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India PM calls for end to opposition to US nuclear pact New Delhi (AFP) June 11, 2008 
Indian Premier Manmohan Singh Wednesday made a fresh appeal to his government's left-wing allies and the opposition to drop objections to an endangered nuclear energy pact with Washington. Singh, who has been pushing the deal that would allow India to buy technology and power plants without signing global non-proliferation pacts, said he was hopeful it would be finalised soon, the Press ... read more
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Jakarta (AFP) June 11, 2008Indonesia launched two tsunami alert buoys with US help Wednesday to boost an early warning system for the country worst hit by the 2004 killer wave, the US embassy said. The devices are part of a 22-buoy system planned for the Indian Ocean, an embassy statement said. "This work is extremely important for ordinary Indonesians who live and work in tsunami-prone areas," US Ambassador ... more Spire Provides Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line To PLG Power In India 
Bedford MA (SPX) Jun 10, 2008Spire 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 ... more 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 |
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Kolkata (IANS) May 28, 2008The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch its first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayan-I, between October and December, a top official said yesterday in Kolkata. "We are hopeful of launching the spacecraft in the third quarter of 2008-09. The mission would be targeted to capture images of the lunar surface," ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said. "The objectives of t ... more ISRO Eyes Commercial Launches To Earn Cash
Kolkata (IANS) May 28, 2008After a string of successes, a confident Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to offer its capacities on a commercial basis and ring in its cash registers, after meeting the domestic requirement that calls for four to five launches a year. "ISRO launch vehicles are efficient, reliable and cost-effective. Our launch vehicles cost nearly 25 percent less than what international ... more Analysis: Indian security agencies faulted 
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 |
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Washington (AFP) May 23, 2008The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday. Speaking to CNBC television during a visit to California, Rice also dismissed fears that the US economy was losing its competitive edge to China and India. It's very important that we diversify (ene ... more Analysis: India mulls new probe agency 
New Delhi (UPI) May 21, 2008 Worried over its failure to effectively stop the growing incidence of terror attacks, Maoist violence and white-collar crime, India is considering the establishment of a federal agency to investigate crimes having countrywide implications. Successive Indian governments, police, security and intelligence agencies have deliberated establishing a federal investigating agency but have ... more India, Pakistan sign prisoner agreement 
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
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