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YuvaTV!

The youth no longer get their news from just watching TV. In fact, studies indicate that they prefer spending hours on social networking sites to get their daily dose of news. In such a scenario how does TV news survive the onslaught of the 'digital age'? Debesh Banerjee suggests a way out through a TV news channel for the Indian youth.
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The war on wind farms

Wind power is being promoted due to future worries about not being unable to import foreign fuels, this has greatly influenced the demand for investments in ‘home grown’ energy in order to guarantee security and independence for the future. Wind turbines are one of the most controversial environmental subjects around at the moment. Renewable energy policies have come under attack recently, yet huge growth spurts of wind farms are occurring all over the country. So if it is such a controversial energy source why are wind farms are still being built?
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Tanker crew faces murder trial in India

Indian police and coast guard are questioning the entire crew of an Italian cargo ship that fired at an Indian fishing trawler, killing two men. Laura Curtis reports on the Italian navy who say the crew members fired in self-defence, after initially firing warning shots, because they feared their vessel was about to be attacked by pirates.
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