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Critical India Monsoon Rains On Track Despite Dry Spell Thiruvanthapuram, India (AFP) June 05, 2007 
Meteorological officials in southern India maintained Tuesday that the annual monsoon rains had already started despite a renewed dry spell which they blamed on an unexpected cyclone. The southern state of Kerala had been elated on May 28 when weather officials declared the monsoon had arrived earlier than expected -- good news for the country's farm dependent economy.
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India Resists Calls To Cut Emissions As Brazil Says No To US Plans
New Delhi (AFP) Jun 04, 2007India said Monday that it would not agree to any commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions under growing international pressure, and instead pressed for greater collaboration on clean technologies. New Delhi has already said it would reject such calls at this week's Group of Eight summit, where climate change will be a key topic, because stricter limits would slow ... more INSAT-4CR To Be Launched In September 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jun 04, 2007The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch its communication satellite INSAT- 4CR as a replacement to INSAT-4C which was reduced to debris during its unsuccessful launch last year. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair told reporters here this week that the replacement satellite would be launched in September 2007. ... more Huge Waves From One Storm Slam Coasts Some 6000 Km Apart 
Paris (ESA) Jun 01, 2007Huge waves that struck Reunion Island and coastlines across Indonesia earlier this month all originated from the same storm that occurred south of Cape Town, South Africa, and were tracked across the entire Indian Ocean for some 10 000 kilometres over a nine-day period by ESA's Envisat satellite. Waves reaching up to 11 metres devastated France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean when it ... more Amazon Tribesman Takes Rainforest Message To Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) May 31, 2007An Amazon tribal leader warned Thursday that the world will "destroy itself" unless nations stop clearing rainforests and voiced anger that his message is falling on deaf ears. Taking his campaign to the world's second-largest economy, Raoni Metyktire, a leader of the Kayapo Indians in Brazil, said Amazon nature was falling victim to development, mining and farming. "I have met with presid ... more US Sees Technical Delay In India Nuclear Pact 
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2007The United States on Thursday again blamed "some technical issues" for delays in a nuclear energy deal with India but insisted it was still "committed" to the unprecedented agreement. "I can't give you a sense on the final timing, but, look, the government's clearly committed to it," White House spokesman Tony Snow said as negotiators from both sides held talks in New Delhi. Chief US negot ... more |
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Thiruvananthapuram (AFP) India, May 28, 2007The first rain from India's annual monsoon, which is crucial to its farm-dependent economy, hit the southwest coast on Monday, a weather official said. "The onset of the annual southwest monsoon has begun over Kerala today," said K. Santosh, director of the Indian meteorological department's office in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state. A monsoon season, which lasts from June ... more India Rejects Greenhouse Gas Limits 
New Delhi (AFP) May 28, 2007India said Monday it would reject proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions at a summit meeting of the world's leading economies next month because stricter limits would slow its booming economy. "Legally mandated measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have significant adverse impacts on GDP growth of developing countries, including India," environment ministry secretary ... more Hurricane Risks Higher Than Usual For Most Of US Coasts 
Orlando FL (SPX) May 28, 2007Much of the nation's Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines face substantially higher-than-normal risks for hurricanes in 2007, according to an analysis by a University of Central Florida researcher and his Georgia colleague. Nationally, Carteret County on the North Carolina coastline has the highest probability of hurricane-force winds in 2007 at 22.4 percent, according to the analysis by UCF ... more Indian Businessman Capitalizes On Global Warming Concerns 
Bangalore (AFP) India, May 27, 2007Indian businessman Tulsi Tanti, who has just bought German turbine maker REpower, stumbled into wind energy almost by accident when he was calculating the cost of power for his textile plant. More than a decade on, he believes increasing concern about global warming means the wind energy business will only turn in yet more profits. Tanti, 49, found that he was paying 25 percent of his ... more |
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New Delhi, India (AFP) May 18, 2007India's prime minister said on Friday he was hopeful of sealing a crucial civil nuclear agreement with the United States, amid reports of differences between the two sides. "I am hopeful. We are in for serious negotiations. Talks are going on," Manmohan Singh told the Press Trust of India. Singh's remarks followed media reports that a visit by a top US negotiator to India may have been delayed.< ... more India Wakes Up To E-Waste As Economy Booms 
New Delhi (AFP) May 13, 2007Environmentalists, alarmed by surging demand for consumer gadgets in India, are pushing manufacturers to tackle mounting piles of hazardous . India's 300-million strong middle class is grabbing gadgets as global competition pushes down costs of electronics which a decade ago were beyond the reach of many households. "We're raising the red flag," said Vinuta Gopal, spokeswoman of the Indian ... more Space Systems/Loral Awarded Contract To Build High-Power Satellite For SES New Skies 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 11, 2007Space Systems/Loral has announced that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES New Skies, a subsidiary of SES Global. NSS-12 will be used to enable communications services for telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India and other parts of Asia. NSS-12 is the first satellite contract ... more India To Launch Three More Foreign Satellites 
New Delhi, India (AFP) May 10, 2007India, which placed an Italian satellite into orbit last month, plans to launch three more foreign satellites, a government minister said Thursday. "The Indian Space Research Organisation has already signed agreements for putting into space three more foreign satellites," Prithviraj Chavan, a minister in the prime minister's office, told parliament. Chavan did not elaborate on the a ... more
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