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Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research this week said that around 3,145 square miles - an area half the size of Wales - were razed between August 2007 and August 2008.

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) is an integrated energy company engaged in the Exploration and Production (E&P) of crude oil and natural gas, and the refining, transportation and marketing of petroleum products, globally. The company is headquartered in Dehradun, in India, and has overseas operations in Vietnam, Russia, Myanmar, Syria, Qatar, Egypt, Cuba, Brazil, Nigeria, Columbia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran and Libya.

Juniper's first Global Bandwidth Index Report reveals the latest findings on how consumers are using mobile internet connectivity across developed and emerging markets. The study, carried out by Wakefield Research, surveyed 5,500 consumers in developed markets, including Australia, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US, and emerging markets, including Brazil, China, India and South Africa.

The Serrote da Laje deposit owned by Aura Minerals is located in Alagoas, Brazil, which hosts five of the world's biggest iron ore mines. The installation license (LI) authorising the project construction was obtained in August 2009 and the definitive feasibility study was completed in September 2012.