India News From IndoDaily.Com

March 29, 2013

Tibetan envoy says China can end immolations
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2013
An envoy of the Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Tibetans would likely end a wave of self-immolation protests if China reopened dialogue with the exiled spiritual leader to address grievances. More than 110 Tibetans have set themselves alight, with most of them dying, in demonstrations since 2009 against what they see as China's oppressive rule. China has since ramped up its security presence in Tibetan areas. Lobsang Nyandak, the Dalai Lama's representative to the Americas, said that China should ... read more

Previous Issues

Mar 28

Mar 27

Mar 26

Mar 25

Mar 23

Indian stars call for dry Holi festival amid drought Bollywood stars have joined calls for Mumbai to temper celebrations and reduce water wastage during a riotous Hindu festival this week, as millions of Indians face their worst drought in decades. ... more		BRICS voice concern on violence in Iran, Syria Leaders from emerging powers on Wednesday expressed their opposition to threat of military action against Tehran, amid US and Israeli warnings they will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. ... more		BRICS: a dynamic group dominated by China As the leaders of BRICS five emerging nations meet in Durban for a summit on Tuesday, economic data shows that the grouping of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa now account for 25 percent of global GDP and 40 percent of the world's population. ... more
				India prepares for shale gas auction India is preparing to launch its first auction of shale natural gas blocks, a government official said. ... more		Two Tibetans set selves alight in China: reports Two Tibetans including a mother of four have set themselves on fire in China in two days, rights groups and media reports said Monday, the latest in a series of such protests against Beijing's rule. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Poachers kill rare rhinos in India's remote northeast A gang of poachers killed a rare one-horned rhino at a wildlife park in northeast India, taking to 15 the number of such beasts slaughtered this year, an official said on Sunday. ... more		Coral atoll where giant tortoises outnumber man 10,000:1 It is perhaps not surprising that there are only a handful of humans on one of the most remote islands on Earth, coral atolls far out in the turquoise seas of the Indian Ocean. ... more		Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission China starts large scale production of T1000 carbon fiber		Bangladesh tornado kills 20, injures 100: officials A powerful tornado ripped through more than a dozen rural villages in eastern Bangladesh late Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100, officials said. ... more
				Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year in the world's largest handout of the devices for education, officials said Thursday. ... more		Iran faces oil losses as Asian buyers balk Sanctions-battered Iran faces losing a big part of its oil export revenues as key Asian trading partners cut back on Iranian imports because of escalating U.S. and European pressure. ... more

Solar systems for home and business installations

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Italy says will send its marines back to India for trial Italy said two marines on trial for murder in India would return to the country by Friday, in a stunning turnaround after Rome earlier unleashed a diplomatic furore by saying they would not go back. ... more		India is fourth largest energy consumer India is now the world's fourth largest energy consumer of oil and petroleum products after the United States, China and Russia, a new analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration says. ... more		Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land		Punjab based GNDSS Hospital commissions Sunpreme Solar Systems Sunpreme has announced the commissioning of a 150 kilowatt rooftop solar system at the Guru Nanak Dev Super Speciality (GNDSS) Hospital situated in India. The system will be the largest commercial r ... more
				India reviews Italian envoy's immunity India could revoke diplomatic immunity of Italy's ambassador over his failure to ensure two Italian marines return to India for trial. ... more		India a market for nuclear power suppliers Despite concerns about its nuclear liability law, India continues to be "a land of opportunity for global nuclear power suppliers," said an adviser to the United States. ... more

Listening for the Boom and Rattle of Supersonic Flight

Navy tasks Virginia Tech research team with reducing deafening roar of fighter jets

Peru mulls replacing aged air force jets

China car maker BYD reports profit plunge

Japan venture to bring electric tuk-tuks to Asia

Man creates car that runs on liquid air

Philippine clean energy tariffs to start next year: govt

IMF urges countries to cut energy subsidies

Philippines turns trash into clean energy windfall

Hybrid ribbons a gift for powerful batteries

China's Sinopec says net profit down 12.8% for 2012

5.7 quake tied to wastewater injection

	India's Nirbhay missile aborted in flight India's indigenously developed long-range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay failed to hit its target during its first test flight. ... more		Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest Google on Monday added views from some of the world's tallest mountains to scenes woven into its popular online map service. ... more		India's solar mission drives manufacturing India's solar market is expected to reach $2.05 billion in 2015, nearly double the $1.05 billion market of 2012, market research firm Frost and Sullivan says. ... more		Government Mulling Club Of Nations To Promote Exchange Of Solar Technology India is looking forward to establishing a club of nations blessed with sufficient sunlight and harness energy to promote solar power as a substitute to the conventional form of energy, Union minist ... more

Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter

Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components

Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion rates

Report: India's coal power a killer		Bangladesh still aiming for sub purchases		EU says trade barriers in US, China, elsewhere hinder growth		India aborts testing of new cruise missile: defence body		India PM warns of 'consequences' over Italian marines
India offers $532 million to states hit by drought, floods		It's only natural: Lawrence Livermore helps find link to arsenic-contaminated groundwater		Smartphone satellite "STRaND-1" operational in orbit		Award-winning Tibetan writer denied China passport		China eyes India trade by boosting spending in Nepal

Report raises concern over Europe's land-use footprint

Millions for a mastiff at China Tibetan dog expo

Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming

Ancient micro-continent under the Indian Ocean identified

Film on Nepal army torture blocked: director

China's Xi to visit S.Africa this month

Herbal defluoridation of drinking water

Tibetan self-immolators inspire Chinese painter

80% of Indian sewage flows untreated into rivers: study

Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades

Two rhino poachers gunned down in India

Starving goats to hit Indian pashmina production

Atlantic warming points to malaria risk... in India

Bangladesh deploys troops as protest toll hits 76

Asian manufacturing growth mostly weak in February

Sri Lanka leader denies army killed militant's child

Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'

Pakistan army probes Kashmir 'torture' death

India hikes defence spending by 21%

Indian PLA insurgents kill soldier

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2013 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement