Indo Daily
March 24, 2014
ICE WORLD
Glacial advances in Nyainqentanglha maybe linked to North Atlantic cooling
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 24, 2014
Chronologies of glacial advances during the last glacial period are not contemporaneous throughout the Tibetan Plateau. Professor YI Chaolu and his research group from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, dated glacial boulders on moraines from the last glacial period in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, Tibet. They suggested that glacial advances that occurred during a relatively warm period (MIS 3) between two cold stages of the last glacial episode in the Nyainqe ... read more
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AEROSPACE

Malaysia says missing jet crashed at sea
Malaysia said Monday its missing airliner had crashed in the Indian Ocean, extinguishing the hopes of relatives of those on board but shedding no light on why it veered so far off course. ... more
AEROSPACE

Malaysia says French satellite detects debris in plane search area
Malaysia said Sunday it had received new satellite data from France indicating floating objects in the search area for a missing Malaysian jet in the southern Indian Ocean. ... more
AEROSPACE

Australia 'clutching' at MH370 leads after new data
Australia said Monday that French satellite data indicating floating objects possibly linked to missing Flight MH370 related to an area outside the current search zone, while admitting to "clutching" at every piece of new information. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Bangladesh's otter fishing tradition faces extinction
Swimming in circles alongside a fishing boat, the excited cries of two short-haired otters ring out across a river in southern Bangladesh that feeds into the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. ... more


FARM NEWS

Incentives needed to improve grain markets in India
Even after the agricultural reforms of 2002-03, for wheat, rice, and pearl millet farmers in India, grain markets are still pretty sticky. Two University of Illinois economists analyzed infrastructu ... more
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ICE WORLD

The Frozen Truth about Glaciers, Climate Change and Our Future
Lewis Owen has been scraping out icy fragments of history's truth from one of the most glaciated regions on Earth for the past 25 years. His frequent excursions to Tibet and the Himalayas have led t ... more
SUPERPOWERS

India says report on '62 war with China to stay classified
India's defence ministry said Tuesday a controversial report about the country's defeat by China in a brief, bloody 1962 border war would remain classified due to its "sensitive" nature. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
EARTH OBSERVATION

Millions join satellite search for missing plane
Three million people have joined an effort led by a satellite operator to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, in what may be the largest crowdsourcing project of its kind. ... more
BLUE SKY

The rush to rain
A new analysis of satellite data reveals a link between dust in North Africa and West Asia and stronger monsoons in India. The study shows that dust in the air absorbs sunlight west of India, warmin ... more
WATER WORLD

N.African dust stimulates monsoons: study
Desert dust from North Africa and the Arabian peninsula stimulates monsoon rains over India, said a study Sunday suggesting that desertification from global warming may boost these seasonal downpours. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

USN Modifies FY14 Littoral Combat Ship Contracts
The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $698.9 million contract modification to add funding for construction of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) - the seventh and eighth in a 1 ... more
WHITE OUT

Avalanches kill six in Indian Kashmir
Avalanches triggered by unusually heavy snowfall killed at least six people in Indian Kashmir, as flimsy buildings caved in across the Himalayan valley, police said Wednesday. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
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
WATER WORLD

Pakistani Kashmir turns to water to solve power crisis
As Pakistan grapples with a crippling energy crisis, people in one corner of Kashmir have taken matters into their own hands, using small-scale turbines to generate electricity from streams and rivers. ... more
TECTONICS

Dynamic stressing of a global system of faults results in rare seismic silence
In the global aftershock zone that followed the major April 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake, seismologists noticed an unusual pattern - a dynamic "stress shadow," or period of seismic silence when some ... more
MARSDAILY

India's Mars mission to reach Red Planet in 200 days
India's maiden Mars mission, launched in November last year, is likely to reach the Red Planet in 200 days, the state-owned space agency has said. "If everything goes as planned, MOM (Mars Orb ... more
MARSDAILY
VTOL X-Plane Program Takes Off

China demands Malaysia hand over MH370 satellite data

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MARSDAILY
Volvo Cars returns to profit on China sales, cost cuts

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MARSDAILY
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MARSDAILY
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FLOATING STEEL

One worker killed in Indian nuclear submarine accident
One Indian worker was killed in an accident during construction of a nuclear submarine, a defence statement said Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly mishaps to hit the navy. ... more
INTERN DAILY

Volume of notifiable disease reporting may double with required electronic lab reporting
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SINO DAILY

Dalai Lama asks China to ease censorship
The Dalai Lama said Friday that China should ease its strict censorship, saying that the world's most populous nation would only achieve its full potential through greater freedoms. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE

India to send mission to probe Sun by 2020
India will send a mission to probe the Sun by 2020, local media quoted a top space official as reporting Saturday. "The Aditya mission to the Sun has been planned between 2017 and 2020. The mi ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
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
SUPERPOWERS

Dalai Lama encourages 'self-confident' US global role

CLIMATE SCIENCE

Decline of Bronze Age 'megacities' linked to climate change

WATER WORLD

We want to save water, but do we know how?

FROTH AND BUBBLE

Reforms slow in Bangladesh's toxic tanneries

SPACEMART

Russia, India to discuss space cooperation

MILPLEX

India orders bribery probe into Rolls-Royce deal: official

FLOATING STEEL

Problem batteries likely cause of fatal Indian navy fire: reports

SPACE TRAVEL

India unveils its own astronaut crew capsule, plans test launch

SOLAR DAILY

SolarBuzz Reveals Half Of Projects In Leading Countries Are Below 5MW

SOLAR DAILY

Indian PV Forecast Raised To 1GW

India navy chief resigns after submarine accident

Nepal government to set up contact office at Mt. Qomolangma base camp

Activists demand closure of Australia's Manus center

India drops anti-piracy charges against Italian marines

China rejects Indian politician's expansionism charge

Agusta faces blacklisting from Indian helicopter market

Sri Lanka opposition cries foul over Chinese deals

Obama throws support behind Dalai Lama, Tibet rights

India's Modi targets China in election speech

Recent decades likely wettest in four millennia in Tibet

Dalai Lama, in US, seeks humane capitalism

India moves ahead in forming coal regulator

Greens alarmed as floodgates open for Indian industrialists

Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal

Italy recalls India ambassador over case against marines

Chinese love affair with gold beats Indian demand: survey

100 Days Of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft

India, Italy remain in standoff over trial of Italian marines

The genetic origins of high-altitude adaptations in Tibetans

GAGAN System reaches certification milestone in India

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