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One million Sri Lankans hit by floods, 14 deadColombo (AFP) Feb 6, 2011 Sri Lanka's monsoon rains spread to more villages and towns on Sunday, leaving at least 14 people dead and more than one million with flooded homes, officials said. The number of people in state-run shelters rose to 236,000 by Saturday evening, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in Colombo said, adding that 1,053,000 people had had their homes inundated. Most of the flood victims had moved in with friends and relatives living on higher ground, officials said. Police figures showed that at ... read more |
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  S.Korea navy kills Somali pirates, saves crew: military South Korean navy commandos Friday stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing all the 21 crew and killing eight pirates, military officials said. ... more | .. |
  India plans tidal power station The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to host Asia's first commercial-scale tidal power station. ... more | .. |
 6.4-magnitude quake rocks India-Myanmar border A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the India-Myanmar border region on Friday causing panic, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. ... more | .. |
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  Kaveri engine set for Indian combat plane Senior research officials in India say they are confident the indigenous, and delayed, Kaveri jet engine will power the fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. ... more | .. |
  India says developed world must lead on climate change Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday stressed that emerging economies were in no position to tackle climate change compared with developed countries which had caused the problem. ... more | .. |
  As ties warm, US mounts India business push US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke heads next week to India on a mission to turn warming political ties into business - especially, he hopes, in the lucrative area of fighter jets. ... more | .. |
 India snubs Iran, Pakistan in defense show India has excluded Pakistan, China and Iran from the biggest air show exhibit in South Asia. ... more |
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India budget pledges record infrastructure and defence boost
Lockheed ramps up THAAD interceptor output with new framework deal and Camden facility | .. |
  US says willing to assist India-China dialogue The United States is willing to help India and China improve their relations and welcomes a greater involvement by New Delhi in East Asia, a senior US official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Flu: Drugs stockpile an option for rich countries, not poor Stockpiling antiviral drugs as a weapon against pandemic flu saves lives but, when measured as a tool for averting economic damage, is an option only open to rich countries, a study published on Wednesday said. ... more | .. |
 Somali pirates get smarter, more ambitious Somali pirates have extended the range of their attacks deep into the Indian Ocean, striking up to 2,500 miles from their bases and beyond the reach of international naval forces, and are holding more hijacked ships for ransom, security experts say. ... more | .. |
 Indian outsourcing sees strong rebound India's flagship outsourcing sector said Wednesday it expected to post 19 percent export growth in the current financial year, as it rebounds from the global economic crisis. ... more |
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  Gilat's Spacenet Awarded Multi-year Contracts For Over 27,000 Lottery Sites Spacenet was selected to provide SkyEdge TM broadband satellite terminals, deployment, operations and maintenance to support state lotteries. The multi-year contract awards from the past month ... more | .. |
  India slams U.S. tagging Indian students India condemned U.S. police for radio tagging Indian students who are suspected of involvement in a sham university in San Francisco. ... more | .. |
 U.S. may sell stealth fighters to India The United States may allow India to buy its fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter as part of its Joint Strike Fighter program, military officials in Washington said. ... more | .. |
  Dam veto spares Indian tribe A government veto of plans to build a $140 million dam has given a reprieve to a dwindling aboriginal tribe in southern India, human rights advocates said. ... more |
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Sentinel 1 maps reveal flexible crust beneath Tibetan Plateau
Stable water tables help wetlands curb methane emissions
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  India's crops affected by erratic climate A number of India's key crops are experiencing the effects of climate change, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Inflation fears as Asian manufacturing stays strong Manufacturing in China and India remained strong in January, while rising input prices have stoked fears that inflation in developing economies has not been tamed, a survey by HSBC showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Indian navy probes warship collision Indian defence officials began a probe Monday into a collision between a warship and a merchant vessel near Mumbai, in the latest incident in the busy waters outside the city, an officer said. ... more | .. |
 Rogue Storm System Caused Pakistan Floods That Left Millions Homeless Last summer's disastrous Pakistan floods that killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 20 million injured or homeless were caused by a rogue weather system that wandered hundreds of miles fa ... more |
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 India approves $12 bln S. Korean steel plant India on Monday gave approval to South Korea's POSCO to build a giant $12 billion steel plant, in the country's biggest foreign investment deal since the launch of market reforms in 1991. ... more | .. |
India gives approval to S. Korean POSCO plant India's environment ministry on Monday gave conditional approval to South Korean company POSCO to build a $12-billion steel plant in a move that could boost the climate for foreign investment. ... more | .. |
  Solar LED Lights Illuminate Three Miles Of Lummi Nation Pathway Carmanah Technologies is providing 70 EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting systems to illuminate Haxton Way Trail for the Lummi Nation Indian Reservation, Lummi Nation, Washington. The EverGEN solar ligh ... more | .. |
  BrahMos Aerospace To Make Cryogenic Engines For Indian Rockets Missile makers BrahMos Aerospace will manufacture the cryogenic engine once the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) perfects the technology, said a senior official Sunday. The company is ... more |
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US contract vehicle to speed US made defense semiconductors into military systems
Equities and precious metals rebound after Asia-wide rout
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 ISRO Awaits Data On GSLV Failure The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is awaiting data analysis from Russia, who supplied the cryogenic engine, to finalise its report on the failure of the GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite La ... more | .. |
  Removal From US Entity List Not Enough The US action in removing space and defence-related Indian entities from the export control list was "good", but much would depend on its licensing policy as many items required by these organisatio ... more | .. |
  US Hoping To Become 'Close Partner' Of India In Space Exploration A senior official of the Obama administration has said that United States is hoping to become 'close partner' of India in space exploration. The removal of the Indian Space Research Organizati ... more | .. |
  GM sees car sales growth slowing in China and India General Motors on Thursday forecast a sharp slowdown in car sales growth this year in China and India, the world's two fastest-growing major markets. ... more |
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  India's Suzlon wins $1.28 bn wind power deal Suzlon Energy, the world's third-biggest wind turbine maker, said on Friday it received a $1.28 billion order from Caparo Energy to develop 1,000 megawatts of wind power projects in India. ... more | .. |
  Top Tibetan monk raided by Indian police Indian police said Friday they had raided the monastery of a top Buddhist monk seen as the possible next spiritual leader for Tibet and seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. ... more | .. |
 US Drops ISRO And DRDO From Entities List Meeting the long pending Indian demand, Obama administration removed nine Indian space and defense related companies including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defense Re ... more | .. |
  Russian Space Programs Underfunded Russia is not in a position to carry out global space programs single-handedly and should team up with India and Kazakhstan, veteran rocket scientist Boris Chertok said on Tuesday. He said Rus ... more |
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