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ISRO Refutes INSAT-4CR Disappearance Story Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 17, 2007 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday refuted reports alleging that its INSAT-4CR satellite had "disappeared" for a while in space and later "brought back," reducing its ten-year life span by half. It's totally false and baseless. We totally deny it," ISRO spokesperson S Satish said here.
Satish said the satellite, launched on September 2 this year, had been put in the ... read more
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Research Finds Rodents Thrive Near Highways
Terre Haute IN (SPX) Dec 17, 2007There is something out there, and what an Indiana State University professor and his students are finding is surprising them. Dale Sparks, associate professor and research scientist in the department of ecology and organismal biology, and a team of students are evaluating the quality of Interstate 70 as a small mammal habitat from the Indiana state line to Marshall, Ill., with the permission of ... more As Waters Clear, Scientists Seek To End A Muddy Debate 
Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 17, 2007Geologists have long thought muds will only settle when waters are quiet, but new research by Indiana University Bloomington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology geologists shows muds will accumulate even when currents move swiftly. Their findings appear in this week's Science. This may seem a trifling matter at first, but understanding the deposition of mud could significantly impact ... more India To Launch GSAT-4 For Better Connectivity In Remote Areas 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 13, 2007India would launch a satellite in June next year to provide computer connectivity in remote villages, a Space Department official has said. "We are going to launch GSAT-4 which will have digital connectivity on board. It's meant for data transfers from computers at remote villages", Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, G Madhavan Nair, told an international conference on e-science and ... more Xcel Energy Announces Renewable Energy Project Selections 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 11, 2007Twenty-two proposed renewable energy projects featuring wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and biofuel technologies have been selected to receive nearly $23 million from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund. An advisory board with representation from Xcel Energy, environmental groups, Xcel Energy customers and the Prairie Island Indian Community recommended to the Minnesota Public Utiliti ... more Scientists Develop New Measure Of Socioclimactic Risk 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 11, 2007As the United Nations climate negotiations proceed in Bali, Indonesia, researchers have taken a first step toward quantifying the "socioclimatic" exposure of different countries to future climate change. The research team from Purdue University and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, found that China, India and the United States - major greenhous ... more |
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Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 27, 2007Climate change is the largest environmental change expected this century. It is likely to intensify droughts, storms and floods, which will undoubtedly lead to environmental migrations and potential conflicts in the areas migrated to. In the aftermath of environmental disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in the US, Rafael Reuveny from Indiana University in the US looks at the role of environmenta ... more Raytheon Completes Test To Begin Improving Accuracy Of GPS Signals Over India 
Fullerton CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2007Raytheon successfully completed the final system acceptance test to augment standard Global Positioning System signals over India. The latest test of the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, or GAGAN-TDS, is an important milestone in the worldwide transition to satellite-based navigation for civil aviation. When completed, GAGAN will join other space-based au ... more Process On For Establishing Aerospace Command 
Shillong, India (PTI) Nov 20, 2007India is on fast track to establish an Aerospace command that will help extend its strategic reach beyond the globe and exploit outer space besides controlling its space-based assets. "A space cell has been set up under the Air Vice Marshal. A tri-service dialogue will soon be held between the three defence forces as aerospace command will be a tri-services entity," Chief of IAF Air Chief Marsha ... more Tsunami-Recording In The Deep Sea 
Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2007In order to extend alert times and avoid false alarms, a new seafloor pressure recording system has been designed to detect tsunamis shortly after their development in the open ocean. The project is directed by scientists of the working group 'Marine Observation Systems' at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association. Successful testing of the re ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement, the Russian agency said on Monday. The agreement was signed by Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov and Madhavan Nair, secretary of India's Department of Space and chairman of the Space Commission. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently on an official ... more Massive Project Reveals Shortcomings Of Modern Genome Analysis 
Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 08, 2007The sequencing and comparison of 12 fruit fly genomes -- the result of a massive collaboration of hundreds of scientists from more than 100 institutions in 16 countries -- has thrust forward researchers' understanding of fruit flies, a popular animal model in science. But even human genome biologists may want to take note: The project also has revealed considerable flaws in the way they identify ... more Russian New-Generation Fighter Plane Set 2012 Deadline 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 05, 2007Russia's new-generation fighter plane, currently being jointly developed with India, will make its maiden flight no later than in 2012, a senior Air Force official said on Tuesday. Russia and India signed an agreement on cooperation in the development and production of an advanced multi-purpose fighter aircraft on October 18. "The deadlines have been set - it [the fighter] must take to the skies ... more Dinosaur Deaths Outsourced To India 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 30, 2007A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption t ... more
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