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India to launch home-made all-weather satellite on April 20New Delhi (XNA) Apr 03, 2012 India is to launch its home-made all-weather satellite on April 20 from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota, sources said Monday. "The satellite, RISAT-1, a Radar Imaging Satellite, is slated to be launched on April 20. It has the capability of taking images of the Earth during day and night, and weighs around 1,850 kg," the sources said. The Indian Space Research Organization's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will carry the satellite into a 536-km orbit, they said. RISAT-1 can monito ... read more |
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  World Bank chief backs BRICS bank idea Outgoing World Bank president Robert Zoellick on Tuesday gave his backing to a new development bank proposed by the leaders of the BRICS emerging countries. ... more | .. |
  Tibet's exiled premier says Myanmar icon offers hope Exiled Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay on Monday said Aung San Suu Kyi's by-election victory in weekend polls gave him hope that his troubled homeland would see an end to Chinese repression. ... more | .. |
  Nepal approves hydropower project The government of Nepal has given the green light for China Three Gorges Corp.'s $1.6 billion hydropower project on the West Seti River. ... more | .. |
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  French firms focus on India India's defense and aerospace needs and manufacturing capabilities are attracting the interest of European companies seeking to plumb its potential. ... more | .. |
  China's Tibetan herders face uncertain future Tibetan herder Gatou used to live a nomadic life on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau before he was rehoused under a controversial Chinese government scheme. ... more | .. |
  Russia, India in hypersonic missile talks Russia and India are in discussions to develop a hypersonic cruise missile and are near agreement on a preliminary design, Indian officials said. ... more | .. |
  Security firm links cyber spy campaign to Chinese hacker Tokyo-based computer security firm Trend Micro on Friday said it linked a hacker in China to a "cyber espionage" campaign targeting India, Japan, and Tibetans. ... more |
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MDA Space and Hanwha target Korean K-LEO defense network
Airspan 5G platform selected for Space Compass high altitude maritime network
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  Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts for India's Munitions Control Unit Raytheon has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft. The MCU enables integration of modern ... more | .. |
  Tibetans arrested outside Chinese president's hotel New Delhi police detained another five Tibetan demonstrators on Friday outside the hotel of Chinese President Hu Jintao amid a raging debate over this week's crackdown on the exile population. ... more | .. |
 US Senate urges China to end 'repressive' Tibet policy The US Senate has urged China to ease restrictions on Tibetans, free prisoners and allow access by foreign media to address grievances following a wave of self-immolation protests. ... more | .. |
  Sanofi teams up with India to make cheap ARVs in S.Africa French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has signed a partnership with India's Hetero to manufacture cheap anti-HIV drugs in South Africa, the company said on Friday. ... more |
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Tibetans detained outside Chinese president's hotel New Delhi police detained another five Tibetan demonstrators on Friday outside the hotel of Chinese President Hu Jintao amid a raging debate over a crackdown on the exile population this week. ... more | .. |
 China blames Dalai Lama for Delhi self-immolation Chinese officials visiting New Delhi to attend a summit of emerging nations on Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for a Tibetan protester burning himself to death in the city. ... more | .. |
 India, China pledge to deepen trade links China agreed Thursday to open its doors to more Indian exports at a meeting between the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of a summit of emerging market nations. ... more | .. |
 BRICS summit focuses on new development bank Leaders of the emerging world met in India Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic might into collective diplomatic clout. ... more |
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Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery
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Tibetan who set self ablaze in Delhi dies A Tibetan exile who set himself alight two days ago in New Delhi died on Wednesday and police detained at least 100 other activists protesting against Chinese President Hu Jintao's arrival in the city. ... more | .. |
BRICS summit shadowed by Tibet protests The leaders of the emerging world gather Thursday in India to discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests by Tibetans against the Chinese president. ... more | .. |
 Delhi immolation protester haunted by Tibet 'torture' Friends and neighbours of the Tibetan protester who set himself alight in New Delhi said on Tuesday that his actions were out of character but driven by desperation felt by many in his community. ... more | .. |
 China blames Dalai Lama for India immolation bid Beijing on Tuesday blamed the Dalai Lama for a violent incident in India that saw a Tibetan exile set himself on fire in protest against a trip by Chinese President Hu Jintao to New Delhi this week. ... more |
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 Brazil's Rousseff to weigh French jet buy in India President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force. ... more | .. |
 Farmland buy-up is a trigger for tensions, say experts Is it investment? Or a land grab? ... more | .. |
 Tibetan protester sets himself ablaze in New Delhi A Tibetan exile set himself on fire as he ran down a street in New Delhi on Monday, suffering life-threatening burns during a protest against a visit this week to India by Chinese President Hu Jintao. ... more | .. |
  India's coal contracts in question India lost about $210 billion in revenue because of underhand coal deals, a report says. ... more |
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Targeted northern tree planting could deliver major carbon drawdown for Canada
Physicists predict significant growth for cadmium telluride photovoltaics
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 Tibetans call off UN hunger strike protest Three Tibetans who have been on hunger strike outside the UN headquarters for the past month ended their protest Thursday after the UN said investigators would look into events in Tibet, a protest organizer said. ... more | .. |
  Swine flu outbreak in India kills 12: govt Twelve people have died from swine flu in India since the beginning of March and nearly 110 others have been infected with the virus, the country's health ministry said. ... more | .. |
 Indian outsourcers 'employ 100,000 in US' India's IT outsourcing sector has nearly doubled the number of jobs it has created in the US in the last five years and now employs more than 100,000 people, an industry group said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Significantly Higher Potential for Wind Energy in India than Previously Estimated A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates- about 20 ... more |
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Brazil's Rousseff to attend BRICS summit in India Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to travel to India next week for a summit of emerging powers and separate talks with Indian leaders on defense and bilateral trade, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Delhi boosts military spending 17 percent India's defense budget took a 17 percent jump to around $40 billion for 2012-13, partly because of major acquisition plans. ... more | .. |
  Study Links Past Changes in Monsoon to Major Shifts in Indian Civilizations A fundamental shift in the Indian monsoon has occurred over the last few millennia, from a steady humid monsoon that favored lush vegetation to extended periods of drought, reports a new study led b ... more | .. |
 One solution to global overfishing found A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that "co-m ... more |
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