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Spire Provides Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line To PLG Power In India Bedford MA (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 
Spire has announced that it has received a contract from PLG Power Limited (PLG Group) to provide a state-of-the-art, turnkey photovoltaic module assembly line in India. PLG Power Limited is the Energy and Power division of PLG Group, a multifaceted organization involved in manufacturing and agro-based industries located in Mumbai and Kolkata, India. This will be the company's first state ... read more
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CIC Castigates ISRO For Denying Information
New Delhi, India (PTI) Jun 10, 2008The Central Information Commission has castigated the Indian Space Research Organisation for taking a stand that information relating to the Defence Ministry was not a public activity, and asked it to reveal the details to an RTI applicant. "The stand taken in the hearing by respondents ISRO that matters concerning the Ministry of Defence do not concern public activity is absurd. ... more World major economies see new nuclear dawn 
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 9, 2008Top economic powers have declared that the world is entering a new era of nuclear energy amid rising concerns over high oil prices and global warming, but Germany stood firmly as an exception. The Group of Eight industrial nations got together with China, India and South Korea at the weekend in Aomori, a hub of Japan's nuclear energy industry on the northern tip of the country's main island ... more G8, Asian powers urge oil production hike as prices soar 
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 8, 2008Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in global oil production as host Japan warned the world could plunge into recession. Energy ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers met in the northern Japanese city of Aomori with officials from China, India and South Korea in the wake of a record spike in oil prices. ... more ISRO To Release Extensive Satellite Imagery By Year End 
New Delhi (SPX) Jun 06, 2008Adding a feather to its cap, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its own satellite imagery on the internet six months from now, rivalling popular mapping service Google Earth. "Our images will be on our website six months from now," ISRO To Release Extensive Satellite Imagery By Year End Chairman G Madhavan Nair told reporters here after receiving the Rammohan Puraska ... more Big energy consumers to gather in Japan as oil prices soar 
Tokyo (AFP) June 5, 2008Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two thirds of the world's energy will hold talks in northern Japan this weekend, seeking ways to secure enough supply and reduce consumption as oil prices hit record highs. The June 7-8 ministerial meeting in Aomori, some 600 kilometres (370 miles) north of Tokyo, brings together China, India, South Korea, and the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations. ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) May 28, 2008 Indian intellectuals meeting in the aftermath of the May 13 bombings in the northern tourist spot of Jaipur have accused the security and investigative agencies of picking up Muslim youths on suspicion and without any tangible evidence of their involvement in terror-related crimes. The conference, titled "Terrorism: A Solidarity Approach" and jointly organized by the People's Movement ... more Pakistan hails 'historic' nuclear tests 10 years on 
Islamabad (AFP) May 28, 2008Pakistan hailed the tenth anniversary of its first nuclear tests on Wednesday, saying it marked a decade of "responsibility and restraint" by the Islamic world's only atomic power. The foreign ministry issued a statement marking the anniversary of the detonations on May 28, 1998, which were carried out in response to nuclear tests by regional rival India and caused worldwide alarm. ... more McCain wants nuclear talks with China, Russia 
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2008Republican presidential candidate John McCain Tuesday pledged to launch a new dialogue with China and Russia to reduce nuclear weapons and proliferation, and backed a US-India civil nuclear pact. The Arizona senator also took a fresh swipe at potential Democratic general election foe Barack Obama, over his offer to talk to the leaders of US foes like Iran, Syria and Cuba. McCain has prev ... more Understanding Autumn Rain Decline In South East Australia 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 27, 2008Fluctuations in sea-surface temperatures to the north of Australia and changes in atmospheric circulation patterns over the sub-tropical Indian Ocean have been identified as key factors leading to declining rainfalls in south-eastern Australia since 1950. According to a report from a CSIRO Wealth From Oceans Flagship study - published this week in the science journal Geophysical Research ... more |
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Islamabad (AFP) May 21, 2008Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan signed a pact Wednesday to give consular access to each others' prisoners but made no breakthrough in their dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. Foreign ministers from both sides wrapped up the latest round of the four-year-old negotiations between the feuding neighbours, which resumed this week after a hiatus of several months caused by political ... more Indianapolis 500 Airs Nationwide On XM Satellite Radio 
Indianapolis IN (SPX) May 19, 2008XM Satellite Radio will air extensive coverage of the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 as motorsports fans gear up for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on May 25 live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider of the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy Racing League. The Indianapolis 500 can be heard nationwide on the IndyCar Series Racing channel ... more Analysis: Indian terror cells active 
Kolkata, India (UPI) May 19, 2008 A claim of responsibility for last week's terror bombings in the Indian tourist town of Jaipur from a little-known Islamic group has renewed calls for tougher tactics and new laws amid fears that -- despite government reassurances -- terrorist cells are alive and thriving in the country. In an e-mail message Wednesday, a group called the Indian Mujahedin sent images said to prove its ... more Analysis: Indian agencies start blame game 
New Delhi (UPI) May 15, 2008 India's intelligence and security agencies are indulging in a blame game over a recent foiled infiltration bid by militants on the Pakistani border, with one agency accusing the paramilitary forces guarding the border of lacking alertness. India's elite Intelligence Bureau sent a report to the Interior Ministry in which it charged that the lack of alertness displayed by the paramilitary ... more
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