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KANPUR: In an initiative to create awareness on health-related issues, the World Health Day would be observed on April 7. In a press meet organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday, it was informed that "1,000 cities, 1,000 lives" would be a part of the global campaign to raise awareness on the potential effects of urbanisation on the health of the individuals and communities and to undertake activities to protect and promote health in cities.

Standard Chartered Bank, today said that it has appointed Sreeram Iyer as Chief Operating Officer (COO),India.Iyer will oversee critical operational functions and report to Neeraj Swaroop, Regional Chief Executive..

The prize money component for Indian athletes, men and women, taking part in the full marathon and finishing first in the Indians category has been raised from $2,500 to $6,000 for the 7th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, scheduled to be held on January 17, 2010.

World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June.

State-run infrastructure financing company IIFCL on Friday said the World Bank will disburse USD 1.2 billion loan next month for its various infrastructure projects."We have been told on Thursday, that they (World Bank) are doing $ 1.2 billion (disbursing it) in April meeting," India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) Chairman SS Kohli told reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI summit here, when asked about assistance from the World Bank.

There will soon be a local variant of Google Earth, the iconic and controversial service from Internet search company Google Inc. that allows ordinary people to take a close look at most parts of the world on their computer screens, using satellite images and maps.

It was a fashion soiree that upped the style quotient a few notches higher as Kingfisher, “Good Times Partner” to the Standard Chartered John Abraham Mumbai Marathon 2010, along with noted designer Manoviraj Khosla organised a gala fashion show at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon event party on Friday.

While Downloading Google Earth setup from Google, we used to get a small setup file called GoogleEarthSetup.exe which is of 534kb size approx. We have to run this small setup file to get full setup of Earth. Sometimes, it becomes annoying if you have low internet speed or no connectivity. But now you dont have to face this types of situations, as because Google has introduced the standalone installer for Google Earth

A tumbling torrent of water pours out from a thin rim of rock and drops. And drops. Plunging literally thousands of feet through thin air, and set against a steep and imposing cliff face, the waterfall might almost seem a trickle – and yet a trickle it most certainly is not. From the craggy heights of Venezuela’s Angel Falls to the only slightly less lofty crown of Yosemite Falls, rushing streams of water carve their course over the world’s highest waterfalls. The views from the top, though vertiginous, are like those found nowhere else on earth.