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ISRO To Build Nano-Satellite Platform, Eyes Overseas Business Bangalore, India (PTI) Aug 09, 2007 
India's space agency will next year launch a special platform to put into space miniature satellites catering to the needs of developing countries and the domestic scientific community, its chief said today. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a 100-kg "satellite bus" as demand has picked up for launching nano-satellites, its Chairman G Madhavan Nair said. "We are trying ... read more
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India Flood Survivors Struggle To Burn Or Bury Dead
Darbhanga, India (AFP) Aug 08, 2007Sribhagwan Manjhi has taken to counting the dead bodies that float down the river since raging waters swollen by the monsoon swallowed his bamboo home in India's Bihar state. This week, he said he had counted 10 corpses. "Often I miss some," Manjhi admitted from his observation point in Begusarai district, one of the 19 of impoverished Bihar's 38 districts submerged by the worst flooding in 30 y ... more Proxy Aviation Completes Cooperative Flight Demonstration OF UAV For USAF 
Germantown MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2007Proxy Aviation System announced that it successfully completed a series of demonstrations of the cooperative flight capabilities of its SkyWatcher and SkyRaider unmanned aerial vehicles, managed by its SkyForce Distributed Management System. The U.S. Air Force contracted with Proxy to perform these tests under the operational control of the USAF UAV Battle Lab. The demonstration, called Cooperat ... more UN Warns Of Looming Health Crisis In South Asia Flooding 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 07, 2007Millions of people marrooned by severe floods in South Asia face a looming health crisis unless they receive clean water supplies within days, United Nations agencies said Tuesday. The UN children's fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation said that stagnant flood waters were breeding grounds for diarrhoeal and waterborne diseases, including cholera as well as insect-borne diseases such a ... more Rain And Blocked Roads Hinder Nepal Flood Relief 
Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 07, 2007More rain and blocked roads have delayed efforts to help 300,000 people in southern Nepal hit by major flooding, amid fears of a rise in water-borne illnesses, officials said Tuesday. "We are concerned about water-borne diseases like diarrhea, dysentery and typhoid," Arjun Bahadur Singh, Nepal's health ministry spokesman, told AFP. "There is no shortage of medicine. However, accessibility is a p ... more Indian Boat Owners Exploit Floods To Make Money 
Madhubani, India (AFP) Aug 07, 2007Yamuna Devi and her children clung to a tree, waving desperately at a passing boat to rescue them. It paddled off as she had no money to pay for a ride to safety in India's flooded Bihar state. "Pay or perish," the boatman screamed, mumbling obscenities as she numbly stared at the retreating vessel filled with people who had paid 40 rupees (one dollar) each for a ride in the state's cut-off Madh ... more |
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Patna, India (AFP) Aug 06, 2007Many of the millions of people forced from their homes by floods across South Asia were desperate for food and drinking water on Monday as aid workers and army battled to reach them. The flooding, described as the heaviest to hit the region in decades, has affected 31 million people and killed more than 1,600 others in India, Bangladesh and Nepal since monsoon rains began pouring down in June. I ... more India And Nepal Trade Blame For Worst Flooding In Decades 
Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 06, 2007India and Nepal blamed each other Monday for some of the worst flooding in South Asia in decades, which has affected 25 million people and left rescuers scrambling to help victims. Officials in Bihar, the Indian state worst affected by the inundation, said neighbouring Nepal had failed to build dams to control water surging down from the Himalayas. But Nepal hit back immediately, claiming that I ... more China And India Becoming Leaders In World Economic Growth 
Manila, Philippines (AFP) Aug 07, 2007China and India are the new engines of world economic growth, replacing the United States and other developed countries, International Monetary Fund managing director Rodrigo Rato said Tuesday. He said China overtook the United States this year to become the biggest contributor to world economic growth. "For the first time, the largest contribution to global growth will now be made by China," Ra ... more Japan presses India on nuclear deal 
Manila (AFP) Aug 01, 2007Japan said Wednesday it was very cautious about any nuclear cooperation with India and urged New Delhi to make a full accounting of its landmark atomic deal with the United States. Japan said it could help India with its vast and growing energy needs but said the country, one of the world's top polluters and a nuclear-armed state, should take part in future efforts to fight climate change. ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Aug 03, 2007Dozens of people are crammed into a small room, lying on the floor and breathing in rhythm to the loud whooshing sounds coming from the mouth of India's leading New Age guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The eager crowd is learning a stress-busting technique that the perpetually smiling Shankar -- dubbed by one Indian magazine as the "fastest-growing guru in the marketplace of happiness" -- says he dis ... more Rivers Submerge Villages In South Asian Flood Misery 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 05, 2007The death toll from floods sweeping across India topped 1,100 on Sunday as more people drowned in swollen rivers that have stranded millions with little food or drinking water, officials said. Six people died overnight in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to 125 in the northern state where 2,400 villages have been cut off, a government spokesman said. "Almost all rivers are flowing above the ... more Bush Calls Global Climate Summit To Do A Deal 
Washington (AFP) Aug 03, 2007President George W. Bush has invited the world's major polluters to a September 27-28 conference to set long-term goals on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups have called the plan, which Bush proposed in a speech on May 31, a diversion from other global efforts to combat global warming, while Washington says it complements UN-driven talks on the issue. Bush asked Australia, Br ... more Pakistan Says US-India Nuke Deal Risks Arms Race 
Islamabad (AFP) Aug 02, 2007Pakistan warned Thursday that a civilian nuclear accord between India and the United States threatens regional stability, saying it would allow its arch rival to produce more atomic bombs. The caution came at a meeting of Pakistan's National Command Authority (NCA) chaired by President Pervez Musharraf, a statement said. The body oversees the country's nuclear strategy. The long-delayed deal ann ... more
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