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Floods disrupt Sri Lanka's rice productionColombo, Sri Lanka (UPI) Feb 14, 2011 Recent flooding in Sri Lanka destroyed more than one-third of the county's upcoming rice harvest, a government official said. After January's second round of massive flooding, nearly 500,000 acres of the 1.7 million acres of rice planted have been destroyed, IRIN news service of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports. "We expected a yield of around 2.75 million metric tons from the harvest due in March to April," Kulugammanne Karunathileke, secretary to the ... read more |
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  Cyclone Bingiza hits Madagascar Tropical cyclone Bingiza hit Madagascar on Monday, the disaster management authority said, adding that the north of the Indian Ocean island had been put on high alert. ... more | .. |
  India 'cannot pollute way to prosperity' says minister India's crusading environment minister has rejected criticism that his pro-green policies are driving away foreign investors and said the country "cannot pollute its way to prosperity". ... more | .. |
  Bolivia nearer meeting iron ore target Bolivia is nearer to meeting its goal of becoming a major iron ore exporter after agreements reached with an Indian company promised to kick off the trade in March, officials said. ... more | .. |
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  Biofuel plant planned for Florida The United States' first facility to produce advanced biofuels from waste on a commercial scale is planned for Florida, project developers said. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Raytheon offers 'pain gun' to troubled India US defence group Raytheon says it wants to sell India a controversial "pain gun" it claims would be safer than rubber bullets in quelling unrest in the insurgency-racked country. ... more |
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India budget pledges record infrastructure and defence boost
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  Satellites Locate Seized Italian Oil Tanker The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in ... more | .. |
 Sri Lanka flood damage $600 mln The damage from monsoon flooding in Sri Lanka over the last six weeks is estimated at $600 million, a government minister said Sunday amid a slow response to an international appeal for help. ... more | .. |
  PM Forms Commission To Probe ISRO Agreement Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formed a high-level commission to look into allegations of revenue losses in the allocation of space spectrum using S-band - high value and scarce radio waves - bet ... more | .. |
  India closes in on fighter aircraft deal India's air force is keeping its fingers crossed that the forthcoming $10.4 billion contract for 126 fighters won't fall foul of any corruption watchdog investigation. ... more |
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  Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration Of JSOW-C From F-16IN Raytheon has completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force's Medium Mult ... more | .. |
US commerce secretary urges more India reform US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Thursday called on India to create more jobs and upgrade its infrastructure as it embarks on a rapid growth path. ... more | .. |
  KVH Doubles Mini-VSAT Broadband Capacity Across Three Key Regions To meet the demands of a growing international commercial subscriber base, KVH Industries has completed a major capacity increase across three key regions of the mini-VSAT BroadbandSM satellite comm ... more | .. |
  India to start talks on $12 billion fighter jet order India said Thursday it would begin crucial contract negotiations in the next fortnight for an estimated $12 billion order for 126 fighter jets. ... 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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  Medvedev Calls For Russian Space Exploration Program Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia should develop its own space exploration program. "I believe this is a very important topic, even in terms of our scientific ambitions, ... more | .. |
  Indian army gets its first Nishant UAVs The Indian army took delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed Nishant unmanned aerial vehicles after the last test flights in Rajasthan state. ... more | .. |
  Community volunteers take on Nepal's rhino poachers Warden Narendra Man Pradhan has an entire battalion of soldiers helping him combat rhino poaching in Nepal's biggest national park. ... more | .. |
Trinidad to tax Carnival costumes from China, India Trinidad officials unveiled plans Thursday for a 200 percent tax on Carnival costumes imported from China and India, saying the flood of imports is hurting the culture of the Caribbean nation. ... more |
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UN's Sri Lanka flood appeal falling short International aid for 1.2 million Sri Lankans affected by monsoon flooding has fallen far short of the immediate humanitarian needs, United Nations figures showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Sri Lankan floods pile on misery: UN The United Nations said Tuesday that recent monsoon flooding in Sri Lanka had hit hundreds of thousands of victims who were forced from their homes just weeks ago. ... more | .. |
 Indian Air Force Celebrates Induction Of First C-130J Super Hercules The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated the induction to service of its first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules at Hindon Air Force Station, India, on Feb. 5. The aircraft is the first of si ... more | .. |
  No Major Flaw In Failed GSLV-F06 There was no major design flaw in the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation - GSLV-F06 - which crashed seconds after take-off on December 25 last year, sai ... 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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 Russia To Unveil New Air Defense System At Indian Air Show A Russian firm will disclose information about a new mobile short-range air defense system based on the Strelets launcher at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show. "The [Kolomna-based] Enginee ... more | .. |
 Russia Tests Upgraded Mig Fighter Jet For India Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF). "On February 4, 2010, a MiG-29UPG fighter c ... more | .. |
Sri Lankan floods return, death toll rises to 17 Sri Lanka's latest monsoon rains have claimed at least 17 lives and left around 1.2 million people flooded out of their homes, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 India jabbed by coal price increases Indian steel producers are suffering the economic consequences of rising coal prices from their suppliers in flood- and cyclone-battered Queensland, Australia's major coal producing state. ... more |
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  Wildlife volunteers kidnapped in east India: police Armed militants abducted six volunteers working for the WWF environmental group who were counting tigers and elephants in a reserve in eastern India, police said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 One million Sri Lankans hit by floods, 14 dead 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. ... more | .. |
  ISRO To Launch Remote Sensing Resourcesat In February The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch Resourcesat 2, a remote sensing earth observation satellite, by the end of February, officials said Monday. Remote sens ... 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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