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Buddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500Bodh Gaya, India (UPI) Jul 20, 2012 The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday. The Bodhi tree, a large Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa,) is in Bodh Gaya in India's eastern state of Bihar, about 60 miles from the state capital of Patna. "The Bodhi tree is fully healthy," Subhash Nautiyal of the Forest Research Institute in India's northern state of Uttarakhand said. Nautiyal and colleagues examined the tree after rem ... read more |
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  Indian astronomy satellite to study universe at multi-wavelengths Astrosat, the $50 million astronomy satellite India will put in polar circular orbit in 2013, will study the universe at multi-wavelengths for the first time, a senior space agency official said. "T ... more | .. |
  Ambitious ISRO enhancing India's space capabilities India is boot-strapping its space-based assets to meet the growing demand for enhanced services in communications, broadcasting remote-sensing and navigation, a top space agency official said Monday ... more | .. |
  Endangered languages get a Google protection plan Google on Tuesday unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages. ... more | .. |
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  India seeks answers over fisherman's death India said it is working with authorities in Dubai and the United States over the death of an Indian fisherman around 10 miles off the United Arab Emirates coast. ... more | .. |
  India likely to approve Mars mission India's government is expected to give its approval for the country to embark on an unmanned mission to Mars, the Indian Space Research Organization said. ... more | .. |
  More smart Indians opting to be space scientists More and more smart graduates and research scholars across India are opting for an exciting career in space science, as evident from thousands of applications the space agency gets every year, of la ... more | .. |
  Viktor Bout cronies tried to renew arms trade: NGO Two alleged accomplices of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout sought to relaunch his business from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, a US non-governmental organization said Tuesday. ... more |
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Leonardo DRS infrared payloads selected for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3
Balerion backs Northwood to tackle ground bottlenecks in expanding space economy
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  Teenage Tibetan monk 'self-immolates' in China A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China Tuesday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
  Australia opposition to shun 'indulgent' foreign policy Australia's main opposition leader pledged Tuesday to avoid "indulgent" policies if in power, pointing to hesitation by the government to export cattle to Indonesia and sell uranium to India. ... more | .. |
 India to boost coal imports India will need to import 185 million tons of coal annually by 2017 to meet increasing shortfalls, the government said. ... more | .. |
India calls on UAE to probe fatal US navy shooting India called on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to investigate the fatal shooting of an Indian fisherman by a US navy ship in waters off Dubai. ... more |
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 India asks UAE to probe US firing on fishermen India called on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to probe the fatal shooting of an Indian fisherman by a US navy ship in waters off Dubai, the Indian foreign ministry said. ... more | .. |
  Nepal's former king hints at a comeback Nepal's former king has hinted he would like to return to the throne - for the third time. ... more | .. |
Indian fisherman killed as US navy fires in Gulf An Indian fisherman was killed and three others were wounded on Monday when a US navy ship fired at their small boat off Dubai in the tense waters of the southern Gulf, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices rise as US Navy fires on boat in Gulf Oil prices rose Monday boosted by a higher euro and reports that the US Navy fired on a small vessel in the Gulf off Dubai. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Sudan army says breaks RSF siege on southern city Dilling
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  Calling all truckers ... not! Researchers in India are developing a new technology that will prevent truck drivers and other road users from using their cell phones while driving. The technology based on RFIDs could also be inte ... more | .. |
  Indian navy investigates cyberattacks India's navy is investigating the extent of a cyberattack at its base in Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command. ... more | .. |
  India has least eco impact but feels guilty: study Indian consumers feel the most guilty about their environmental impact even though they have a smaller average footprint than consumers in wealthy countries, a survey said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Rising CO2 in atmosphere also speeds carbon loss from forest soils Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, new research led by an Indiana University biologist has found. The new evidence supports an e ... more |
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 40% of degree-holders from China, India in 2020: OECD Emerging powerhouses China and India will lead the way in churning out university graduates by the end of the decade, the OECD said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan sets himself alight in China protest: group A young Tibetan man set himself on fire near Tibet's capital of Lhasa on Saturday, a rights group said, the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
 Romney lays into 'outsourcer-in-chief' Obama Republican Mitt Romney, facing a Democratic assault over his business record and charges that he helped ship US jobs overseas, hit back Tuesday by pegging President Barack Obama as "outsourcer-in-chief." ... more | .. |
  Indian floods kill threatened rhinos Devastating floods in northeast India have killed around 600 animals in the region's largest wildlife park, including more than a dozen threatened one-horned rhinos, officials said Monday. ... more |
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 Northeast India floods kill 121, displace 6 million The death toll from heavy monsoon rains which have caused massive flooding in India's northeast has risen to more than 120, with six million forced to flee their homes, officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  UN soldier dies as DR Congo rebels take Uganda border post A UN soldier from India was killed in clashes between renegade soldiers and DR Congo troops on the border with Uganda, the United Nations said Friday as the mutineers took a key border post. ... more | .. |
  Clean cookstoves unaffordable to Bangladeshi women Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy o ... more | .. |
  Heat wave in US puts damper on Fourth of July festivities Sizzling heat persisted over much of the United States on Tuesday on the eve of the Fourth of July, prompting many communities to rethink or cancel their festivities on the US national holiday. ... more |
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  War-related climate change would reduce substantially reduce crop yields Though worries about "nuclear winter" have faded since the end of the Cold War, existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons still hold the potential for devastating global impacts. Researchers at the Uni ... more | .. |
  India's monsoon seen picking up after slow start India's crucial monsoon rains should pick up in July after a slow start over vast swathes of the country, which has threatened crops from rice to sugar, forecasters said. ... more | .. |
Northeast India floods kill 79, displace two million At least 79 people have died and 2.2 million forced to leave their homes over the last week as torrential monsoon rains triggered floods across India's northeast, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Floods swamp eastern India, 1.3 million displaced Torrential monsoon rains triggered floods which swamped villages in eastern India and forced at least 1.3 million people to leave their homes for higher ground, officials said Friday. ... more |
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