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Lagarde to seek support for IMF bid in China, India, BrazilParis (AFP) May 29, 2011 French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Sunday she plans to visit India and China and some African countries as well as Brazil to drum up support for her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund. "I have proposed to Brazil, China, India and certain African countries" to pay them a visit, she told Europe 1 radio, adding that the would travel on Monday to Brazil because it was the first state to respond to her proposal. Brazilian officials had previously confirmed Lagarde's trip and said ... read more |
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  Success of GSAT-8 and Future of India's Space Programme India's advanced communication geostationary satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched on May 21, 2011. The satellite was put in orbit from French Guiana by the Ariane-V launch vehicle. Indian Sp ... more | .. |
  IMF succession: China urges 'democratic' process China said Thursday the new International Monetary Fund chief should be chosen through "democratic consultation", as the developing world stepped up its campaign to end Europe's hold on the job. ... more | .. |
  Innate Immune System Proteins Attack Bacteria by Triggering Bacterial Suicide Mechanisms A group of proteins that act as the body's built-in line of defense against invading bacteria use a molecular trick to induce bacteria to destroy themselves, researchers at the Indiana University Sc ... more | .. |
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  Core of the Earth melts and freezes The inner core of the Earth is simultaneously melting and freezing due to circulation of heat in the overlying rocky mantle, according to new research from the University of Leeds, UC San Diego and ... more | .. |
  India says Sino-Pakistan ties a 'serious concern' India views with "serious concern" growing defence ties between China and Pakistan and says it will have to bolster its own military capabilities to meet the challenge. ... more | .. |
  Tibetan leader warns India of China 'encirclement' The newly-elected head of Tibet's government-in-exile has warned India that it is being encircled by "Chinese interests" as Beijing strengthens its South Asian presence. ... more | .. |
 Bungled most-wanted list embarrasses India The Indian government shrugged off the embarrassment of compiling a list of 50 of the country's most wanted criminals believed to be hiding in Pakistan, only to find several easily contactable in India. ... more |
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  Sri Lanka anti-terror seminar faces boycott call A leading human rights group urged governments on Tuesday to boycott a conference on fighting insurgents organised by Sri Lanka, which wants to share its experience of defeating separatist militants. ... more | .. |
  Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for dual-payload mission launch The 58th Ariane 5 to be launched from the Spaceport has rolled out for Arianespace's dual-payload flight tomorrow from French Guiana, carrying satellites for Asia and India. For this third Ari ... more | .. |
  Storms kill 42 in northern Indian state At least 42 people have been killed by lightning and fierce storms in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Indian drug firms use S.Africa as launch pad to continent A white South African woman runs the local operations of India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, and the second largest, Cipla, is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. ... more |
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  Tibetan leader to India: make Tibet 'core' issue The newly elected head of Tibet's government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, has appealed to the Indian government to make Tibet "a core issue" in relations with China. ... more | .. |
 China says 'door open' for Dalai Lama's return China's top Tibetan official said Thursday "the door was open" for the return of the exiled Dalai Lama, but repeated its charge that the spiritual leader was a separatist bent on Tibetan independence. ... more | .. |
  India's telecom sector fueling emissions India's telecommunications sector has emitted more than 5.6 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions since 2008, due to its heavy reliance on diesel for generating power, a new Greenpeace report says. ... more | .. |
  China, India to boost gold demand this year: WGC Gold, fresh from striking record highs at the start of this month, will enjoy buoyant demand this year, particularly from China and India, the World Gold Council said in a report on Thursday. ... more |
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Juvenile sauropods fed a hungry Late Jurassic predator guild
NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi Delta
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 British artists in campaign to free artist Ai Weiwei Leading British artists launched a campaign Wednesday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained last month amid a major crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
  Preparations for third Ariane 5 mission of 2011 move into their final phase India's GSAT-8 multi-mission satellite has been integrated on the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's third flight of 2011, moving this mission campaign into its final preparations for a May 19 lift ... more | .. |
Nuclear scientist says bomb saved Pakistan The father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb has vigorously defended the program as sparing his country the fate of Iraq or Libya, amid signs that Islamabad is ramping up its weapons capacities. ... more | .. |
 Red flag falls in India In 1996, India's most prominent communist leader almost became prime minister. Fifteen years later, his party is teetering on the brink of political extinction. ... more |
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Beijing brushes aside new Tibetan leader China has little interest in meeting with the new leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, saying the former leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, remains a saboteur. ... more | .. |
 Travel industry looks to China, India, Brazil for boom China, India and Brazil are poised to fuel an explosion in international tourism in the coming years, showering money and jobs on countries ready for it, and trouble for those that aren't, industry leaders say. ... more | .. |
  ISRO to Set Up Sub-Systems Integration Facility The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to set up an advanced R and D centre in the field of spacecraft technologies in Karnataka's Chitradurga and rocket sub-systems integration facility near ... more | .. |
 India Lines Up Three PSLV Launches This Year Indian Space Research Organisation is lining up three PSLV launches from Sriharikota spaceport by October this year, its Chairman K Radhakrishnan said Friday. He said PSLV-C17 would launch GSA ... more |
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Desert sand mix points to new path for greener concrete
Neem seed biochar turns waste into thermal energy storage medium
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  More than 40 injured in China bank blast More than 40 people were injured Friday when a disgruntled former employee set off a petrol bomb at a bank in a Tibetan-inhabited region of northwest China, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  India's top court imposes ban on 'toxic' pesticide India's top court on Friday temporarily banned use of the pesticide endosulfan, which the government has resisted blacklisting despite curbs imposed in 60 other countries over health concerns. ... more | .. |
  India designing reusable spacecraft Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, P S Veeraraghavan on Wednesday said India`s space scientists are designing a reusable space craft, which is likely to be launched ... more | .. |
  Early drug therapy curbs HIV transmission: study People with HIV who take antiretroviral drugs before their health declines have a 96 percent lower risk of transmitting the virus to a partner, a breakthrough global study released Thursday said. ... more |
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  Indian government vows to pursue Bhopal case India's government vowed Thursday it would continue to press for harsher sentences for the men convicted for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy after a setback in the Supreme Court this week. ... more | .. |
India's top court refuses to reopen Bhopal case India's Supreme Court turned down on Wednesday a government demand to hand harsher sentences to seven men convicted for their role in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. ... more | .. |
  India's new satellite beams high quality images India's latest advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 has beamed high quality images distinctly showing the northern and western regions of the country, the space agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Companies Form Strategic Alliance to Capitalize on Growing Indian Solar Market United Solar, the leading global manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar laminates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) has announced an order for 500 kilowatts ( ... more |
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