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India PM hails success in battle against HIVNew Delhi (AFP) July 4, 2011 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday hailed the country's success in slashing new HIV/AIDS infections by half in the past decade, but warned against complacency. "Our HIV/AIDS programme can justifiably claim a measure of success," he told a conference in New Delhi discussing means to combat the disease. But he added that new Ministry of Health figures estimating that 2.4 million Indians are still living with HIV means "there should be no room for complacency". "With the introduct ... read more |
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  India offers veiled warning to nuclear suppliers India has suggested that countries refusing to match nuclear reactor sales with technology transfers could be frozen out of one of the world's largest reactor markets. ... more | .. |
  Russia to deliver submarine to India by year end: report Russia will deliver a long-awaited nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, the country's navy chief was quoted as saying by the state RIA Novosti news agency on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Bangladesh landslide toll rises to 17 The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong has risen to 17, police said Saturday, as five more bodies were pulled from the mud. ... more | .. |
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 Twelve killed in Bangladesh landslide At least 12 people were killed and more feared missing Friday after three days of heavy rain triggered landslides near a slum in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, police said. ... more | .. |
  Nepal warns of repeat of 2008 flooding disaster A Nepalese river that flooded in 2008 forcing millions of people to abandon their homes in neighbouring India is threatening to burst its banks again, authorities warned on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Water in India's famed Goa 'unfit for bathing' Scientists warned on Friday that water off the famed beaches of the Indian holiday state of Goa was unfit for bathing and fishing due to high levels of bacteria from untreated sewage. ... more | .. |
  Study rates countries' risk from asteroid A study by British researchers has identified countries that would be worst affected in the event of a catastrophic asteroid strike on Earth. ... more |
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  Danish appeals court rejects gunrunner's India extradition The Copenhagen court of appeal on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision not to extradite a self-confessed gunrunner who parachuted weapons into India, saying it could not rule out mistreatment. ... more | .. |
 US vows to support India's nuclear waiver The United States will support India's continued exemption from global nuclear trade rules despite moves to tighten up restrictions, the US ambassador to India said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Groupon reveals security breach in India The Indian subsidiary of online deals giant Groupon has accidentally published email addresses and passwords from its subscriber database, the company and reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  US warns Sri Lanka on war crime charges The United States on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to move quickly to address allegations of war crimes, warning of rising pressure for international action if it does not. ... more |
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  Boeing Begins Final Assembly of India's First P-8I Aircraft Boeing began final assembly of the Indian navy's first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft this month at the company's Renton factory. The P-8I, based on the Boeing Next-Generation 737 ... more | .. |
India to press ahead on nuclear power India's commerce minister called Thursday for more cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy and brushed aside talk of scrapping ambitious plans in the wake of Japan's Fukushima crisis. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed ponders F-35 sale to India Lockheed indicated it could still be in the running for an $11 billion fighter jet sale to India despite the government rejecting its F-16 aircraft. ... more | .. |
  World Bank to fund environment projects in Madagascar The World Bank said Wednesday it was loaning an extra 52 million dollars (36 million euros) to Madagascar over three years to fund environmental projects despite the unsettled political situation on the Indian Ocean island. ... 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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  China seeks better military ties with India China said Tuesday it hopes to boost military cooperation with India as the two Asian powerhouses resume defence ties that were frozen for a year over a visa dispute. ... more | .. |
 India military delegation arrives in China An Indian military delegation arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a six-day visit, an Indian official said, marking the resumption of defence ties that were frozen for a year over a visa dispute. ... more | .. |
 India resumes military exchanges with China India will send a military delegation to China on Sunday, marking a resumption of defence ties that were frozen for a year over a visa row, government and defence officials said. ... more | .. |
Storm kills 10 in India, 33 fishing boats missing Ten people died and 33 fishing boats went missing on Friday during monsoon storms in eastern India which flattened hundreds of homes and flooded the city of Kolkata, officials said. ... more |
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  Asian budget carriers spread wings as demand surges Multi-billion dollar orders for more than 100 new planes this week underscored the difference between the thriving budget airline sector in Asia-Pacific and the gloom-hit global aviation industry. ... more | .. |
 Al-Qaida chief's problem: Staying alive Al-Qaida's new leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, faces a host of challenges in the aftermath of the assassination of Osama bin Laden - not least of which is staying alive himself. ... more | .. |
  Nepal marks becoming land mine-free A huge controlled explosion marked the end of Nepal's deadly land mine areas and the beginning of it as Asia's second land mine-free country alongside China. ... more | .. |
  Indian, Pakistani companies win green energy awards Two Indian companies which recycle waste products into sources of power and a Pakistani firm that fits energy-saving devices in homes were on Thursday honoured with major green energy awards. ... more |
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Neem seed biochar turns waste into thermal energy storage medium
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 Boeing to build 10 C-17 airlifters for India Boeing said Wednesday that India's defense ministry has signed an agreement with the US government to buy 10 Boeing C-17 transports, making India the plane's largest international customer. ... more | .. |
 India not alarmed by China dam India on Tuesday said an ongoing Chinese project to dam the Brahmaputra river in Tibet would not affect downstream supplies in the country's northeastern regions. ... more | .. |
  China probes into origin of universe on "roof of the world" At the foot of snow-capped Tanggula Mountain, 789 matrix detectors and 5,000 square meters of carpet detectors are probing into the depths of the universe by analyzing cosmic rays streaming into the ... more | .. |
  Blood Red Moon Predicted Get set for an amazing adventure. The eclipse will be visible over more than half the globe, throughout most of South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Australia. ... more |
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  Tibet again closed to foreigners: travel agents Foreign tourists will be barred from going to Tibet until the end of July, travel agents said Monday, the second time this year the troubled region has been closed to overseas visitors. ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh shipyards back in business Bangladesh's vast ship-breaking yards are roaring back into business, after the easing of strict environmental regulations that brought the major industry to a halt for much of 2010. ... more | .. |
  Mexico's Carstens takes long-shot IMF bid to India Mexican central bank chief Agustin Carstens arrived in India on Friday to press his case to be the next IMF leader, as he and French rival Christine Lagarde criss-cross the globe to garner support. ... more | .. |
  ISRO to begin flight testing of GSLV MkIII in next two years The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said it will start flight testing of the GSLV Mk III for launching four-tonne class of satellites in the next two years. Addressing the ... more |
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