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India's Moon Mission May Lift Off October 19 New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 19, 2008 
Weather permitting, India's maiden moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, may lift off Oct 19 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, scientists associated with the odyssey indicated Thursday. 'The tentative date is Oct 19,' they said in Bangalore after completing all the work on the cuboid-shaped 590 kg spacecraft that will carry 11 payloads. Meanwhile, the government Thursday approved a sequel ... read more
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US Congress asked to approve Indian nuclear deal this month
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2008The US Congress on Thursday began a series of meetings to consider a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India, with a call from a senior senator to fast track endorsement of the deal this month. "It would be well advised to approve it this month...rather than waiting till next year," said Democratic Senator Chris Dodd, who chaired a meeting Thursday of the Senate foreign relations ... more Child traffickers arrested in India flood zone: police 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Police in India's flood-hit north said Thursday they had stepped up operations and made several arrests to prevent an increase in child trafficking in the devastated region. The country's worst floods in decades have displaced nearly three million people and triggered mass migration from Bihar, which is among India's poorest states and a source of cheap migrant labour -- including children. ... more China says more talks set with India on border row 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2008Chinese and Indian officials will meet in Beijing this week for the latest round of talks on their decades-old Himalayan border dispute, an official here said on Tuesday. Chinese diplomat Dai Bingguo will hold talks with Indian national security adviser M.K. Narayanan on Thursday and Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. India says China occupies 38,000 square ... more Spectratime Awarded Contract To Supply Rubidium Space Clocks To IRNSS 
Neuchatel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 16, 2008SpectraTime has announced the award of a contract valued at approximately EUR 4 million to supply Rubidium Space Clocks to the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). With this new contract, SpectraTime confirms its position as the world-leading supplier of space atomic clocks and is on the way to having the largest number of atomic clocks in space on-board satellites. ... more India now a big world player thanks to nuclear nod: minister 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 15, 2008The decision by nuclear supplier nations to end a decades-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India has vaulted it into the ranks of the world's major global political powers, a key minister says. Ten days ago, the United States finally won approval in Vienna for the one-off waiver for India to take part in civilian atomic trade, a vital step to final approval by the US Congress of a ... more |
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Canberra (AFP) Sept 12, 2008Australia's foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Friday shot down claims that China is pressing Canberra not to supply Beijing's rival India with uranium for nuclear fuel. Australia has said it will not sell yellowcake to India unless it signs the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), even though the United States has signed a deal to share nuclear technology with India. Smith, who is ... more Govt Approves Modern Navigation Project GAGAN 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 12, 2008In a bid to provide seamless navigation over the Indian airspace and waters, the Indian government has approved the implementation of a Rs 774-crore Global Positioning System (GPS) aided futuristic project. The GPS aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) project would place India in a select group of nations, like the US, Europe and Japan, to possess such a system that would not only ... more Tele Atlas Global Database Expands To Deliver Digital Map Of India 
S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Tele Atlas has announced the availability of Tele Atlas digital maps for India, which includes 5,463 sub-districts, 593 districts and 35 states and union territories (UTs), and includes detailed street level coverage for approximately 109,000 kilometers in eight major cities: Ahmadabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR (the National Capital Region, including Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gr ... more Bangalore To Host India's Maiden Space Exposition 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 12, 2008Confederation of Indian Industry in association with Indian Space Research Organisation and its marketing arm Antrix is organising India's maiden space exposition here from November 29 to December 1. To be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) 2008 will showcase the latest in technology and products from various space agencies ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2008US President George W. Bush will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Septembre 25 for talks on bilateral relations including a nuclear cooperation deal, the White House said Thursday. Singh's visit will "strengthen the strategic partnership and build upon our progress in other areas of cooperation, such as agriculture, education, trade, and defense," Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino ... more India nears nuclear pacts with France, Russia: govt 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 11, 2008India is finalising bilateral pacts with countries including France and Russia for the import of civilian atomic power plants and technology, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. The announcement comes days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, amended its rules to allow India to buy equipment and expertise to fuel ... more Nuclear Waiver Will Help India Access Latest Space Tech 
Chennai, India (PTI) Sep 11, 2008Calling the NSG waiver a big achievement for the country, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Sunday said it will help the Indian space department access latest space technologies from developed nations. "It is a major achievement for India. We will have a better opportunity to interact with other developed nations on sharing certain space technologies," Nair told reporters on the sidelines ... more Russia To Deliver Admiral Gorshkov To India After 2011 
Gelendzhik, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 11, 2008Russia will deliver the modernized Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier to India after 2011, Russia's state-run arms exporter said on Friday. "We are planning to deliver the aircraft carrier to India after 2011, but an addendum to the original contract must be signed," Mikhail Zavaliy, a Rosoboronexport official told reporters at an air show in the Krasnodar Region. The original $750 ... more
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