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December 12, 2024
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Pixxel secures additional $24M in Series B funding reaching $60M total



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Pixxel, a US-India-based leader in hyperspectral satellite technology, has raised $24 million in additional funding for its Series B round, bringing the total for this round to $60 million and its overall funding to $95 million. This positions Pixxel among the most well-funded space technology startups in India and the leading hyperspectral imaging company globally. New participants in the Series B extension round include M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners, joining established backers s ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Indian Navy and ISRO conduct astronaut well deck recovery trials for Gaganyaan Mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 11, 2024
The Indian Navy and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have advanced preparations for Gaganyaan's recovery operations by conducting "Well Deck" recovery trials on December 6, 2024. The ex ... more
TECH SPACE
Space Machines expands global partnerships with UK collaboration to address space debris
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Space Machines Company, a leading Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, has announced a strategic collaboration with UK-based ISAM technology developer Lunasa. This partnership aims to tackle t ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Three quarters of Earth's land permanently drier over past 30 years warns UN
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
A new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) reveals that 77.6% of Earth's land has experienced permanent drying over the last three decades, with drylands expanding by 4.3 ... more
SOLAR DAILY
India mandates local-only solar energy components from 2026
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
Indian clean energy companies will only be able to use solar modules built locally from June 2026, according to a government order apparently aimed at reducing Chinese imports. ... more
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India, Pakistan share climate challenges but not solutions
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 6, 2024
Choking smog, scorching heat and ravaging floods - arch-rivals India and Pakistan share the same environmental challenges, offering a rare but unrealised opportunity for collaboration, according to experts. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
European mission to imitate solar eclipse launches from India
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
A European mission launched from India on Thursday, aiming to catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere by imitating a solar eclipse using two satellites flying with millimetre-level precision. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipse
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024
The European Space Agency said that two spacecraft were launched from India on Thursday designed to form a single ship that will create an artificial solar eclipse while in orbit. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India launches European 'artifical eclipse' satellites
Mumbai (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
India on Thursday successfully launched into space a pair of European satellites that will create artificial solar eclipses to help scientists catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere. ... more

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Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disaster
Bhopal, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. ... more
TECTONICS
Moving hotspot formed Earth's longest straight underwater mountain chain
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024
New research from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the planet's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed in a manner different from prior scientific assumption ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India's capital - even if the choking smog that prompted her school to close last month has yet to dissipate. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi vows to deepen infrastructure cooperation with Nepal
Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli that China will offer more support to develop the country's infrastructure, Chinese state media reported. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to Madagascar
Antananarivo (AFP) Dec 1, 2024
Several dozen lemurs and more than 900 tortoises endemic to Madagascar that were trafficked to Thailand will be returned home this week, the Indian Ocean island-nation's environment ministry said on Sunday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disaster
Bhopal, India (AFP) Dec 2, 2024
Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
India's Gaganyatris complete initial astronaut training for ISRO-NASA mission to ISS
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 02, 2024
ISRO Update: Towards the goal of accomplishing a joint ISRO-NASA mission to the International Space Station, two Gaganyatris (Prime-Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Backup-Group Captain Prasanth ... more
SINO DAILY
Nepal PM departs for China visit, breaking with India tradition
Kathmandu (AFP) Dec 2, 2024
Nepal's prime minister left Monday for his first bilateral visit to China, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic's leaders of making India their first official destination. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South Asia
Colombo (AFP) Dec 2, 2024
The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding followed the storm's wake after its winds calmed. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Four children drowned in Sri Lanka as storm heads to India
Colombo (AFP) Nov 28, 2024
Sri Lankan rescue teams said Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Proba-3 precision laser calibration for artificial solar eclipse mission
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
ESA's Proba-3 mission, a groundbreaking double-spacecraft formation flying project, is set for launch on December 4 from India. The mission aims to achieve artificial solar eclipses on demand, relyi ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate deal
Baku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate deal
Baku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Delhi children struggle with online schools as court orders more smog restrictions for vehicles
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 22, 2024
Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29
Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
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Dementia risk method uses machine learning for scalable and affordable care
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, and Purdue University have unveiled a cost-effective method for predicting dementia risk. This innovative approach leverages existing ... more
TRADE WARS
Adani plunges in Mumbai on founder's charges as Asian markets retreat
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 21, 2024
Shares in Indian conglomerate Adani tanked on Thursday after its industrialist owner Gautam Adani was charged by US prosecutors with handing out more than $250 million in bribes for key contracts. ... more
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Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 19, 2024
The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said Tuesday. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024
India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes city
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024
India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan's Lahore
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024
The air quality in Pakistan's smog-choked city of Lahore on Sunday fell below the threshold considered "hazardous" for humans for the first time in two weeks. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
India hails 'historic' hypersonic missile test flight
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 17, 2024
Nuclear-armed India has tested its first hypersonic missile, the defence minister said Sunday, publicising the super-fast high-tech weapon days after rival China showcased its latest military aviation powers. ... more
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