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October 02, 2013

Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2013
Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries. The study in the journal Pediatrics covered six nations - China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, as well as China - where adult smoking rates are the highest, according to the World Health Organization. More than two thirds of the children studied (68 percent of the 2,423 participants) could identify at lea ... read more

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S. Korean steel plant in India could displace 22,000, says UN United Nations human rights experts said Tuesday a giant steelmaking project by South Korean giant Posco in eastern India could displace up to 22,000 people who risked falling into abject poverty. ... more		Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant Energy-starved Bangladesh on Wednesday inaugurated the opening phase of work for its first ever nuclear power plant using Russian technology. ... more		China to be world's top gold buyer this year: experts China is set to overtake India to become the world's top gold consumer this year, as the driving forces in the market shift from West to East, an industry association said Tuesday. ... more
				China, the global auto industry's best hope At a time when Indian, Russian and Brazilian car markets are stumbling, China remains the major growth engine for the global automotive industry, analysts say. ... more		Indian navy gets its first Hawk trainer jets Indian aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has handed over the first homemade Hawk Mk-132 advanced trainer jet aircraft to the navy on Monday. ... more

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Sharif: India-Pakistan arms race 'massive waste' Pakistan and India have wasted "massive resources" on a nuclear arms race, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Friday, ahead of a landmark meeting with his Indian counterpart. ... more		Suspected Indian terrorist escapes during security lapse Police in Mumbai initiated a manhunt for a suspected Indian Mujahedin member who escaped from a local court Friday where he was facing charges related to deadly bombings in July 2008. ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote Sri Lanka's main Tamil party won a landslide victory Sunday in landmark elections in the battle-scarred north, raising hopes of self-rule for the ethnic minority after decades of war. ... more
				India planning world's largest solar project The Indian government says it is planning the world's largest solar power plant in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. ... more		India unveils Mars mission spacecraft India unveils its Mars mission space craft on Wednesday, saying the launch of the space craft is likely to happen in late October or early in November, local news agency PTI reported Thursday. ... more

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New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified Pioneering new research from a team of Indiana University Bloomington biologists has shown for the first time that a protein which has been long known to be critical for the initiation of protein sy ... more		Pulsating dust cloud dynamics modelled The birth of stars is an event that eludes intuitive understanding. It is the collapse of dense molecular clouds under their own weight that offers the best sites of star formation. Now, Prala ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		Indian police arrest politicians over communal violence Police in Uttar Pradesh were rounding up 16 people, including politicians, after an Indian court ordered their arrest for allegedly inciting deadly communal violence. ... more
				Water supply a problem for New Delhi's poor New Delhi's poor are hardest hit by the Indian city's inadequate water supply. ... more		Sri Lanka, China to close free-trade deal: Colombo Sri Lanka and China will finalise a free-trade agreement ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Colombo in November, a government minister said on Tuesday. ... more

China's Xiamen Airlines to buy 6 Boeing 787s

Airbus delivers first A400M military transport plane

US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit

Volvo gets green light for two car plants in China

Toyota joins Daimler in boycotting coolant

China, the global auto industry's best hope

Nigeria signs $1.3 bn power plant deal with China

ASEAN region has potential for 70 percent green energy

Myanmar's energy sector boosted by World Bank investment

Canada at competitive disadvantage for LNG export?

Dutch back Greenpeace ship's Arctic oil-drilling protest

China probes three more oil executives for 'violations'

	Phase 2 of India's solar mission faces delays India's solar sector is awaiting the official launch of the second phase of the country's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. ... more		Emerging powers chide rich nations climate stance Brazil, China, India and South Africa on Monday chided developed nations for not doing enough to curb greenhouse gases and fund efforts to confront climate change. ... more		Suu Kyi meets Dalai Lama, risking China's ire Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has risked prompting Chinese anger after it was confirmed she had a private meeting with the Dalai Lama on the sidelines of a Prague rights conference, its spokesman said Monday. ... more		India test-fires long-range missile India on Sunday successfully test-fired for a second time a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, marking another advance in its military capabilities. ... more

Quantum transport method reads open quantum states

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Early universe dark matter born red hot before cooling

Researchers identify ancient ancestor of tulip tree line		Dalai Lama says China's Tibet policy now 'more realistic'		Indy 500 race cars showcase green fuels		India prepares to launch country's maiden mission to Mars		Japan and India to push for better LNG pricing
NASA-Funded Scientists Detect Water on Moon's Surface that Hints at Water Below		Destabilization fears over Somalia's first oil deal		GSAT-7 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit		India inducts first three Boeing Globemasters		The go-ahead is given for Ariane 5 mission to orbit EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7

Indian Ocean paradise island beset by shark controversy

Indian rocket GSLV-D5 to go back to assembly building

Global sea level rise dampened by Australia floods

Maoist rebels kill four troops in India landmine blast

India tells firms to be more adventurous in oil quest

Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of gold

Arianespace Launches EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT 7

Indian gov't -- 66 terrorist groups active in India

India manufacturing hits over 4-year low as China rebounds

India's 'Coalgate' deepens

Economic worry shifts to emerging markets at Russian G20

India's new LNG import terminal receives first delivery

Pakistan says one dead in latest Kashmir clash

India preparing first floating solar power station

Pakistan accuses India of killing two soldiers in Kashmir

Coal India Ltd. scouts for mines in Australia, Indonesia and Colombia

Indian oil tanker still being detained by Iran

India's OVL may block Chinese bid to buy into Brazil oilfield

ISRO may use standy engine to launch GSLV

ISRO pins hopes on GSLV-D5

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