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ENVISIONING A SOLAR-POWERED FUTURE
January 2016 -
The leaders of India and France recently launched an international solar alliance of over 120 countries at the Paris COP21 climate summit. Let’s imagine some of the changes that will take place.
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Good Sports: WRESTLING STAR
December 2015 -
Neetu Sarkar, one of India’s top female wrestlers, overcame great odds to become a sports star: forced marriage to a mentally challenged older man, no support for her wrestling--but she persisted.
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Good Sports: WORLD CUP DREAMS
December 2015 -
Will India be in the soccer World Cup Finals soon? It’s unlikely, but there’s always the chance that India will one day host the event. India recently got past Round 1 in prelims.
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Good Sports: 24-HOUR ENERGY
December 2015 -
Manoj Bhargava's 5-Hour Energy drinks made him a billionaire. He pledged to give away 99% of his fortune, and is now bringing energy to India's poor with his electricity-producing bicycles.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
December 2015 -
Quotes from the 1st Indian-American female mayor in the USA; Texas Teacher of the Year; Aziz Ansari impersonating Bobby Jindal; Director Deepa Mehta; P. M. Bhargava; Google employee who found a bug.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
December 2015 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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FUN TIME: NOPE, WE’RE NOT SWIMMING ACROSS THE WORLD
December 2015 -
When I heard that a man was planning to complete a 10,000-mile swim around the world, I knew that he couldn’t possibly be Indian. He's Martin Strel, a native of Slovenia who lives in the USA.
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MOVE OVER KARDASHIANS, HERE COME THE KESWANIS
December 2015 -
A new web series called The Keswanis: A Most Modern Family came out on People.com, featuring an Indian-American family that hopes to replace the Kardashians as the most famous family in America.
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INKING HIS DEVOTION
December 2015 -
An Australian tourist got in trouble in Bengaluru when right-wing activists saw his tattoo of the fertility goddess Yellamma on his shin. Yellamma (or Renuka) is a Hindu goddess of South India.
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Good Sports: YOGA-TEACHING OLYMPIAN
November 2015 -
Rai, the first woman of Indian descent and first Indo-Canadian woman to win an Olympic medal, was inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame in Delta, British Columbia, last month.
