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March 03, 2014

SolarBuzz Reveals Half Of Projects In Leading Countries Are Below 5MW
Port Washington NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2014
Solar photovoltaic (PV) projects between 250kW and 5MW now account for almost half of the yet-to-be-completed 4,300 commercial and utility projects within leading PV countries, according to the new NPD Solarbuzz Global Deal Tracker report. The leading countries for solar PV demand now include five major countries in the Asia-Pacific region (i.e., China, Japan, India, Thailand, and Australia), four European countries (i.e., Germany, U.K., Italy, and France) and North America (i.e., United States an ... read more

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Indian PV Forecast Raised To 1GW Indian solar installations are forecast to be approximately 1,000 MW in 2014, according to Mercom Capital Group. Solar installations in India totaled 1,004 MW in 2013 compared to 986 MW in 2012. ... more		Nepal government to set up contact office at Mt. Qomolangma base camp In a bid to make Nepal's mountaineering more safe and organized, the Nepal government has decided to set up a contact office at Mount Qomolangma (Everest) base camp for the first time from the comin ... more		Activists demand closure of Australia's Manus center Activists in Australia are demanding the government close its asylum seeker detention center in Papua New Guinea after it was revealed a former Sri Lankan military officer is in charge. ... more
				India drops anti-piracy charges against Italian marines India has dropped a plan to use a tough anti-piracy law to prosecute two Italian marines who killed two fishermen, the Supreme Court heard on Monday, amid a diplomatic row. ... more		China rejects Indian politician's expansionism charge China on Monday rejected remarks by Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi that it has an "expansionist mindset", saying it has never grabbed the territory of another nation. ... more

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Agusta faces blacklisting from Indian helicopter market AgustaWestland faces exclusion from the lucrative Indian market if Parliament votes to blacklist the British company over allegations of kickbacks. ... more		Sri Lanka opposition cries foul over Chinese deals Sri Lanka's main opposition accused the government Thursday of awarding contracts to a World Bank-blacklisted Chinese company and said it would not honour the deals if it regains power. ... 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		Obama throws support behind Dalai Lama, Tibet rights US President Barack Obama on Friday offered his "strong support" for the protection of Tibetans' human rights in China as he defied protests from Beijing to meet the Dalai Lama. ... more
				India's Modi targets China in election speech India's opposition leader Narendra Modi, favourite to win this year's polls, on Saturday warned neighbour China to shed its "expansionist mindset" as he toured a disputed region in the remote northeast. ... more		Recent decades likely wettest in four millennia in Tibet Recent decades may have been the wettest in 3,500 years in North East Tibet - according to climate researchers at the University of East Anglia (UK) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Lanzhou, Chi ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Dalai Lama, in US, seeks humane capitalism Praising China's shift toward a market economy, the Dalai Lama called Thursday for a humane form of capitalism in an unlikely encounter with US free-market advocates. ... more		India moves ahead in forming coal regulator India has given the go-ahead for the creation of a regulator for the country's coal sector. ... 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		Greens alarmed as floodgates open for Indian industrialists India's environment ministry, run by the oil and gas minister since late December, has issued approvals for industrial projects worth $40 billion in the last eight weeks in a pre-election bonanza that has alarmed green campaigners. ... more
				Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal Atlas Elektronik is close to winning an order for sonar systems for the Indian navy's indigenous Delhi-class and Russian-built Talwar-class warships, the Business Standard newspaper reported. ... more		Italy recalls India ambassador over case against marines Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from India in protest over a new delay in the legal proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. ... more

Improvement in polymers for aviation

Northrop Grumman Provides Inertial Navigation Products for TiltRotor Aircraft

ARES Aims to Provide More Front-line Units with Mission-tailored VTOL Capabilities

Tesla unveils 'Gigafactory' to ramp up mass-market car

Special air filter blocks small particles called UFPs from getting inside cars

Charge 'sharing' by electric cars could ease strain on power grid

US moves ahead on massive Africa power bid

Renewable Generation up 30% Last Week as Gas Consumption Plummets 35%

US moves ahead on massive Africa power bid

Saft to supply lithium-ion batteries to power US military satellite

Swelling oil fund makes every Norwegian a millionaire

ExxonMobil chief, neighbors sue over fracking concerns

	Chinese love affair with gold beats Indian demand: survey China overtook India as the biggest consumer of gold in the world last year, ramping up its demand by 32.0 percent from the 2012 level, the World Gold Council reported on Tuesday. ... more		100 Days Of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, India's first interplanetary probe, was launched by PSLV-C25 at 1438 hours on November 5, 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In its voyage towards Mars, the ... more		India, Italy remain in standoff over trial of Italian marines Italy said it is headed for a clash with India over the likely prosecution of two Italian marines awaiting trial in New Delhi for the deaths of two fishermen. ... more		The genetic origins of high-altitude adaptations in Tibetans Genetic adaptations for life at high elevations found in residents of the Tibetan plateau likely originated around 30,000 years ago in peoples related to contemporary Sherpa. These genes were passed ... 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

GAGAN System reaches certification milestone in India		Spain judge orders arrest of former China president Jiang Zemin		China anger over Spanish arrest warrant for Jiang Zemin		India's national solar plan a WTO issue		China gold consumption leaps 41% in 2013
Antrix to launch UK and Singapore satellite using India's Polar Satellite Launcher		UK should divert foreign aid to flood victims, anti-EU leader says		Bicycle manufacturing increases in Indian state of Punjab		Israel to help India develop missile defense shield		Arms makers left frustrated as India awaits elections

New Madagascar leader declares war on illegal logging

Researchers discover rare new species of deep-diving whale

India needs nuclear power, for now -- minister

New Microsoft chief underlines Indian-bred success abroad

UK role in India Golden Temple assault 'very limited': probe

Mobile Asia holds key to Facebook's future growth

Gates shifts role at Microsoft, new CEO named

Chinese scientists pinpoint source of Yangtze's main tributary

India tiger hunters on stakeout for 'hungry' man-eater

India's Andhra Pradesh state votes aginst partition

Sri Lanka blames China for its energy crisis

Effective control of invasive weeds can help attempts at reforestation in Panama

Initial agreement signed for mega solar project in India

Delhi says air 'not as bad' as Beijing after smog scrutiny

Put a plastic bag in your tank

Bangladesh court sentences top Islamist to death for arms smuggling

India's Essar sues Greenpeace for $80 mn for defamation

Indian lawmaker group calls for boosting renewable electricity

Deadly pileup on snow-bound US highway

India celebrates Republic Day, president warns on corruption

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