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Independent nuclear watchdog for India?New Delhi (UPI) Mar 30, 2011 In the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has proposed an independent nuclear regulator for his country. "We will strengthen the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and make it a truly autonomous and independent regulatory authority," Singh said Tuesday, Press Trust of India reports. "We will ensure that it is of the highest and the best international standards." While the AERB is charged with ensuring the safe use of nuclear energy, critics have questioned i ... read more |
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  India's 'digital divide' worst among peers: study Most Indians are missing out on the "digital revolution" due to dismal Internet access for the poor with the nation lagging far behind its emerging market peers, a study found Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Global Clean Energy Investment Reached Record 243 Billion Dollars In 2010 Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to $243 billion, a 30 percent increase from the previous year. China, Germany, Italy and India were among the nations that most ... more | .. |
  India, Pakistan agree to 'terror hotline' India and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to set up a "terror hotline" to warn each other of possible militant attacks, a move to build trust as the two nuclear foes get their peace process back on track. ... more | .. |
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  Spanish navy arrests 11 suspected Somali pirates The Spanish navy Tuesday arrested 11 suspected Somali pirates who had chased a Seychelles-registered fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish defence ministry saud. ... more | .. |
  Study Predicts Large Regional Changes In Farmland Area The effects of climate change and population growth on agricultural land area vary from region to region, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. Regions with relative ... more | .. |
  None Of Our Officials Decided Spectrum Lease To Devas: ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation has said none of its official or anyone from Antrix Corporation or Space department was involved in the decision to lease precious S-band spectrum to Devas Multime ... more | .. |
 Space Program Can Help Realise Sustainable Development: PM India's space program has a vital role in realising sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday, asking the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to give priority to tel ... 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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  Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 as climate change worsens effects of urbanization, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said Monday. ... more | .. |
  India's tiger numbers up in new count India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Monday reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years in a rare piece of good news for conservationists. ... more | .. |
 India's tiger population on the rise: report 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. ... more | .. |
  China rockets to second in science publications China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London. ... more |
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  Against The Tide: Currents Keep Dolphins Apart Conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and other conservation and research groups have discovered that groups of dolphins in the western Ind ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  China extends reach in S.Asia with Nepal aid deal China's army chief wrapped up a high level visit to Nepal on Thursday, signing a new aid deal with Kathmandu's military that further cements ties between the two neighbours. ... 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 |
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Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engine
Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sink
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  Scorpene sub delivery to India delayed The first French Scorpene submarine will be delivered to India in 2015, three years later than scheduled. ... more | .. |
  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 |
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