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Sunita Williams Makes Giant Leaps For Womankind Washington (AFP) Jun 23, 2007 
Commander Sunita Williams, who on Friday became the woman who has spent the longest time in space, joined NASA as a navy experimental test pilot and flew helicopters in the 1991 Gulf war. Williams, 41, said her Indian heritage is a source of pride for her and others. "I am half Indian and I've got a, I'm sure, a group of Indian people who are looking forward to seeing this second person of India ... read more
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Pakistan Builds Third Nuclear Reactor For Bombs
Islamabad (AFP) Jun 22, 2007Pakistan appears to be building a third plutonium nuclear reactor to significantly boost its production of atomic bombs, a US research group said Friday. Satellite images show work progressing rapidly at Khusab, 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Islamabad, where the other two reactors are sited, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said in a report. Pakistan carried out ... more Indian Army Commissions BrahMos Cruise Missiles 
New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jun 22, 2007India's Army put the BrahMos joint Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missile into service Thursday at an official ceremony in the capital. The missile has been developed as a joint venture between India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia's Mashinostroyenia research-and-production center. "BrahMos is the best example of Russian-Indian cooperation," said India's ... more India Completes Talks On Huge Warplane Deal 
New Delhi (AFP) June 19, 2007India has completed negotiations over an order for 126 fighter jets that could cost up to nine billion dollars, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday. But the minister did not say which of the Russian, US and European rivals were best placed to win what arms industry sources have described as the world's biggest fighter plane contract in 15 years. According to industry sources, the ... more Suni Williams Sets New Record For Women In Space 
Washington (AFP) Jun 16, 2007A US astronaut of Indian heritage made history early Saturday when she set a new record for the longest uninterrupted space flight by a woman. At 1:47 am (0547 GMT), International Space Station (ISS) engineer Suni Williams surpassed the 188-day, 4-hour mark set by her compatriot Shannon Lucid in 1996, according to US space officials. It was not the first record set by Williams ... more World Desertification Day Puts Spotlight On Neglected Crisis 
Paris (AFP) June 15, 2007The United Nations on Sunday sounds a loud alarm about desertification, warning that global warming is helping to drive the onward march of parched land and, in years to come, millions of people could be driven from their homes. Of six billion humans, nearly a fifth are threatened directly or indirectly by desertification, experts warn ahead of the UN's annual World Day to Combat ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) June 11, 2007The average Indian may go through an entire life without contributing a huge amount to the world's production of greenhouse gases, but in death his carbon footprint jumps. Alarmed by the fuel-intensive nature of the funeral rites of Hindus who practice open-air cremation using firewood, an environmental group in New Delhi is promoting a new, more eco-friendly pyre. "Our faith tells us we m ... more Big Blue Goes Big Green In India 
Bangalore (AFP) Jun 08, 2007IBM said Friday it would supply technology to its Indian data-centre clients that will help them reduce energy costs, which make up almost half their total expense. IBM Global Financing, a unit of the technology giant, will provide clients with loans on easy terms so they can fund the hardware, software and services needed to build energy-efficient data centres, the company said in a statement.< ... more Kalam Calls For Development Of Satellite Systems For Entire Humanity 
Hassan, India (ANI) Jun 11, 2007President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said that the satellite systems should be developed for the advancement of the entire humanity. He said this while dedicating the country's latest communication satellite, INSAT- 4B to the nation at the Indian Space Research Organisation's Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka. The satellite was successfully launched from the spaceport at Kourou ... more Azerbaijani Radar A Looming Presence For Nervous Inhabitants 
Gabala, Azerbaijan (AFP) Jun 08, 2007For the people who live in its shadow, the towering Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan is more than just a bargaining chip in US-Russian wrangles over missile defence. A product of the Cold War, the station was originally used to monitor US military activity around the Indian Ocean and continues to be operated by Russia. On Thursday it was thrust into the spotlight when Russian President V ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Nordic Windpower has released the Nordic N1000 turbine for North American markets, and available in 2008. The turbine is based on a ten-year record of trouble-free operations in Sweden and is the result of a 30-year, $75 million investment in R and D and value-engineering by the Swedish government and European Union. "Nordic Windpower is excited to launch its global business in North Ameri ... more Critical India Monsoon Rains On Track Despite Dry Spell 
Thiruvanthapuram, India (AFP) June 05, 2007Meteorological 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. But after three days ... more 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
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