India News From IndoDaily.Com

November 10, 2014

Brazil Indians in race to save ancestral lands
Itaituba, Brazil (AFP) Nov 06, 2014
Government foot-dragging has spurred a race by Brazil's Munduruku Indians to mark off their ancestral lands in the Amazon before they are wiped out by a planned hydroelectric complex. Using GPS devices and machetes, a group of about 70 men, women and children have fanned out through the forested area near the Tapajos River in northern Para state over the past two weeks to fix the boundaries with stones and wooden stakes. They have waited 13 years for the government to draw the boundaries officia ... read more

Previous Issues

Nov 08

Nov 07

Nov 06

Nov 05

Nov 04

China to punish Tibet officials who support Dalai Lama China will severely punish officials in Tibet who support the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, the region's top Communist leader said according to state media reports Wednesday. ... more		PROINSO kick starts ZeverSolar with 50kWp installation in Mumbai Proinso recently supplied integrated solution including Jinko modules, and ZeverSolar string inverters, to a roof top project located close to Mumbai. With this PROINSO starts ZeverSolar sales in th ... more		India pulls warships from Kolkata as city on 'terror' alert India's navy on Tuesday withdrew two warships from Kolkata's port, a spokesman said, as the eastern city was placed on high alert for a possible "terror" attack. ... more
				Indians angry Anderson never tried over Bhopal disaster Campaigners for survivors of India's Bhopal disaster voiced distress Saturday that former Union Carbide boss Warren Anderson never faced trial over the deadly industrial accident, following news the American had died. ... more		India's fading Chinese community faces painful war past Suspected of being a spy or a China sympathiser, nine-year-old Indian-born Monica Liu and her family were loaded into railway cars for a detention camp in India's Rajasthan desert. ... more

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Fears S.Africa fish farm would make triathletes shark bait Plans to build a fish farm along a popular stretch of South African coast prompted concerns Monday that it could entice sharks, endangering tourists and Iron Man triathletes. ... more		Kenyan troops kill six after 'machete attack' on barracks The Kenyan army said it had repelled a machete attack on a military barracks in a tourist resort near Mombasa on Sunday, killing six assailants. ... more		Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland Military aircraft to arrive in Greenland for 'long-planned' activities: US-Canadian command		There were warning signs ahead of Sri Lanka mudslide: survivors Sniffer dogs were deployed Friday to search for mudslide victims in Sri Lanka as survivors said they had seen warning signs of the disaster, such as cracks in the ground and livestock fleeing. ... more
				Google guns for 300 mn new Indian local language users Search giant Google announced Monday the creation of a new Hindi-language website in an ambitious bid to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridge the country's linguistic digital divide. ... more		Himalayan Viagra fuels caterpillar fungus gold rush Overwhelmed by speculators trying to cash-in on a prized medicinal fungus known as Himalayan Viagra, two isolated Tibetan communities have managed to do at the local level what world leaders often f ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

India chooses Israel over US for $525m missile deal: defence sources India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival US offer, as the right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernise its ageing military, official sources said Sunday. ... more		Rains hamper Sri Lanka mudslide tragedy search effort Heavy rains disrupted a massive search Thursday for scores of people feared buried in a landslide on a Sri Lankan tea estate, further dimming prospects of finding anyone alive. ... more		Heavy snow in US strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South Africa		India shifts thousands ahead of cyclone, Pakistan on alert India was Wednesday shifting thousands of people out of the way of Cyclone Nilofar due to hit the region this weekend, while Pakistan geared up for potential large-scale evacuations. ... more
China's Main Competitor in Space Exploration is India, Not Russia China's principal competitor in space exploration is India, not Russia, researcher at the Russian Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Vasily Kashin told RIA Novosti on Friday. " ... more		China Concerned by India's Moves to Secure Northeastern Border The Chinese Defense Ministry warned India against the planned construction of new borderline outposts in the impugned territory of the eastern part of India's Arunachal Pradesh region, saying New De ... more		Airbus DS and Indian firm jointly pursue transport deal Airbus Defense and Space and India's Tata Advanced Systems have teamed for a contract to supply C295 military transports to the Indian Air Force. ... more		India's Modi pledges to modernise Vietnam's defences Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Tuesday to strengthen Vietnam's military following talks between leaders of the two allies, in a move likely to rankle neighbouring nuclear-armed giant China. ... more

	India plans to build 6 submarines India's military plans to spend more than $1 billion to build six submarines indigenously and procure thousands of Israeli-made anti-tank missiles. ... more		Cyclone Nilofar due to slam into India, Pakistan Indian officials were preparing Monday to evacuate residents and stockpile food as they braced for another "very severe cyclonic storm" due to slam into the country's west coast and neighbouring Pakistan. ... more

Russia says US has not released crew from detained tanker

Inside China's buzzing AI scene year after DeepSeek shock

EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure

Bangladesh gas supports Asian demand, Chevron says		Tanzania to start major port construction in 2015		Delhi chokes on toxic smog after festival of lights		China oil demand near decade high for September		India's Modi rallies troops in Diwali day Kashmir visit
Better electricity access has little impact on climate		Nepal calls off search for survivors of deadly snowstorm		Successful test for India's Nirbhay cruise missile		India says no compromise with China on territory		All in a flap: Seychelles fears foreign bird invader

With IRNSS-1C, India a Step Closer to Own Navigation Satellite System

UN rights chief says in talks with China on Tibet visit

Rescuers airlift 154 to safety after deadly Nepal storm

Beijing expresses concern over India's planned road on border

Himalayan snowstorm, avalanche kill 17 trekkers in Nepal

ISRO to Launch India's Third Navigation Satellite on October 16

Sri Lankan military to return Tamil civilians' gold

Death toll hits 22 from deadly India cyclone

Centuries-old 'Chinese' fishing tradition fades on Indian shores

Workers clean up as deadly Indian cyclone toll hits 17

Three killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast

Sri Lanka faces EU fish export ban

Indians killed by lightning in Colombia to be left unburied

Malala in peace move after Nobel win with India's Satyarthi

Malala dedicates Nobel award to 'voiceless' children

Cyclone Hudhud due to slam into India's east coast

Facebook founder aims to get India online

Australia shifts MH370 search zone further south

Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes

Nokia suspends production at Indian handset factory

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news 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 Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.