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India's tiger population on the rise: reportNew Delhi (AFP) March 26, 2011 India's tiger population has increased for the first time in decades, a newspaper said on Saturday, citing a national tiger census report slated to be released next week. According to the 2009-10 tiger census report, the number roaming India has jumped to 1,510-1,550 from 1,411 in 2004-05, The Indian Express newspaper said. The newspaper report came ahead of an international tiger conservation conference due to open on Monday in the Indian capital New Delhi. India is home to more than half o ... read more |
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  Tibet exile govt accepts Dalai Lama retirement The Tibetan parliament-in-exile agreed on Friday to accept the Dalai Lama's resignation from politics, paving the way for a new leadership structure within the movement. ... more | .. |
  Migrating birds linked to avian flu spread International and U.S. researchers say wild migratory birds may have a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. ... more | .. |
  New Solar Installation On Roof Of World Suntech Power Holdings has announced it will develop a 10MW solar installation on the roof of the world that will generate decades of clean electricity for thousands of residents of the Tibetan Plat ... more | .. |
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  NASA IR Satellite Imagery Shows Cyclone Cherono Dwindling Three days of NASA infrared satellite imagery provides a clear picture to forecasters of the effect wind shear has had on former Cyclone Cherono. Wind shear increased near Cyclone Cherono this weeke ... more | .. |
 India to build floating solar plant India's private energy giant Tata Power has joined with Australia's Sunengy Pty Limited for a $1 million pilot project to build a solar-powered electricity generation plant that will float on water, the companies announced. ... more | .. |
  Warren Buffett says global recovery taking hold US billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday that the global economic recovery is steadily taking hold, even if is not as fast as people would like. ... more | .. |
  K-State Research Channels Powerful Kansas Wind To Keep Electricity Running One of Kansas' most abundant natural resources may hold the key to preventing major power outages. A team of Kansas State University engineers is researching ways to use Kansas wind and other distri ... more |
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Lockheed Martin delivers second lot Sentinel A4 radar to US Army
KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platform
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  Warren Buffett eyes India for investment US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on his maiden visit to India, said Tuesday he was looking at investing in the fast-growing South Asian nation. ... more | .. |
  Delhi roads riskier than nuclear: India regulator India's atomic energy regulator has said that driving or walking on the notoriously dangerous streets of New Delhi is more of a risk than the country's 20 nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
  India assesses Chinese military abilities The Indian Defense Ministry's Annual Report for 2010-11 has added Chinese military capabilities into its strategic planning. ... more | .. |
 Obama: Brazil on equal economic footing with China, India US President Barack Obama said Saturday on a visit to Brazil that the United States should treat South America's largest nation as an economic power similar to Asian giants China and India. ... more |
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 Ecologists Use 70-Year-Old Pressed Plants To Chart City's Vanishing Native Flora More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, yet we know little about how urbanization affects biodiversity. In one the first studies of its kind, ecologists in Indianapolis, USA ha ... more | .. |
 Exiled Tibetans elect new leader Thousands of Tibetans worldwide vote Sunday for a new leader who hopes eventually to become the new face of the struggle for freedom in China, a cause embodied for decades by the Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
  US hopes geopolitics can help land India jet deal Two US aerospace firms are jostling with global rivals to win a $11-12 billion Indian fighter jet contract, hoping a nascent US-India strategic partnership can help seal the deal. ... more | .. |
  Scorpene sub delivery to India delayed The first French Scorpene submarine will be delivered to India in 2015, three years later than scheduled. ... more |
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Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engine
Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sink
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  Iran dispatches warships to Gulf of Aden Iran is dispatching a squadron of warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchantmen against pirate attacks. ... more | .. |
  India: Arjun tank inducted, T-55 retiring After nearly four decades of policy, procurement and procrastination, India's indigenous Arjun main battle tank has been formally inducted into the Indian army's 75th Armored Regiment. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama retirement looms over Tibetan vote He's little known outside his tiny community but is expected to replace a global icon: 43-year-old Lobsang Sangay faces a daunting task if he wins Sunday's vote for a new Tibetan leader. ... more | .. |
  Tibetan monastery sealed off after self-immolation A Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwestern China remained sealed off by police on Thursday, local residents said, after a young monk set himself on fire and died, triggering protests there. ... more |
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Dalai Lama rejects pleas to reconsider retirement The Dalai Lama rejected on Thursday calls from his followers and the Tibetan parliament-in-exile urging him to reconsider his decision to retire as political head of the movement. ... more | .. |
 Honduras dumps neighbors, opens to China Honduras is shunning neighbors that refuse to recognize its government, questioning its legitimacy, and is reaching out instead to China and India for trade and broader relations. ... more | .. |
India becomes world's largest arms buyer India has overtaken China as the world's largest arms importer, a Swedish defense industry watchdog said. ... more | .. |
  Indian navy captures pirates, rescues crew The Indian navy captured 61 suspected pirates and freed kidnapped crew members after a gun battle aboard a hijacked fishing trawler in the Arabian Sea. ... more |
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Salt solvent unlocks lignin for next generation biofuel plants
US contract vehicle to speed US made defense semiconductors into military systems
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 India to deploy BrahMos in jet planes India is planning to deploy its supersonic BrahMos cruise missile on next-generation aircraft being co-developed with Russia. ... more | .. |
 Tibet exile MPs oppose Dalai Lama retirement The Dalai Lama faced stiff resistance Tuesday from Tibet's parliament-in-exile over his plans to retire as political head of the movement, with most lawmakers against the change. ... more | .. |
 India world's biggest arms importer: SIPRI think tank India has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the last five years, Swedish think-tank SIPRI reported Monday, naming four Asian countries among the top five arms importers. ... more | .. |
Piracy: Calls for tougher action intensify As the major powers argue about whether to launch military intervention in oil-rich Libya, calls are mounting for tougher action on another security problem, pirates plaguing the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf oil tanker lanes. ... more |
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  Abortions give rise to Asia's 'lost boy' generation Abortions of female fetuses have led to a massive surplus of young unmarried men in India and China, raising fears of an outcast group that could threaten the social fabric, a study said Monday. ... more | .. |
India captures 61 Somali pirates after clash: navy The Indian navy has captured 61 suspected Somali pirates and rescued 13 fishermen after a firefight with a hijacked mothership in the Arabian Sea, a navy spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
Tibet exile MPs to debate Dalai Lama 'retirement' Tibet's exiled parliament opened an historic session Monday with the reading of a formal request by the Dalai Lama to be relieved of his title as political leader of the Tibetan movement. ... more | .. |
  Kadhafi offers Libyan oil production to India, Russia, China Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi invited Chinese, Russian and Indian firms to produce its oil, state news agency Jana reported Monday, in a bid to replace Western companies that fled unrest. ... more |
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