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India stands firm on nuclear powerNew Delhi (UPI) Jun 1, 2011 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underlined the country's commitment to nuclear power in tandem with renewable energy sources. "One thing which is quite clear is that if India is to meet its emission targets, then nuclear energy along with renewable sources of energy is a combination which we need,'' Singh said at a news conference Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to India. His comments come a day after Germany announced it would close all of its 17 nucle ... read more |
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  Policing stops cheaters from dominating groups of cooperative bacteria For cooperation to persist in the often violently competitive realm of bacteria, cheaters must be kept in line. Two Indiana University Bloomington biologists have learned that in one bacterium, at l ... more | .. |
  Cities affect storms, but downwind areas can get the worst of it Urban areas modify thunderstorms that can eventually get stronger and more violent as they leave the cities and move to downwind areas, according to a Purdue University study. Using 10 years of data ... more | .. |
  Scientist instils new hope of detecting gravitational waves Direct evidence of the existence of gravitational waves is something that has long eluded researchers, however new research has suggested that adding just one of the proposed detectors in Japan, Aus ... more | .. |
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  Should India Go Suborbital What is happening with India's human spaceflight program? It's hard to be sure. India's space program has experienced mixed results in the past two years, with the success of some missions being ove ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama formally cedes political role The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political powers "in a historic move" but will remain the symbol of Tibetan unity, a spokesman for the spiritual leader said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Lagarde to seek support for IMF bid in China, India, Brazil 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. ... more | .. |
  GSAT 8 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit India's advanced communication satellite, GSAT-8, launched on May 21, 2011 has reached Geosynchronous orbit with an orbital period of 23 hours 45 minutes. The satellite's orbit has a perigee of 35,5 ... 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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