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Genetic study says China source of riceNew York (UPI) May 2, 2011 Genome researchers tracking the evolutionary history of rice say domesticated rice may have appeared as far back as around 9,000 years ago in China. Previous studies had suggested domesticated rice may have had two points of origin, India and China, but genetic evidence points to China as the older source of the crop species, a release from New York University said Monday. The study supports archaeological evidence gathered in the last decade pointing to rice domestication in the Yangtze ... read more |
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  Top Tibetan monk denies Chinese 'spy' tag The Karmapa Lama, one of Tibet's top Buddhist monks and widely seen as a potential spiritual successor to the Dalai Lama, spoke out Monday against allegations that he was a Chinese spy. ... more | .. |
  Global warming won't harm wind energy production, climate models predict The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature, say a pair of Indiana University Bloomington scientists who an ... more | .. |
  India clears $12 bln S. Korean steel plant India on Monday gave final clearance to South Korean giant POSCO's proposed $12 billion steel plant in a deal seen as a test of the country's openness to foreign investment. ... more | .. |
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 Study: Warming won't lessen wind energy Climate models of wind patterns suggest U.S. wind energy production over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by global warming, researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Tension escalates as navies, pirates take off gloves The response to Somali piracy had so far seen a relatively codified game of cat-and-mouse play out on the Indian Ocean but experts fear a dangerous escalation is under way. ... more | .. |
  US seeks changes in India's DTH satellite policy The US has said it will ''encourage'' India to change its policies which give exclusive rights to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for selling the satellite capacity to the lucrative di ... more | .. |
  Protests mount against Indian nuclear plant In the busy Indian fishing village of Sakhri Nate, it's obvious what the locals think of the plan to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant just across the creek. ... more |
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  India rejects Russia's fighter jet bid: official Russia confirmed on Friday that India had rejected its bid to supply its traditional ally with 126 multi-role combat aircraft in a deal worth about $12 billion. ... more | .. |
  India, Pakistan agree to enhance trade India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to set up a joint working group to enhance trade, in a further move designed to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China calls Tibet exile govt 'illegal' after vote China on Thursday attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile as "illegal" following the election of a new prime minister to take over the organisation's political duties from the ageing Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia tests Yakhont missile, finally Indonesia has test fired a Russian-made Yakhont anti-ship missile during naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, Indonesia's Antara news agency said. ... more |
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 India shortlists Rafale, Eurofighter for jet deal India has shortlisted Dassault's Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon for a $12 billion dollar fighter jet deal, cutting out US bidders from one of the largest military contracts of recent years. ... more | .. |
  Resourcesat-2, Youthsat, X-Sat functioning satisfactorily The country's latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two micro satellites launched by home grown PSLV-C16 rocket on April 20 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh ''are functioning satisfact ... more | .. |
 India, Pakistan open trade talks India and Pakistan on Wednesday began their first trade talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, opening a two-day session designed to boost business between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more |
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  New Tibetan PM says respects Dalai Lama wishes The newly elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said Wednesday he would respect the wishes of the Dalai Lama and try to step into the global icon's political role. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiles pick Dalai Lama's political successor Tibetan exiles elected a Harvard academic Wednesday as their new prime minister, who will face the daunting task of assuming the political duties of a global icon, the Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
  GSAT-8 put through its paces The Indian GSAT-8 multi-role spacecraft for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is undergoing an in-depth checkout at the Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for its liftoff on May 19. G ... more | .. |
China blames monks for Tibetan unrest China on Tuesday blamed Buddhist monks for causing unrest in a Tibetan region, accusing them of disrupting social order and defaming their religion. ... more |
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  Toxic chemicals found in pet dogs Toxic flame retardant chemicals have been found in the blood of pet dogs at concentrations five to 10 times higher than in humans, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Weak Russian component downed Indian rocket Says Ex-ISRO chief The destruction of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in mid air in 2010 was due to an inherent weakness in a component in the Russian supplied cryogenic engine. "We did se ... more | .. |
  India Eyeing Collaboration With JPL In 2016 NASA Lunar Mission India could be part of the 2016 NASA Lunar Mission with its space agency ISRO mulling a collaboration with the US-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory on study of farther side of the moon. "We are ... more |
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Two die in Tibetan monastery crackdown: rights group Two Tibetans have died in a security crackdown on a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, an activist group said Saturday, after the restive area was closed to foreigners. ... more | .. |
 Protests mount against Indian nuclear plant In the busy Indian fishing village of Sakhri Nate, it's obvious what the locals think of the plan to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant just across the creek. ... more | .. |
  Nepal's rhino numbers recovering after war: study The number of rhinos living wild in Nepal has risen above 500 for the first time since a civil war that led to rampant poaching of the endangered animals, the government said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Tens of millions live in nuclear 'danger zone': study Some 90 million people worldwide live within 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) of a nuclear reactor, equivalent to the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima plant, a study released Friday shows. ... more |
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 Resourcesat-2 Will Beam Back Huge Data On Resources The remote-sensing satellite, Resourcesat-2, put up by PSLV-C16 on Wednesday, "will become a workhorse for the global community" with the huge data it will send back on the earth's resources, said R ... more | .. |
 PSLV-C16 Puts Three Satellites In Orbit It was "a sweet seventeen" for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Wednesday, with the PSLV-C16 scoring a spectacular success by putting three satellites into orbit with precision. It ... more | .. |
 PSLV Success Lifts ISRO Gloom Putting the dreaded 63-second failure of last Christmas when GSLV-F06 burst into flames and plunged into the Bay of Bengal behind them, Indian space scientists drew solace from yet another edition o ... more | .. |
 First pan-Asian girl band hopes to make world 'Blush' They're a long way from being the next Spice Girls or Pussycat Dolls, but five Asian women are hoping to take the world by storm in what is being billed as the first pan-Asian girl band. ... more |
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