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Kalam Asks BrahMos Developers To Work On Mark-II Version New Delhi (ANI) (SPX) Jun 26, 2007 
President APJ Abdul Kalam has called upon the BrahMos Aerospace team to work on Mark-II version of the missile so that the country remains the market leader in supersonic cruise missiles. Congratulating the Indian Army for acquiring supersonic cruise missile BrahMos at a function marking the commencement of its delivery, Kalam said that in the emerging network centric warfare scenario, the fast ... read more
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US Charitable Giving Sets New Record Topping Katrina Effort
Washington (AFP) June 25, 2007US charitable giving hit a record 295.02 billion dollars in 2006 as Americans topped the philanthropic effort from major disasters a year earlier, a survey showed Monday. A report by Giving USA Foundation showed a third straight year of charity giving growth fueled in part by mega-gifts from billionaires life Warren Buffett, but also from mainstream Americans, who donated roughly two percent of ... more Organic Farms Provide A Clue For India's Struggling Farms 
New Delhi (AFP) June 25, 2007As India struggles to deal with stagnation in its crucial agricultural sector, small-scale organic farming initiatives near the capital are providing clues on how to reap healthy profits from the land. Many farmers in India, where more than 70 percent of the people depend on the land, eke out a living -- or else fall steadily into debt -- trying to grow water, fertiliser and pesticide-heavy crop ... more Sunita Williams Makes Giant Leaps For Womankind 
Washington (AFP) Jun 23, 2007Commander 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 ... more 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 |
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Washington (AFP) June 16, 2007UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the slaughter in Darfur was triggered by global climate change and that more such conflicts may be on the horizon, in an article published Saturday. "The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change," Ban said in a Washington Post opinion column. UN statistics showed that rainfall declined some 40 ... more Indian Villagers Oppose Uranium Mines 
Shillong (AFP) India, June 17, 2007Villagers are fighting back against plans to mine uranium in northeast India, saying it will put their health at risk and destroy the environment. Residents voiced opposition at this week's hearing into the state-run Uranium Corporation of India Ltd's plan to mine in hilly, tribal-run areas. News of the hearing by Meghalaya state's pollution control board, held in a remote village north ... more The Space Junk Threat Complexity Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) June 14, 2007Currently, 44 radiation sources from Russia are parked in the "burial orbit" of space. They are: two satellites with unseparated nuclear power units (Cosmos-1818 and Cosmos-1867), fuel assemblies and 12 closed-down reactors with a liquid metal coolant, 15 nuclear-fuel assemblies and 15 fuel-free units with a coolant in the secondary cooling loop. They are to spend no less than 300 to 400 passive ... more New Green Pyre To Cool Planet While Burning The Dead Of India 
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 |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 11, 2007In early May, an Indian naval delegation headed by Vice Admiral Birinder Singh Randhawa, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defense (Navy), visited Severodvinsk, a major submarine construction centre in the Arkhangelsk Region, northern Russia. In spite of cold temperatures, piercing winds and snowfalls, the visit proved very fruitfu ... more Signet Solar Unveils Plans For Thin-Film Solar Module Manufacturing In India 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Signet Solar announced plans to establish significant thin-film solar module manufacturing capabilities in India. Signet Solar's India announcement follows plans unveiled last month for a manufacturing and development plant in Dresden, Germany. Signet Solar is a global company founded to design, develop and manufacture large area, low cost, thin-film silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. ... more Major Developing Nations Lukewarm On G8 Climate Goals 
Berlin (AFP) Jun 07, 2007The leaders of five major developing nations on on Thursday signalled they would not bow to pressure from the Group of Eight to commit to binding targets in the fight against global warming. Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa insisted ahead of talks with G8 leaders on Friday that their "different capacities and interests" must be considered when tackling climate change. ... more Nordic Windpower Launches Lower Cost Wind Turbines For US Markets 
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
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