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Deep Subduction Of The Indian Continental Crust Beneath AsiaSouthampton, UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 Geological investigations in the Himalayas have revealed evidence that when India and Asia collided some 90 million years ago, the continental crust of the Indian tectonic plate was forced down under the Asian plate, sinking down into the Earth's mantle to a depth of at least 200 km kilometres1. "The subduction of continental crust to this depth has never been reported in the Himalayas and is also extremely rare in the rest of world," said Dr Anju Pandey of the National Oceanography Centre in Sout ... read more |
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Dhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) May 24, 2010 Bangladesh and Russia signed a framework agreement for Russian cooperation for Bangladesh's first nuclear plant. Bangladesh aims to produce at least 2,000 megawatts of electricity by 2020 from two units of the proposed Rooppur plant and also to have nuclear energy account for 10 percent of its total power generation by that time, Bangladeshi state news agency BSS reports. The agr ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) May 21, 2010 The future of the controversial Indian-made Arjun tank has been secured after the army placed an order for another 124 units. The latest order is in addition to a previous order for 124 units of the main battle tank that has been on the drawing board for more than 35 years. The army already has a regiment of 45 Arjuns that were delivered by the Heavy Vehicles Factory in the speci ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) May 23, 2010A Pakistani soldier was killed Sunday in firing allegedly by Indian troops at the border between the South Asian rivals in disputed Kashmir, Pakistan's military said. "A Pakistan army soldier embraced shahadat (martyrdom) due to unprovoked firing by Indians... at Battal sector in Rawlakot," it said in a statement. "Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with Indians and demanded an immedia ... more |
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Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with RussiaDhaka (AFP) May 22, 2010 Bangladesh has signed a cooperation deal with Russia which will led to two nuclear power plants being built in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said Saturday. Under the deal, signed in Moscow on Friday, Russia will help construct the two 1,000-megawatt nuclear plants in the north of the country, Bangladesh's nuclear energy commission chief Mosharraf Hossain told AFP. "It is the first step towards setting up the two nuclear power plants. A full-fledged agreement will be signed i ... read more |
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