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January 16, 2014

Sri Lanka and India release detained fishermen
Colombo, Sri Lanka (UPI) Jan 15, 2013
Sri Lanka and India each have released as many as 52 detained fishermen ahead of talks this week on how to solve poaching in territorial waters. Both countries have arrested a "substantial number" of fishermen in recent months for poaching, the official Sri Lankan government website NEWS.LK reported. The release of the detained fishermen was a "goodwill" gesture agreed between Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris and Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Kurshid ... read more

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Bangladesh's re-elected prime minister starts new term Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started her third term by placing a wreath at a shrine in Dhaka honoring her father, the country's founder. ... more		India and South Korea to cooperate on nuclear power? South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to seek nuclear power deals during her four-day state visit to India, which began Wednesday. ... more		HP to launch 'voice tablets' in India Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday it was launching a line of "voice tablets," or outsized smartphones, for consumers in India. ... more
				S. Korea president eying nuclear business on India trip South Korea's president arrives this Wednesday in India on an official visit during which she is expected to push for some of the South Asian nation's nuclear business, officials said. ... more		300 houses destroyed in 'Shangri-La' Tibet village: report A huge blaze that ripped through the centre of an ancient Tibetan town in the popular Chinese tourist area of Shangri-La has destroyed almost 300 buildings, state-media said Sunday. ... more

Blaze tears through ancient Tibetan village in China An ancient Tibetan village in the popular tourist area of Shangri-La in China's southwest Yunnan province has been partially destroyed in a giant inferno, state media reported Saturday. ... more		Victory for 'Avatar' tribe as India rejects miner's plans An Indian tribe dubbed the "real-life Avatar" after the Hollywood blockbuster have won their decade-long fight to stop British resources giant Vedanta from mining bauxite in hills they regard as sacred, authorities said Saturday. ... 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		India clears Posco steel plant ahead of S. Korean visit India's environment ministry has approved South Korean multinational Posco's plans to build a long-delayed $12 billion steel plant, the company said Friday, days ahead of a visit by South Korea's president. ... more
				India's Soviet-era carrier arrives six years late A refurbished former Soviet aircraft carrier arrived Wednesday in India six years late, ending a wrangle that strained ties with the country's top arms supplier Russia. ... more		S. Asia takes 71 percent of market for ship breaking The world market for ship demolition remains strong, with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan together accounting for more than two-thirds of business, a French monitoring group said on Thursday. ... more

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US energy secretary delays India trip amid row The US energy secretary has postponed a trip to India, officials said Thursday, as a row over a diplomat's arrest casts a cloud over once-growing cooperation between the countries. ... more		Aborted defence deal underlines India's procurement problem India's decision to cancel a $740-million helicopter contract with Italian-owned AgustaWestland last week added to an already long list of failed defence deals which have left the military short of crucial equipment. ... 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		Outside View: Three New Year's wishes A week after New Year's Day isn't too late for making wishes for 2014. ... more
				System of phone alerts could warn of extreme weather in India Computer scientists in India have created image-based mobile phone alerts for extreme weather they say could prevent casualties in cyclones. ... more		Death of elephant, 73, sparks mourning at India wildlife park A giant 73-year-old elephant died Wednesday at a famed wildlife sanctuary in northeast India, bringing tears to the eyes of his keepers - and fellow pachyderms. ... more

Embraer says it met all regional jet delivery targets

Swiss could vote in May on fighter deal

US F-18 fighter crashes off Virginia coast

Battery development may extend range of electric cars

Volvo Cars says it switched back into profit in 2013

EU cuts CO2 emissions for vans by 28%

US power plant emissions down

Li's Power Assets to spin off HK unit

Obama sets up quadrennial review of U.S. energy strategy

Fusion instabilities lessened by unexpected effect

Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy

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	Now sky is the limit for India: Ex-ISRO scientist When the countdown began in Sriharikota on Sunday for the launch of the Rs.365-crore mission to flight test the cryogenic engine designed and built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ... more		'20 years of toil has paid off' Says Radhkrishnan "Twenty years of effort and toil in developing cryogenic engine and stage has paid off. The excruciating efforts of the past three years have been realised," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ... more		GSLV-D5 launch: What the success means The successful launch of India's heavier rocket - the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5) - Sunday not only means the indigenous cryogenic engine has performed well but would also p ... more		ISRO raises GSAT-14's orbit The Indian space agency on Monday successfully completed the first orbit raising operations of its communication satellite GSAT-14. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ... more

Quantum transport method reads open quantum states

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Early universe dark matter born red hot before cooling

Nine Assam youths killed in Indian tribal fighting		'Village of Widows' determined to rebuild in India flood disaster		India urges Asian unity for fair LNG pricing		India launches cutting-edge cryogenic rocket		Brazil moves to evict invaders from Amazon's Awa lands
One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island		India scraps AgustaWestland chopper deal over bribe allegations		15 hurt as powerful cyclone brushes France's Reunion island		Study pinpoints likely site of next big China quake		ISRO end year on high note after Mars mission

Pakistan, Indian army commanders meet on Kashmir

NASA Satellite Sees Increase of India's Sulfur Dioxide Emissions

Singapore to deport 53 riot suspects back to India

Bangladesh to deploy military to stem poll violence

Pollution shrouds Tibetan capital, grounding flights

Nepal uses satellite to track rare snow leopard

Asia's year in space triggers applause but also worry

'Superbugs' found breeding in sewage plants

India to decide December 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Rising mountains dried out Central Asia

Wolf, passionate critic of China, to leave US Congress

Sri Lanka revives state firm with Chinese ships

Wind energy: TUV Rheinland certifies PowerWind wind turbines

Arianespace to launch GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 satellites for India

Global energy demand to increase 35 percent: ExxonMobil

Ancient crater could hold clues about moon's mantle

Karzai warns against 'intimidation' on US troop deal

Eight more dead in Bangladesh as PM issues warning

'Stunning' tsunami record discovered in Indonesia cave

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