Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
I have never got wickets on such a pitch: Ashwin
There were no nerves and no fumbles in R. Ashwin's approach as he squared up to the media after setting up India well in the first Test against the West Indies. The replies were sharp and focused while the off-spinner discussed his craft and the angst of a Test debutant, which he denied.
Excerpts:
The approach
“I didn't expect any wickets or so many of them, but before the Test match I was hoping to get a five-wicket haul and probably some more runs as well.
“Unfortunately the second part did not happen.”
Wickets that mattered
“Marlon Samuels was probably playing for the turn and he seemed worried about the bat-pad to short-leg but probably if you have played in Delhi and the Kotla, you do know that it won't go to short-leg.
“Unfortunately he did not know that and he was looking for the spin and it went straight on.
For Chanderpaul, I was bowling around the wicket in the first innings, so here I came over the wicket and was just trying a different angle. Fortunately it worked.”
The Harbhajan shadow
“I am a youngster and he is a senior professional and he has done his job and probably when I am given my duties I need to live up to my conscience and do my job.”
Pitch and other turns
“Honestly speaking I have never got wickets on such a pitch. It is not my bread and butter as I need spin and bounce. There was nothing for the batsmen or the bowlers. If the batsman is not patient enough you can get a wicket.
“Today I tried to bowl a wee bit quicker and on to the stumps and it paid off.”
“I didn't feel any nerves but yes the body wasn't moving the way I wanted it to in the first few overs. I didn't know whether my hip was turning, whether the release was perfect.
“All I was doing was concentrating because I have never seen a wicket that is so less receptive to so many revolutions on the ball.
“All these things were weighing on my mind before I went in for the lunch break (on the first day) but as time went on, I just had to handle myself.
“I don't think I was that nervous.
“To play alongside Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid is a blessing.”
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Trust deficit with Pak ‘shrinking’: Krishna
Striking a positive note ahead of the Indo-Pak Prime Ministerial meeting, India on Wednesday said the trust deficit with its neighbour was “shrinking” and there was a very positive atmosphere.
Talking to reporters on his way to Maldives to attend the SAARC summit, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said he was very optimistic about the forward movement during the meeting as the “trust level has gone up between the two countries“.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet on Thursday in Maldives ahead of the inauguration of the summit of SAARC nations and are expected to review the progress in bilateral ties.
Mr. Krishna, who will also be part of the bilateral, said the “trust deficit with Pakistan is shrinking” and there was “a very positive atmosphere”.
While the heads of governments of the eight SAARC nations — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — will hold summit talks here, all eyes are on the Dr. Singh-Gilani meeting that comes against the backdrop of positive developments, including Pakistan’s decision on granting the MFN trade status to India.
He also said that it was “necessary for Pakistan to work out a joint strategy with India in order to fight terror”.
When asked specifically about the existence of terror training camps in Pakistan, the Mr. Krishna said Pakistan has to take action against them.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
The Ten Worst Shah Rukh Khan Movies
The biggest budget Indian movie of all time may be earning cash at the box office, but people don't seem impressed, right from you, dear readers, to critics.
Not that Ra.One is Khan's only disaster.
Here's my list of the 10 worst films Shah Rukh Khan's been in:
10. English Babu Desi Mem
The first time Khan played more than one character in the same movie, he didn't stop at a double-role. Shah Rukh played twin sons and their father in this frequently cringeworthy film which also features Sunny Singh, that cute kid from Dekh Bhai Dekh, being as annoying as can be.
Image: Sonali Bendre and Shah Rukh Khan in English Babu Desi Mem
9. Karan Arjun
Before the triple-role, however, he did technically play two parts in this unbelievably cheesy Rakesh Roshan reincarnation saga starring Shah Rukh alongside Salman Khan.
To their credit, both leading men commit to the hamming, but are quite outdone by Rakhee wailing "mere bete aayenge" seemingly drunkenly.
To their credit, both leading men commit to the hamming, but are quite outdone by Rakhee wailing "mere bete aayenge" seemingly drunkenly.
Image: Salman Khan, Rakhee and Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Arjun
8. Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
Director Ketan Mehta tried to do a lot with this madcap satire featuring dialogues in verse and India being sold for one rupee. But despite the occasional moment or two of clarity, this is a muddled up and quite atrocious mess of a film.
Credit to Khan for doing this the same year he did Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, his biggest mainstream success.
Credit to Khan for doing this the same year he did Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, his biggest mainstream success.
Image: Deepa Sahi and Shah Rukh Khan in Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
7. Ye Lamhe Judaai Ke
Made in 1994 and released in 2004, this is a film worth watching only for academic reasons, to see perhaps how well it ages.
The answer? Not well at all. Shah Rukh lacks the intensity we associate with even his weaker films in this boring mishmash of genres.
The answer? Not well at all. Shah Rukh lacks the intensity we associate with even his weaker films in this boring mishmash of genres.
Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Raveena Tandon in Ye Lamhe Judaai Ke
6. Mohabbatein
All of India expected something truly special from Aditya Chopra in his follow-up feature after the hyper-successful DDLJ.
Despite casting Khan and Amitabh Bachchan together, this insipid feature proved to be nothing but an amazingly pointless vehicle for star kids who had no business being in the movies.
Image: Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan in Mohabbatein
5.RA.ONE
Ra.One, in which Shah Rukh Khan payed out nearly Rs 200 crore to make a film without an ounce of ingenuity, humour or smarts.
If you want to see Khan grab between Arjun Rampal's legs, however, this is the film for you.
If you want to see Khan grab between Arjun Rampal's legs, however, this is the film for you.
Image: Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One
6.Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Khan, playing an irritable loser with a limp, took the character's affliction too literally and gave us a truly lame lead.
Image: Preity Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
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Seventh billion baby born in village near Lucknow
LUCKNOW: India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh greeted the arrival of the worlds seven billionth baby on Monday morning. The symbolic seven billionth baby, is a girl child named Nargis born to Ajay and Veenita Yadav of Dhanaur village in Mall block falling on the outskirts of Lucknow, the capital of UP.
News agencies reported some other cities across the world also celebrating the birth of the seven billionth baby.
Nargis was chosen as the symbolic seven billionth baby by child rights NGO, Plan India.
Executive Director, Plan India, Bhagyashri Dengle said "we chose UP to mark the birth of the seven billionth baby as the state accounts not only for the highest number of births but also the highest number of 'missing girls'. By celebrating the birth of a girl as the seven billionth baby we are drawing attention to the serious issue of India's declining sex ratio"
With a population bigger than that of Brazil, UP has just 899 girls for every 1,000 boys. The situation is similar in other states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and country's capital Delhi, according to Plan India.
The government run community health centre had been gearing up for the event for the last few days. Amidst much fanfare the parents of Nargis were handed over the birth certificate by the blocks health officer.
The child's father, Ajay Yadav said that they were happy at the birth of their daughter. He said that though he and his wife have only studied till class 10, they would ensure proper education for their daughter.
Apart fron Nargis, Plan India also identified six other girl children who were born in the area. All the seven girls will be sponsored by seven women ambassadors for a period of seven years, during which they will engage with the families of the children.
Marking the event, news agencies quoted the United Nations, Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon saying "some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are 7 billion strong. But we will only be able to use that strength for the benefit of all, if our societies are built on mutual respect and understanding"
News agencies reported some other cities across the world also celebrating the birth of the seven billionth baby.
Nargis was chosen as the symbolic seven billionth baby by child rights NGO, Plan India.
Executive Director, Plan India, Bhagyashri Dengle said "we chose UP to mark the birth of the seven billionth baby as the state accounts not only for the highest number of births but also the highest number of 'missing girls'. By celebrating the birth of a girl as the seven billionth baby we are drawing attention to the serious issue of India's declining sex ratio"
With a population bigger than that of Brazil, UP has just 899 girls for every 1,000 boys. The situation is similar in other states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and country's capital Delhi, according to Plan India.
The government run community health centre had been gearing up for the event for the last few days. Amidst much fanfare the parents of Nargis were handed over the birth certificate by the blocks health officer.
The child's father, Ajay Yadav said that they were happy at the birth of their daughter. He said that though he and his wife have only studied till class 10, they would ensure proper education for their daughter.
Apart fron Nargis, Plan India also identified six other girl children who were born in the area. All the seven girls will be sponsored by seven women ambassadors for a period of seven years, during which they will engage with the families of the children.
Marking the event, news agencies quoted the United Nations, Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon saying "some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are 7 billion strong. But we will only be able to use that strength for the benefit of all, if our societies are built on mutual respect and understanding"
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Anna may end 'maun vrat' soon
Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare, who has been in 'silent mode' for the past fortnight since his team members got enmeshed in a series of controversies, may break his 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) in the next couple of days as he wants to hold "open discussions" with his supporters. The 74-year-old activist on Monday said he wants to start on a tour of different states after ending his fast and hopes to "gather energy" from his supporters to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed and then to fight for electoral reforms including 'Right to Reject' and 'Right to Recall'. "The thought of giving up on my 'maun vrat' is playing in my mind. In the next 3 to 4 days I might end my 'maun vrat'," Hazare said in his latest blog posting 'Straight from the Heart'. "Crores of people have turned to reading my blog all over the world hence I think it would only seem appropriate that I end my 'maun' and hold open discussions with them," he said. Hazare conveyed his intention to break his vow of silence a day after his key aides Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi met him in Ralegan Siddhi and decided to write a Constitution for its anti-corruption movement and revamp the Core Committee after that. Four days ago, Hazare had said in his blog that his health still does not permit him to give up his vow as verbal communication was leaving him very weak. Hazare said he will also embark on a tour to meet all those young men and women, farmers, working class people and school children who were a part of this movement against corruption and "at times even went to jail for the sake of the cause"
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Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare, who has been in 'silent mode' for the past fortnight since his team members got enmeshed in a series of controversies, may break his 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) in the next couple of days as he wants to hold "open discussions" with his supporters. The 74-year-old activist on Monday said he wants to start on a tour of different states after ending his fast and hopes to "gather energy" from his supporters to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed and then to fight for electoral reforms including 'Right to Reject' and 'Right to Recall'. "The thought of giving up on my 'maun vrat' is playing in my mind. In the next 3 to 4 days I might end my 'maun vrat'," Hazare said in his latest blog posting 'Straight from the Heart'. "Crores of people have turned to reading my blog all over the world hence I think it would only seem appropriate that I end my 'maun' and hold open discussions with them," he said. Hazare conveyed his intention to break his vow of silence a day after his key aides Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi met him in Ralegan Siddhi and decided to write a Constitution for its anti-corruption movement and revamp the Core Committee after that. Four days ago, Hazare had said in his blog that his health still does not permit him to give up his vow as verbal communication was leaving him very weak. Hazare said he will also embark on a tour to meet all those young men and women, farmers, working class people and school children who were a part of this movement against corruption and "at times even went to jail for the sake of the cause"
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Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare, who has been in 'silent mode' for the past fortnight since his team members got enmeshed in a series of controversies, may break his 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) in the next couple of days as he wants to hold "open discussions" with his supporters. The 74-year-old activist on Monday said he wants to start on a tour of different states after ending his fast and hopes to "gather energy" from his supporters to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed and then to fight for electoral reforms including 'Right to Reject' and 'Right to Recall'. "The thought of giving up on my 'maun vrat' is playing in my mind. In the next 3 to 4 days I might end my 'maun vrat'," Hazare said in his latest blog posting 'Straight from the Heart'. "Crores of people have turned to reading my blog all over the world hence I think it would only seem appropriate that I end my 'maun' and hold open discussions with them," he said. Hazare conveyed his intention to break his vow of silence a day after his key aides Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi met him in Ralegan Siddhi and decided to write a Constitution for its anti-corruption movement and revamp the Core Committee after that. Four days ago, Hazare had said in his blog that his health still does not permit him to give up his vow as verbal communication was leaving him very weak. Hazare said he will also embark on a tour to meet all those young men and women, farmers, working class people and school children who were a part of this movement against corruption and "at times even went to jail for the sake of the cause".
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Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare, who has been in 'silent mode' for the past fortnight since his team members got enmeshed in a series of controversies, may break his 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) in the next couple of days as he wants to hold "open discussions" with his supporters. The 74-year-old activist on Monday said he wants to start on a tour of different states after ending his fast and hopes to "gather energy" from his supporters to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed and then to fight for electoral reforms including 'Right to Reject' and 'Right to Recall'. "The thought of giving up on my 'maun vrat' is playing in my mind. In the next 3 to 4 days I might end my 'maun vrat'," Hazare said in his latest blog posting 'Straight from the Heart'. "Crores of people have turned to reading my blog all over the world hence I think it would only seem appropriate that I end my 'maun' and hold open discussions with them," he said. Hazare conveyed his intention to break his vow of silence a day after his key aides Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi met him in Ralegan Siddhi and decided to write a Constitution for its anti-corruption movement and revamp the Core Committee after that. Four days ago, Hazare had said in his blog that his health still does not permit him to give up his vow as verbal communication was leaving him very weak. Hazare said he will also embark on a tour to meet all those young men and women, farmers, working class people and school children who were a part of this movement against corruption and "at times even went to jail for the sake of the cause".
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Monday, October 24, 2011
2G case: Karunanidhi anxious, hopeful Kanimozhi will get bail
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi is hopeful that his daughter Kanimozhi, who has been behind bars since May in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, will get bail on Monday, a party spokesperson said.
"We are hopeful that Kanimozhi will be out on bail today (Monday). Kanimozhi should have got bail earlier...there is lot of politics behind the scene," DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan said.
"She has been in jail for over five months which is a punishment. She is only an accused in the case and denying bail to accused is wrong... all the accused have the right to get bail," he added.
The 88-year-old former Tamil Nadu chief minister and his wife Rajathi with grandson Adithya have been in Delhi since Friday.
"Kalaignar is very anxious, he is hopeful that his daughter will get bail. He will not come to the court. But Rajathi Ammal and Adithya will be present in the court," he said.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court last week charged Kanimozhi, an MP who has been in Tihar Jail, with criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
The court is hearing the bail applications of various accused in the 2G case, including that of Kanimozhi, Monday.
"We are hopeful that Kanimozhi will be out on bail today (Monday). Kanimozhi should have got bail earlier...there is lot of politics behind the scene," DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan said.
"She has been in jail for over five months which is a punishment. She is only an accused in the case and denying bail to accused is wrong... all the accused have the right to get bail," he added.
The 88-year-old former Tamil Nadu chief minister and his wife Rajathi with grandson Adithya have been in Delhi since Friday.
"Kalaignar is very anxious, he is hopeful that his daughter will get bail. He will not come to the court. But Rajathi Ammal and Adithya will be present in the court," he said.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court last week charged Kanimozhi, an MP who has been in Tihar Jail, with criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
The court is hearing the bail applications of various accused in the 2G case, including that of Kanimozhi, Monday.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
HC cancels land acquisition of 3 Greater Noida villages
In a major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court on Friday cancelled the land acquisition of three villages in Greater Noida.
The land acquisition of Abdullahpur, Devla and Saberi villages were cancelled by the court. As per the order, the farmers who have already taken the compensation, can return the amount and claim back their land.
The farmers in the villages, where planning has already taken place, will get 64% additional compensation and 10% of developed land.
The High Court further said that an officer of the Principal Secretary level would be appointed to look into the functioning of Greater Noida authority.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
India v England: Jonathan Trott and Samit Patel see tourists to defendable total in third one-day international
Jonathan Trott hit 98 not out as England piled up 298-4 in a must-win one-day international against world champions India in Mohali on Thursday. Samit Patel smashed an unbeaten 70 off 43 balls and Kevin Pietersen scored 64 as England's batting finally came good after skipper Alastair Cook won the toss in the day-night game.
The tourists, who were thrashed by 126 runs and eight wickets in the previous two games, need a win to stay afloat in the five-match series.
India's new look team, without seven players who won the World Cup final against Sri Lanka in April, will chase a target of six runs an over under lights to clinch the series.
Trott and Pietersen, coming together at 53-2, put on 101 for the third wicket on an even-paced pitch ideal for shot-making.
Trott then added 103 for the unbroken fifth with Patel, who hit two sixes and seven fours as England plundered 91 runs in the last 10 overs.
Trott, who was on 94 at the start of the final over from Vinay Kumar, took three runs from the first two deliveries but managed only a single off the fifth to be denied a fourth one-day hundred.
Cook, who fell for zero in the second match, failed once again when he was trapped leg-before by Vinay for three in the fourth over.
Craig Kieswetter made amends for his low scores in the first two matches by pounding two sixes and three boundaries in a quickfire 36 before he was bowled by part-timer Virat Kohli in the 13th over.
Pietersen and Trott battered the Indian bowling till the 29th over when the hosts ended the century partnership through a contentious decision by umpire Sudhir Asnani.
Asnani, standing in an international match for the first time since 1999, declared a stunned Pietersen leg-before even as the tall batsman stretched forward to defend a ball from Ravindra Jadeja.
England managed just 30 runs for the loss of Ravi Bopara's wicket - bowled by Praveen Kumar for 24 - in the batting power-play between the 36th and 40th overs.
Trott, who was on 94 at the start of the final over from Vinay Kumar, took three runs from the first two deliveries but managed only a single off the fifth to be denied a fourth one-day hundred.
Cook, who fell for zero in the second match, failed once again when he was trapped leg-before by Vinay for three in the fourth over.
Craig Kieswetter made amends for his low scores in the first two matches by pounding two sixes and three boundaries in a quickfire 36 before he was bowled by part-timer Virat Kohli in the 13th over.
Pietersen and Trott battered the Indian bowling till the 29th over when the hosts ended the century partnership through a contentious decision by umpire Sudhir Asnani.
Asnani, standing in an international match for the first time since 1999, declared a stunned Pietersen leg-before even as the tall batsman stretched forward to defend a ball from Ravindra Jadeja.
England managed just 30 runs for the loss of Ravi Bopara's wicket - bowled by Praveen Kumar for 24 - in the batting power-play between the 36th and 40th overs.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Amitabh Bachchan turns 69 today, says still learning
“I feel strange sometimes to work with young actors,” says Amitabh Bachchan, who celebrated his 69th birthday today.
“I am old compared to today's generation of actors. When I go to the sets, I find mostly youngsters in the 25-30 age group while I am entering my 70th year,” Bachchan told reporters outside his Juhu residence.
Bachchan, who greeted fans outside his home, said, “Sometimes I feel strange at the sets because there is a gap of 30-40 years (between him and the other artistes). But I like their enthusiasm. Our Hindi film industry is progressing. The artistes today are very talented. I hope I will continue to learn from them.”
In a career spanning over four decades, Bachchan has done genre defining roles like the angry young man in 'Zanjeer', 'Deewar', 'Agneepath', the small time thief of 'Sholay', the ageing teacher in 'Black', the 13-year-old child suffering from progeria in 'Paa' and an idealist professor in 'Aarakshan'.
He continues to be one of the most bankable stars at the box office and on the small screen, hosting the fifth season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.
The mega star credits his popularity to his fans and wellwishers. “I find myself lucky to get work in this age. I hope that I get to work with good people,” he said.
Asked whether he is satisfied with all the accolades that have come his way, Bachchan said, “It would be wrong to say that I have everything. But I am satisfied with what I have. I wish the welfare of my family, fans and colleagues.”
Coming out of his house 'Jalsa' to acknowledge greetings of his fans who had gathered outside, Big B clad in flowing off-white kurta-pyjama attributed his achievements to the blessings of his parents.
Also, "I pray for the well being and happiness of my family and fans," he told reporters.
He said he plans to celebrate quietly with family.
Several fans had queued up outside the bungalow to get a glimpse of the actor who came out and greeted them.
They released balloons when the veteran came out, with a placard even hailing Bachchan as the world's most famous vegetarian.
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India wants contentious issues to figure in Durban climate talks
India made it clear on Monday that it wants contentious issues, including access to intellectual property rights, to be a part of the upcoming climate change talks at Durban in South Africa
New Delhi has submitted a proposal to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, asking it to include three issues in the agenda. They are: unilateral trade measures, intellectual property rights and equitable access to sustainable development.
India requested that the three issues be included in the provisional agenda of the 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties to be held in Durban in late November this year. "These issues have been neglected and not properly addressed in the 2010 Cancun," an official statement said.
Developed countries, especially the United States, are of the view that these issues have been settled in Mexico's Cancun.
However, most developing countries are of the view that not all the issues were addressed in Cancun, it added.
Among other things, India is pushing for an IPR regime for developing countries to have access to costly clean western technologies.
The Cancun agreements were silent on IPR issue.
"Conference of Parties," the statement said, "should urgently decide on addressing the issue of treating and delivering climate technologies and their IPRs as public good in the interest of the global goal of early stabilisation of climate."
UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro from mid-1992.
Its objective is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
New Delhi has submitted a proposal to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, asking it to include three issues in the agenda. They are: unilateral trade measures, intellectual property rights and equitable access to sustainable development.
India requested that the three issues be included in the provisional agenda of the 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties to be held in Durban in late November this year. "These issues have been neglected and not properly addressed in the 2010 Cancun," an official statement said.
Developed countries, especially the United States, are of the view that these issues have been settled in Mexico's Cancun.
However, most developing countries are of the view that not all the issues were addressed in Cancun, it added.
Among other things, India is pushing for an IPR regime for developing countries to have access to costly clean western technologies.
The Cancun agreements were silent on IPR issue.
"Conference of Parties," the statement said, "should urgently decide on addressing the issue of treating and delivering climate technologies and their IPRs as public good in the interest of the global goal of early stabilisation of climate."
UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro from mid-1992.
Its objective is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
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I was more surprised than hurt at being dropped: Harbhajan
Off-spinner Harbbhajan Singh says he was more surprised than hurt when he was axed from the Indian ODI team for the first two ODIs against England.
"I wouldn't say I was hurt. I was more surprised. I wish the younger guys all the best. I am more than happy to share my experience with them like I was helped by Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly while I was coming up," Harbbhajan told PTI in an interview on Wednesday.
Dropped following a lacklustre tour of England, Harbhajan said that despite not being a part of Indian side, he would like to see his teammates take revenge over England in the five-match series, starting on Friday in Hyderabad.
England recently blanked India 0-4 in the Test series before inflicting a humiliating 0-3 defeat in the five-match one-day series at their backyard.
Harbhajan, on his part had a dismal show, as he took only two wickets in 69.4 overs at an average of 143.50 and economy rate of 4.11 before he suffered a stomach injury during the second game and was ruled out for the rest of the tour.
"Harbhajan Singh is immaterial. What is important is India must beat England in the five-match ODI series and take their revenge, which I am sure they would over the next two weeks," he said.
"Ultimately, we are all playing for the country. We all are looking to exact revenge against a team who were so good against us recently," he added.
The feisty spinner also said that India's defeat in England hurt him more than his own omission and it continues to be a recurring nightmare for him.
"It took a lot of hard work for us to reach to the top. And we wouldn't rest till we wrest it back. We won't rest..," he said.
Critics in recent times have found fault with Harbhajan's bowling, saying it was not penetrative enough but the bowler begged to differ.
"First of all you must decide what you expect from a bowler in limited overs format. Do you expect him to take a five-for everytime he bowls his 10 overs or do you want him to put the squeeze on and force the opposition to play into your hands?," asked Harbhajan.
"In a low-scoring match, you would expect him to take wickets. On a belter of a track, you want him to dry up the runs," he added.
In the 17 ODIs this year, the 31-year-old spinner barely conceded over four runs an over during the tours of South Africa and West Indies and in the World Cup.
"In the Caribbean, I took one for 24 from 10 overs, besides scoring 41 with the bat in Antigua to clinch the one-day series. I must have done something right to have survived for 13 years. Who can be more concerned about my performance than myself?" he said.
"I would do what my team wants me to do. I can't keep adjusting every time somebody fancies to write about me. All I can say is that I am now completely fit and full of vigour. I am ready to put my best foot forward."
India turned out to be an inferior side against a rampant England in an away summer but a series of injuries also played a part, including one to Harbhajan in the second Test at Trent Bridge, which skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni often mentions as the moment when his team completely lost its bearing.
Injuries were also an issue with the IPL side -- Mumbai Indians -- but unlike the Indian team, it rode over its misfortune and won its maiden Champions League Twenty20 title last Sunday.
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