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On the brink of extinction, tigers need man as never beforeWashington (AFP) June 10, 2010 Nearly extinct, tigers can still be saved but efforts necessary for their survival face two huge obstacles: deforestation and the black market, where the big cats sell for 50,000 dollars a piece. A hundred years ago, they still numbered 100,000 and were spread across Asia, from India to China and passing through Russia. But today, even the most optimistic estimates find that only 3,500 tigers remain in the wild. "Tigers are on a decline, they are threatened by habitat destruction and poaching," ... read more |
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Southampton, UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2010Geological 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 ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 2, 2010 India looks set to open competition for three radar-equipped aerostats, the Defense News Web periodical reported this week. The move comes after India's air force advised the defense ministry to prepare a request for information to BAE Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rosoboronexport and Thales. Defense News said that the request would be i ... more  
Bangalore, India (UPI) Jun 4, 2010 Indian aerospace scientists have developed an in-flight collision avert system that prevents unmanned aerial vehicles from crashing into enemy aircraft or other objects. The model predictive static programming algorithm protection system, developed at the Indian Institute of Science, uses a series of installed collision guidance algorithms as instructions that allow the UAVs to detect o ... more |
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Indian Rockets To Soon Use Atmospheric Oxygen As FuelBangalore, India (SPX) May 31, 2010 In an attempt to make its rockets lighter and carry heavier satellites, the Indian space agency is planning to flight test by the end of this year its own air-breathing engine that will use atmospheric oxygen as fuel. Air-breathing engines use atmospheric oxygen and burn it with the stored on-board fuel to generate the onward thrust. Conventional rockets carry both oxygen and chemical fuel on board. "We will be doing a series of ground tests of the air breathing engine soon. We are pla ... read more |
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