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India's farmers relieved as monsoon seen 'normal' in 2010New Delhi (AFP) April 23, 2010 India's monsoon, vital to hundreds of millions of farmers and of crucial importance after the worst drought in 37 years, will be normal strength this year, the weather office said Friday. The first official long-range forecast relied on data from local and foreign climatologists to make the best possible prediction for the wet season, which sweeps across the subcontinent from June to September. Though the projection is far from infallible, it is considered the best guess for the fickle rains whi ... read more |
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Jiegu, China (AFP) April 20, 2010Relief supplies poured into a remote Tibetan region in northwest China Monday as two women and a girl were rescued from the rubble more than five days after a quake that killed more than 2,000. Chinese authorities ramped up the disaster response, clogging roads leading into Qinghai province's Yushu prefecture with truckloads of food, tents and quilts, but warned that icy weather could bring ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) Apr 19, 2010Undeterred by the GSLV-D3 mission failure, India is going ahead with the launch of an advanced remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, now tentatively fixed for May 9 from Sriharikota spaceport. The high-resolution spacecraft, designed for an operational life of five years, is slated to be launched from the first launchpad on May 9 around 10 am, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told said here on F ... more  
Bangalore, India (AFP) April 15, 2010An Indian rocket showcasing domestically built booster technology crashed soon after take-off on Thursday in a blow to the country's space ambitions, officials said. The launch of the first Indian-made cryogenic powered rocket, a complex technology mastered by just five countries, failed soon after lift-off from India's space centre at Sriharikota in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. ... more |
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Quake survivors see ray of hope in Dalai Lama visit requestJiegu, China (AFP) April 18, 2010 Lhamo Yongsuo's black dress matches the mood in China's northwest quake-hit region where nearly 1,500 have died, but upon seeing the Dalai Lama's image the Tibetan woman brightens. On the streets of Jiegu, the nearest big city to the epicentre of the 6.9 magnitude quake, conversation buzzed on Sunday about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's request to Beijing to let him visit the disaster area. "The Dalai Lama is our god. Yes, we would like to see him come back. It would bring us tremendous j ... read more |
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