TOP 10 NEWS 29/02/2012

UN lambastes 'certain interests' for hiding urban child poverty

             The often appalling conditions of children who live in citiies is being concealed because "it serves certain interests to ... keep these children invisible", warns the UN Children's Fund in its annual State of the World's Children report. 

 

 

Indian NGOs under fire for backing nuclear protesters

            The Indian government has lodged cases against three NGOs for aiding Kudankulam nuclear plant protesters

 

 

Fifteen 'near-misses' at US nuclear plants in 2011

              The Union of Concerned Scientists has documented 15 "near-misses" at 13 U. nuclear plants during 2011. 

 

 

Marine reserve recommended for Antarctica’s Ross Sea

                 A fully protected marine reserve in the Ross Sea as the keystone of the world’s largest network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica is recommended in a new report.

 

 

Indian Supreme Court go-ahead for interlinking rivers 

                  India's highest court has given the go-ahead for a controversial inter-linking river project that seeks to transfer water from surplus to water-deficit areas.

 

 

World waters 'threatened by toxic mine waste dumping'

                  Mining companies dump more than 180 million tonnes of hazardous mine waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans worldwide every year, threatening vital bodies of water with toxic heavy metals and other chemicals poisonous to humans and wildlife, warns a new report.

 

 

Watch out for us this summer, say St Paul's protesters

                   Occupy protesters in London promised to return with "ambitious" plans this morning, after being evicted from their St Paul's site in the dead of night by police.

 

 

Haiti camp population finally falls below 500,000

                     The number of Haitians still living in tents and shelters is now less than 500,000 - about one-third of the population initially displaced by the earthquake of 2010.

 

 

TECHNOLOGY TODAY:

 

Windows 8 Beta: Hands-on:

The first beta of the next-gen, tablet-friendly OS is eminently touchable, definitely social, and maybe just a bit sexy. But that doesn't mean it's a shoo-in as the belle of the ball.  

 

 

Microsoft makes its pitch for Windows 8:

At Mobile World Congress, the software titan talks up the "fast and fluid" future that awaits users of Windows 8, with an emphasis on tablets and laptops.  

 

 

Facebook launches Timeline for Pages:

The new timeline feature is now available for Pages as well as personal profiles, allowing users to visually check out the history of a business or brand

 

 

The curious case of the missing iPad 3 home button:

Apple unleashes its invitation for a special event next week that will undoubtedly bring the next iPad, but there's something missing. 

 

 

Google Doodle hops into leap year

In one of its rare celebrations of two noteworthy events, Google has created a special home page cartoon honoring not just the elusive February 29, but also Rossini's birthday.