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Five Canadian and developing country teams awarded total of C$12.5M to study climate change adaptation

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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) together with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced that five research teams have been awarded a total of C$12.5

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Caterpillar Foundation awards $12.5M grant to World Resources Institute (WRI) for sustainable cities initiative; focus on key urban centers in China, India and Brazil

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WRI will partner with up to five urban centers to demonstrate how they can use “avoid, shift and improve” strategies to increase energy efficiency, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and improve water quality, urban mobility and land use.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. The Ability Hand is also water-resistant, Akhtar says. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.". ARM WRESTLING WITH A BIONIC HAND!?!?!?! www.youtube.com. POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

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Adani Group’s USD 1.2-bn copper plant to boost India’s metal production – ET Auto

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“We have a strong international presence to import copper concentrate as India does not produce enough.” ” West coast, they said, provides Adani with an additional competitive advantage to cater seamlessly to domestic as well as international markets. India imports roughly two million tonnes of sulphuric acid.

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