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India: The Next University Superpower?

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597815

 

India has ambitious plans to increase graduate numbers in a way which would give it the size and status of an education superpower.

The figures are staggering. India's government speaks of increasing the university enrolment rate from around 12% at present to 30% of the population by 2025 - approaching the levels of many Western countries.

 

3rd March 2011 development, Education, India, Superpowers
Exercise Watermark to Test UK Flood Response

 http://www.exercisewatermark.co.uk/en/homepage.aspx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12661471

The largest flood defence exercise ever held in the UK is getting under way - and will last all week.

Exercise Watermark will involve thousands of people from the emergency services, councils and utility firms.

The practical test comes in the wake of heavy criticism of failings in the official response to the floods which hit several areas in 2007.

A series of scenarios across England and Wales will test the authorities' ability to co-ordinate.

7th March 2011 Flood Management, Flooding
Japan 8.9 Earthquake and Tsunami
11th March 2011 Earthquake, Japan Earthquake Tsunami 2011, Tsunami
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