a Chinese coalfield has finally been extinguished, stopping 100,000 tons of harmful gases – including carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide – and 40,000 tons of ash from polluting the atmosphere every year.

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