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46 killed, four million affected in east India floods Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) Sept 24, 2008 
Twenty more people were killed, taking to 46 the death toll from floods which have destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials said Wednesday. The toll rose by 20 since the weekend as the Indian navy deployed men and boats in Orissa, where more than 3.5 million people have been affected by the flooding and 370,000 have had to be evacuated so far ... read more
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IU Sends Innovative Technology To Antarctica To Speed Polar Research
Bloomington IN (SPX) Sep 24, 2008Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. Funded by a $1.96 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Indiana University and Polar Grid partners Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and the NSF's Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) ... more Nuclear deals in sight as Indian PM heads to US, France 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 22, 2008India's prime minister embarked Monday on a 10-day visit to the United States and France which is expected to mark the country's return to global nuclear commerce after 30 years in the cold. Manmohan Singh, who will also attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and an India-EU gathering in Marseilles, expects to finalise at least one landmark atomic deal before returning on ... more Moon Mission In Dec If ISRO Misses October Date 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 22, 2008India's maiden moon mission could begin its space odyssey in December if it misses its earliest launch window of October 19-26, former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has said. The cyclone season in the Bay of Bengal extends all through November which rules out the possibility of space launches, he said. Chandrayaan-I, which is being assembled at the ISRO Satellite Centre in ... more India floods, rains kill 173, say officials 
Shimla, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2008The death toll due to heavy rains and flooding over the weekend across India shot up to 173 with the air force rescuing a revered Tibetan spiritual leader, officials said Sunday. Most of the casualties were reported from India's most populous northern state of Uttar Pradesh with 110 people dead in rain related accidents, revenue secretary Balwinder Kumar said in state capital Lucknow. ... more India, France close to nuclear cooperation pact: official 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 19, 2008India and France are close to an signing a nuclear energy pact similar to a deal New Delhi has already struck with Washington, India's top diplomat said Friday. The accord is expected to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France on September 30, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said. "We are working on signing the agreement," Menon told reporters. ... more |
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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 Walker's World: The BRICs crumble 
Beijing (UPI) Sep 15, 2008 Since the beginning of June, the Russian stock market has plunged by 46 percent, China's Shanghai composite index has slumped by 38 percent, and the Brazilian market is down 34 percent. Worldwide, the global stock markets have lost some $9 trillion in value since the financial crisis began a year ago. Of the fabled BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) that were predicted to ... more |
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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 Chandrayaan-I Passes Critical Endurance Test 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 12, 2008The lunar craft to be used in India's first unmanned mission to the Moon--Chandrayaan-I-- successfully passed a test for its endurance in harsh space environment crossing a major milestone in preparation for the odyssey expected some time next month. The two-week vacuum test to evaluate the thermal design of the spacecraft and to verify its endurance in the harsh environment of space has ... more
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