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December 17, 2009
Tibet's glaciers in danger of disappearing
Beijing (UPI) Dec 15, 2009
Tibet's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, scientists say. Black soot is probably responsible for as much as half of the glacial melt and greenhouse gases responsible for the rest, according to research announced Tuesday by NASA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "During the last 20 years, the black soot concentration has increased two- to three-fold relative to its ... read more

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New drug threatens India's endangered vultures
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Rural communities lead Nepal's green fightback
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Abandoned US steel mill costly sign of changing times
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Australian PM warns Copenhagen talks face 'failure'
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'Dire' Bangladesh policing threatens democracy: think-tank
Dhaka (AFP) Dec 14, 2009
Bangladesh's police force is in such a "dire state" that it risks inviting a military takeover of law and order duties, an international research institute has warned. The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report published over the weekend that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government lacked the political will to reform the police force despite a UN-led effort to do ... more

Wind power to gain from Copenhagen deal
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 14, 2009
A breakthrough deal in climate-change talks in Copenhagen would lead to a sales boost for the wind power industry, says the chief of India's biggest maker of wind-turbine generators. Suzlon, based in the Indian city of Pune, could see a ten-fold increase in annual revenues by 2020 with a successful Copenhagen outcome, predicts chief executive Tulsi Tanti. "With a very strong ... more

India tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Bhubaneshwar, India (AFP) Dec 13, 2009
India successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a ship near the east coast on Sunday, a defence official said. The Dhanush, which has a short range of 350 kilometres (220 miles), is a navy version of the surface-to-surface Prithvi missile and can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads. The missile was successfully fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal, said S.P. Das, director of Integrated Test Range, a unit of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. "The test met all the requisite parameters," he said. ... more

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EADS opens Indian technology center


China's Wen phones India, Brazil amid climate rift: Xinhua


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China rejects US, EU calls for dissident's release

Beijing cuts broadcaster's signal amid media crackdown

China charges leading dissident with subversion

Chinese VP in Japan amid royal protocol row

Commentary: President Petraeus?

Copenhagen: US, China clash in climate ping-pong

Rural communities lead Nepal's green fightback

Chemical plant helps Dutch aubergine grower

Taiwan farmers potty-train pigs to curb pollution

Gulf not threatened by Iraq's oil output plans: Kuwait

US House approves Iran energy sector sanctions bill

High-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan

China Launches First Public-Welfare Mini Satellite

Chang'e-1 Has Blazed A New Trail In China's Deep Space Exploration

China To Launch Second Lunar Probe In 2010

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Outside View: Playing the India card
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Dec 9, 2009
Speaking during a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said: "We have a shared interest in promoting prosperity and stability in the Asia Pacific region. We have a common stake in peace and development in Afghanistan and in defeating terrorism in South Asia and beyond." Singh clearly noted that progress in Afghanistan ... more

Copenhagen hosts alternative climate summit
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 9, 2009
Amazon Indians, Malawi farmers, Tibetan monks and Inuits from Greenland exchanged ideas Wednesday on how to combat global warming at a boisterous alternative forum in Copenhagen on the sidelines of UN climate talks. "Only pressure from civil society can save the planet," insisted Elis Ngacimek, a 30-year-old American from Kodiak Island, Alaska, where the effects of global warming are being ... more

Rights under growing threat in China: analysts
London (AFP) Dec 9, 2009
Human rights are increasingly under threat in China, according to a British firm which analyses dangers for business worldwide, while also describing risks in Russia, Nigeria and India as extreme. While Afghanistan and Somalia are the worst countries in the world for rights, China has dropped five places in a global ranking and is notably poor on arbitrary arrest, freedom of speech and ... more

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India, Russia settle aircraft carrier deal


Bangladesh, Myanmar worst-hit by extreme weather: study


India's Tata launches low-cost water filter for rural poor
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S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official

'Death of Kyoto would be death of Africa': AU

African frustration erupts at UN climate talks

Beijing vehicles to exceed four million: state media

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years

China's BAIC agrees to buy some Saab assets

Galaxy Collision Switches On Black Hole

PHARAO Atomic Clock Agreement Signed By ESA And CNES

Scientist Uncovers Relics Of Ancient Cosmos

Russia To Launch MIM1 Module To ISS Next Year

Russia Plans To Send 10 Spacecraft To ISS Next Year

SpaceX Begins NASA Astronaut Training For Dragon Spacecraft COTS Program

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ATK Successfully Ground Tests New Castor 30 Upper Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Virgin spaceship to take visitors into suborbital space

Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight Path

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India, Russia sign deals on nuclear energy, defence

Indian govt under fire in parliament over carbon pledge

India Hopes To Join Cryogenic Rocket Engine Club January 2010

EADS Eyes Tie-Up With ISRO On Hypersonic Plane Technologies

Astrosat All Set To Be Launched Next Year

Indian PM heads to Russia seeking closer defence ties

Melting Himalayan glaciers threaten 1.3 billion Asians

Mauritius urges UK to freeze Chagos marine park project

GM and China's SAIC to launch India auto venture

Premature US exit could enflame Afghanistan and Pakistan

One dead in Mumbai water shortage protests: report

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India pledges to cut carbon intensity ahead of Copenhagen

Bhopal's effects continue 25 years later

Climate fears over India's middle class-driven car boom

Mahindra, BAE ink vehicles deal

World Bank pledges to help clean India's holy Ganges

Bhopal protests on 25th anniversary of killer gas leak

Study: Bhopal's drinking water still toxic

China tells West to heed poor nations on climate change

Bhopal victims fight for justice 25 years on

Bhopal water still toxic, 25 years on: study

India blocks 25 million Chinese-made phones: ministry

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