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Australian scientists say Asia's corals hit by mass die-outSydney (AFP) Oct 19, 2010 Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scientists said Tuesday. The bleaching, triggered by a large pool of warm water which swept into the Indian Ocean in May, has caused corals from Indonesia to the Seychelles to whiten and die, Australia's Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies said. Reefs in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were also affected by the phenome ... read more |
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  India seeks 'cool jacket' design to help hot labourers A state in southern India is running a competition for designers to produce an "air-conditioned" jacket for outdoor labourers with prize money of more than 20,000 dollars up for grabs. Local aut ... more | .. |
  New species of carnivorous mammal found in Madagascar A new species of carnivorous mammal, likely highly endangered, has been discovered in eastern Madagascar, conservationists told AFP Thursday. The animal, brown and similar to a mongoose, was fou ... more | .. |
  Humpback whale beats long-distance record A humpback whale has broken the world record for travel by any mammal, swimming at least 9,800 kilometres (6,125 miles) from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean in search of a mate, marine biologists r ... more | .. |
  India to adjust nuclear power bill India is drafting new regulations for its civilian nuclear liability bill, with the hopes of securing deals with U.S. nuclear suppliers ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India next mont ... more | .. |
  War games pits Eurofighter against Su-30 Britain's Royal Air Force is sending its best pilots and a squadron of its latest Eurofighter Typhoon jets into war games in India, shortly before the emerging economy decides whether to buy the Euro ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Oct 12, 2010 India has announced plans purchase as many as 300 combat aircraft from Russia in a joint agreement including the development and production of the aircraft. Speaking to reporters during a news conference, Indian Defense Minister AK Antony said Russia would supply as many as 300 fifth-generation fighter aircraft and about 45 multi-role transport planes. India will receive 250-300 ... more  
Dhanbad, India (SPX) Oct 07, 2010Freshwater is flowing into Earth's ocean in greater amounts every year, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms related to global warming, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a team of NASA and university researchers. The team, led by Tajdarul Syed of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, and formerly with the University of California, Irvine, used NASA and other world-scale ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Oct 8, 2010 Indian defense officials have sent out expressions of interest to at least six domestic IT businesses seeking a consortium to develop an indigenous communications system. The tactical communication system, first announced in May 2009, will be the foundation of the Indian army's communication network and is expected to cost around $2.2 billion. The system will be a robust, snoop-p ... more |
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Waste pickers offer themselves as climate change solutionTianjin, China (AFP) Oct 8, 2010 Maya Khodave normally spends her days rummaging through rubbish dumps in a crowded Indian city but this week she is in China to offer herself as part of the solution to tackling global warming. Dressed in a colourful sari, the slightly built 23-year-old has dazzled amid a wall of dark-suited negotiators at United Nations climate change talks while trying to raise awareness about the value of waste pickers around the world. "We play a very important role in the environment, yet our work is not re ... read more |
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