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Raytheon's Chandrayaan-1 Sensor Successfully Activated El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2008 
Raytheon has received confirmation from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization that a water-detecting sensor system on the Chandrayaan-1 lunar-orbiting spacecraft has been activated and is fully functional. The assurance extends Raytheon's perfect 40-year record of start-up success. Data collected during an initial checkout will be used to calibrate the sensor. ... read more
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Top US military official urges 'productive' India-Pakistan ties
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 23, 2008The highest-ranking US military officer on Monday encouraged Pakistan to forge "more productive ties" with India as the probe into the Mumbai attacks continues, the US embassy said here. Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was making his second visit this month to Pakistan, one of Washington's key allies in the "war on terror". Islamabad has come under ... more GIS Development To Felicitate Microsoft Virtual Earth 
New Delhi, India (SPX) Dec 19, 2008Microsoft Virtual Earth will be awarded with a special honour by GIS Development on Popularizing Geospatial Content to Common Man Worldwide during the opening ceremony of Map World Forum on February 10, 2009 at Hyderabad, India. Dr. John C. Curlander, General Manager, Microsoft will accept the award on behalf of Microsoft. As a premier global geospatial media company, GIS Development ... more French nuclear firm Areva says it will deliver uranium to India 
Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2008French nuclear power engineering company Areva will deliver 300 tonnes of uranium to India under an agreement signed in September, the French company said in a statement on Thursday. The uranium will go to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and is the first such shipment since a 34-year international embargo on international nuclear trade with India was lifted in September. ... more Restoring The Tradition: Russian Navy On Long-Distance Tours Of Duty 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 18, 2008A battle group from the Russian Pacific Fleet set out on a tour of duty. The Admiral Vinogradov large ASW ship, the Pechenga and Boris Butoma tankers, as well as the Foty Krylov tugboat will participate in the joint Russian-Indian INDRA-2009 naval exercise. Following the exercise, the Russian warships will head for the Gulf of Aden, where the Admiral Vinogradov is to replace the Baltic ... more Pakistan calls Mumbai attacks a 'setback' for peace 
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Pakistan's foreign minister expressed regret Wednesday that the Mumbai attacks had halted the peace process with India, but said relations between the two nuclear-armed nations would recover. Tensions between the historic rivals have risen in the wake of the Mumbai atrocity, which New Delhi blames on "elements" in Pakistan, and India said Tuesday the peace process was now "on pause." ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2008Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants. Oil and hydropower are the next biggest sources of energy. But the US heavily depends on imported uranium for its nuclear power industry. And with China, India and Russia planning for massive deployments in nuclear ... more Philippines to see more investment after India attacks: consultant 
Manila (AFP) Dec 16, 2008The terror attacks in Mumbai will likely drive more business into the Philippines' outsourcing industry as firms reevaluate the security situation in India, a global property consultant said Tuesday. India is the Philippines' main rival in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, and last month's attacks on its financial hub would have forced multinationals to rethink their policies ... more Russia plans nuclear sub leases to India: report 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Russia plans to lease to India several nuclear-powered submarines of the type on which 20 people were killed last month in a gas leak, ITAR-TASS quoted a top official as saying on Monday. "There is a real possibility we will transfer to India, on a 10-year lease, several nuclear-powered submarines of the same class as the Nerpa," said the head of the state arms cooperation service, Mikhail ... more Another dinosaur extinction theory offered 
Princeton, N.J. (UPI) Dec 15, 2008 A U.S. geosciences professor says dinosaurs died gradually from climate change caused by volcanic eruptions in India and not because of a meteor strike. Gerta Keller of Princeton University admits her theory contradicts the long-held hypothesis that dinosaurs died due to climate change after a giant meteor hit the Yucatan region of Mexico. Keller bases her theory on her National ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 12, 2008The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set itself one more milestone to achieve, that of launching the 'W2M satellite', a communication satellite developed by the agency, from French Guyana on December 20. Built over a period of 26 months, this 3462-kilogram spacecraft is the heaviest developed by ISRO. K.R. Sridhara Murthy, Managing Director, Antrix Corporation ... more Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future. Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection ... more Russia To Take Indian Astronaut On Space Mission In 2013 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Dec 11, 2008An Indian astronaut will embark on a mission to space in a Russian spacecraft within the next five years, nearly three decades after Rakesh Sharma undertook the historic flight. This mission, tentatively scheduled for 2013, will be the precursor to Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden human spaceflight planned to be launched in 2015. India and Russia signed a Memorandum ... more Court jails tanker officers over SKorea's worst oil spill 
Daejeon, South Korea (AFP) Dec 10, 2008A court Wednesday jailed the Indian captain and chief officer of a Hong Kong supertanker after ruling they were partly to blame for South Korea's worst oil spill. The appeal court, overturning a lower court ruling, found the Hebei Spirit's top officers failed to take prompt action to reduce the spillage on December 7 last year which fouled miles of beaches. Captain Jasprit Chawla was ... more
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