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ISRO May Launch Climate Satellite With FranceNew Delhi, May 3 (PTI) The Indian Space Research Organisation is mulling launching of 'megha tropiques' satellite to study climate in collaboration with France, the government told Rajya Sabha today. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh while replying to a question said that the satellite will provide data on atmospheric humidity, radiation budget and amount of precipitation to help in climate study. "India and France are jointly developing the scientific payloads of 'megha tropiques'," he said. The Megha-Trop ... read more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Apr 27, 2010 The Indian air force will move to arm its fleet of Russian-built Sukhoi fighter jets with BrahMos missiles supersonic cruise missiles. The addition of the missiles to India's Su-30MKI Flanker-H planes makes them "absolutely unique" in firepower, A. Sivathanu Pillai, head of BrahMos Aerospace told reporters recently on the sidelines of a defense exhibit in Kuala Lampur. The first ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Apr 27, 2010 Leaders of India and Pakistan are set to meet on the sidelines of a summit of regional heads of government in Bhutan this week. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani "could not be ruled out" at a meeting of South Asian leaders in Bhutan's capital, Thimphu. "All bilat ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Apr 27, 2010 Indian efforts to cultivate jatropha as an alternative biofuel have stalled. The Business Standard reported Tuesday that the Indian government had hoped that jatropha could replace one-fifth of India's diesel consumption by next year. The government consequently identified 98 million acres of available land where jatropha could be cultivated. Jatropha has long been promoted as a ... more |
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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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