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Digital Angel Secures Contract With Shipping Corporation Of India St. Paul MN (SPX) Feb 22, 2008 
Digital Angel has announced its Indian distributor, SHM Shipcare of India, has been awarded a contract by the Shipping Corporation of India to supply 200 ships with the Company's McMurdo SMARTFIND emergency position indicating rescue beacons. The contract also includes servicing.
McMurdo Sales and Marketing Director Jeremy Harrison commented, "We believe our EPIRBs are a vital ... read more
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Tens of thousands camp out after Indonesian quake: official
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Tens of thousands of people camped outside their homes on the Indonesian island of Simeulue after a 7.5-magnitude quake that killed three, an official said Thursday. The quake hit just off the remote island located near Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering panic across the region lashed by the earthquake-triggered 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 168,000 people in Indonesia. ... more China, India speed climate change: Australian report 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2008The economic rise of China and India means climate change is occurring faster than previously thought, making efforts to fix the problem more urgent, an official Australian report found Thursday. The government-commissioned report called for stronger international commitment to addressing climate change, saying current efforts "still fall far short of getting deep cuts in global emissions ... more Arming India In The Early 21st Century Part Two 
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 20, 2007 For the time being, private companies in India are kept at a certain distance -- they have no chance of receiving a defense order if the share of foreign capital exceeds 26 percent. Moreover, unlike state-owned companies, they have to pay 30 percent import duties for foreign spare parts. However, this investment situation may soon change. First, analysts expect an increase in the 26 per ... more Innovative Program Launched In India To Finance Clean Micro Energy Technologies 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 21, 2008Green Microfinance and MicroEnergy International of Germany announced the launch of Energizing India at the recent 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting. The microfinance institution, Evangelical Social Action Forum, has contracted with Energizing India in its endeavor to provide micro energy products for its 232,310 clients (micro-businesses and families) in four Provinces in south India. ... more India must pass by July key India-US nuclear deal: US senators 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 20, 2008India must complete by July all steps needed to conclude a nuclear technology deal with Washington to ensure the US Congress approves it before the presidential polls, three US senators said on Wednesday. The India-US civilian nuclear energy deal has been held up due to stiff opposition from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Communist allies who prop up the minority Congress-led government. ... more |
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Kuwait City (AFP) Feb 19, 2008India's Larsen and Toubro on Tuesday signed a contract worth 431 million dollars as part of an upgrade of two of Kuwait's three refineries for environment-friendly products, an executive said. The 22 hydrocrackers and desulphurisation reactors being sold will be used by Kuwait National Petroleum Co in a multi-billion-dollar clean fuel project. "This is the largest ever order placed with ... more India to test submarine-based missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2008India will soon conduct its first test of a submarine-based ballistic missile which can be tipped with a nuclear warhead, an official announced on Monday. The experimental missile will be fired from a submerged pontoon, said S. Prahlada, chief controller of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "We have completed all preparations for the first-ever test launch of ... more The Russian Indian Arms Deal Facing Testing Times Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 18, 2007 The Indians are increasingly criticizing their Russian partners for high prices and unreliable supply of spare parts in arms deals between the two countries. This situation is typical for many pre-tender PR clashes. But spare parts should be delivered on time, especially now that the character of our cooperation has changed, and our military partnership has ceased being almost exclusive ... more Indian official warns over Pakistan nukes: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2008India should be deeply concerned about the possibility of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremists, a top official was reported as saying Monday. "The nature of the dangers which nuclear weapons pose has dramatically intensified with the growing risk that such weapons may be acquired by terrorists..." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy Shyam Saran said. ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 16, 2008European aerospace giant EADS and India's Tata Group announced Saturday they will jointly bid for a one-billion dollar deal to supply tactical communication systems to the Indian army. The army will invite tenders later this year, Indian officials said on the sidelines of an arms fair in New Delhi. "The teaming arrangement with EADS would ensure that the solution proposed is cutting edge ... more Outside View: Russian nuke plant for India 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 15, 2007 Russia and India have upgraded their unique cooperation in building civilian nuclear facilities by initializing an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of four additional energy units at the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and on joint work at other sites. Deputy Director of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency Nikolai Spassky and head of the Indian Nuclear Power ... more India's Moon Mission Likely To Be Put Off To June 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 15, 2008Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, scheduled to be launched in April, is likely to be postponed to June, an Indian Space Research Organisation official said on Tuesday. The much-awaited mission was originally scheduled to be held on April nine or April 23 from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. "Now, it looks doubtful in April. We are working on a (different) PSLV mission ... more India calls for military alliance at naval summit 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 14, 2008India called for an alliance of navies to boost security at sea at its first naval summit Thursday with nations that have a stake in the busy maritime lanes of the Indian Ocean. Twenty-six representatives of navies from countries including Australia, Egypt, France and Sri Lanka are attending the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), seen by experts as an effort by New Delhi to assert its ... more
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