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China and India set up hotline linking top leadersBeijing (AFP) April 7, 2010 China and India have agreed to set up a hotline linking their top leaderships, an Indian official said Wednesday - in a fresh sign of closer ties between the Asian neighbours. The agreement was signed during a visit by Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, who has met with both his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and Premier Wen Jiabao. He was also due to hold talks with President Hu Jintao. "This was the only agreement that we signed ... it's part of our mutual confidence-building measures," t ... read more |
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EU naval force tackling post-monsoon Somali piracy surge
Northwood Headquarters, England (AFP) March 31, 2010The EU naval force protecting shipping off Somalia said Wednesday it had disrupted 18 pirate gangs during March as bandits return to the seas following the monsoon season. EU Navfor said that this month it saw double the number of groups encountered in September, October and November put together as pirates resume activity in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. In March there were nin ... more Internet connects deepest Nepal to 'telemedics'
Kathmandu (AFP) March 31, 2010Patients in rural Nepal will soon be able to consult specialist doctors over the Internet as part of an innovative scheme to improve health care in remote areas of the Himalayan country. Over the next few weeks, the government will begin connecting 25 district hospitals, most of them located in the rugged and inaccessible Himalayas, to specialist consultants in the capital Kathmandu using sa ... more Indian outsourcers eye bonanza from US healthcare bill
New Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2010Indian outsourcing firms are banking on a business bonanza from US President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform as cost pressures prod insurers and hospitals to become more efficient. The 940-billion-dollar US healthcare bill, passed in March, will extend health insurance coverage to 32 million Americans over the next decade and require insurers and medical care providers to cut costs ... more |
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India Developing Winged Reusable RocketBangalore, India (PTI) Mar 30, 2010 India is developing a winged reusable rocket and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has configured a Technology Demonstrator as a first step towards realising it, the space agency said in a report. India's space scientists have already configured a winged Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD). This is a first step towards realising a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) fully re-reusable launch vehicle, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The agency sai ... read more |
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