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Farmers in the dock in water-deficient IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) March 8, 2010 India faces a water crisis with availability in decline and demand rocketing, and the profligate agricultural sector is in the firing line. Farmers' wasteful use of water is unsustainable in a country with a fast-growing population and rapidly industrialising economy, says Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Agriculture "is going to face tough competitive demands from other sectors", Bansal told a water management conference in New Delhi recently. "To feed 17 percent of the world's ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) March 1, 2010A US radar that launched into space aboard an Indian spacecraft has detected craters filled with ice on the moon's north pole, NASA scientists said Monday. The US space agency's Mini-SAR radar found more than 40 small craters ranging in size from one to nine miles (1.6 to 15 kilometers), each full of water ice. "Although the total amount of ice depends on its thickness in each crater, it ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 1, 2009 The Indian government proposed a coal tax Friday aimed at creating a fund for promoting clean energy. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said a clean energy tax of $1 per metric ton would be applied to domestic and imported coal. The minister also proposed tax incentives to boost investment in solar, wind and geothermal power generation. The National Clean Energy Fund, Mukh ... more  
New Delhi (PTI) Mar 01, 2010New Delhi (PTI) Mar 01, 2010 India's human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget on Friday proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system. The Budget, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, has allocated Rs 150 crore for the human spaceflight programme under ... more |
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Local Built Satellite Jugnu Ready To Ship To ISROKanpur (PTI) Feb 26, 2010 A satellite developed by IIT Kanpur 'Jugnu' that will provide information on natural calamities will be handed over to scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on March six by Indian President Pratibha Patil. After testing it, ISRO will launch the satellite from Sriharikota, IIT-K Registrar Sanjeev Kasalkar told PTI. The satellite will help in gathering prior information regarding flood, drought and disaster management. Last year in August, both ISRO and IIT-K had in ... read more |
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