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 Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2009 
Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade - and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame. More than 109 cubic kilometers (26 cubic miles) of groundwater disappeared from the region's aquifers between 2002 and 2008 - double the capacity of ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 16, 2009Crops are shrivelling as India faces the spectre of drought but economists say they are still upbeat about the country's economic prospects. They are banking that a strong industrial performance will help offset the impact of the worst monsoon in years in Asia's third largest economy. Analysts have been buoyed by new data showing industrial production jumped by 7.8 percent in June from ... more
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Washington (PTI) Aug 14, 2009The US has allowed ISRO to launch Algerian satellites having American components using an Indian launch vehicle following a Technical Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between the two countries. A Technical Safeguards Agreement, covering launches of satellites having US components on Indian launch vehicles, was signed between India and the US on July 20 during the US Secretary of State Hillary ... more  
Mumbai, India (SPX) Aug 14, 2009India plans to power some parts of the Chandrayaan II--its next unmanned mission to the moon- with nuclear energy and the feasibility studies are being carried out by Indian Space Research Organisation and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. "We are thinking of powering some parts of Chandrayaan II with nuclear power and it will power the spacecraft when it revolves aroung the dark side of the ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2009Beneath northern India's irrigated fields of wheat, rice, and barley ... beneath its densely populated cities of Jaiphur and New Delhi, the groundwater has been disappearing. Halfway around the world, hydrologists, including Matt Rodell of NASA, have been hunting for it. Where is northern India's underground water supply going? According to Rodell and colleagues, it is being pumped and con ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2009Rocketing domestic use and farm irrigation have seriously damaged India's groundwater supply, and drinking water may become scarce, according to a study released Wednesday. The study of three states in northwest India, including the capital New Delhi, found that water was being extracted at an unsustainable rate as the region undergoes rapid economic development. Water shortages are a gr ... more  
Bedford MA (SPX) Aug 13, 2009Spire has announced the expansion of its international presence by establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary, Spire Solar India, a Delaware limited liability company formed to take advantage of the growing market for the Company and it's distribution of products in India. Spire Solar India will locate its representative office in New Delhi and aid in sales, provide rapid customer communicatio ... more 
Karde, India (SPX) Aug 13, 2009Dow Corning has announced the opening of an anganwadi (daycare center) in the Indian village of Karde that features a 28-panel solar power system. This system generates enough electricity for cooling fans and proper lighting for the anganwadi and an adjacent school that previously had no power. In addition, Dow Corning arranged to have five solar powered street lights installed to make the ... more |
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