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November 12, 2014

IU biologists collaborate to refine climate change modeling tools
Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 12, 2014
A new climate change modeling tool developed by scientists at Indiana University, Princeton University and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration finds that carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere owing to greater plant growth from rising CO2 levels will be partially offset by changes in the activity of soil microbes that derive their energy from plant root growth. Soils hold more carbon than all of the earth's plant biomass and atmosphere combined. The new work published by ... read more

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Sickness stalks India village with toxic water Through his bloodshot, ruined eyes, ten-year-old Roshan Singh struggles to read his favourite comic book before readying for school in this remote and desolate village along the Indian-Pakistan border. ... more		India sending 'chilling message' on environment: Greenpeace Moves by India's new right-wing government to block Greenpeace funds and weaken environmental protection laws send a "chilling message", the head of the lobby group said Monday, as he urged the prime minister to release the money. ... more		India to test fly bigger space vehicle next month India will conduct a partial test flight of a bigger and better space vehicle next month, a top official of the state-owned space agency has reportedly said. The landmark test flight of GSLV M ... more
				India to launch unmanned crew module in December India will launch an unmanned crew module in December onboard a heavy rocket to test its re-entry into the atmosphere for the country's future maiden human space flight, the space agency chief said ... more		India votes against U.N. draft resolution on nuke pact India has voted against the provisions of draft resolutions calling for signing of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), ruling out the possibility of joining the treaty as a non-nuclear weapo ... more

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Indian navy worker killed in ship accident: reports A naval ship sank Thursday off the southeastern coast of India leaving one worker dead and four others missing, reports said, in the latest of a string of deadly mishaps to hit the navy. ... more		Brazil Indians in race to save ancestral lands 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. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		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

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

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		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		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		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

	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

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

India shifts thousands ahead of cyclone, Pakistan on alert		China's Main Competitor in Space Exploration is India, Not Russia		China Concerned by India's Moves to Secure Northeastern Border		Airbus DS and Indian firm jointly pursue transport deal		India's Modi pledges to modernise Vietnam's defences
India plans to build 6 submarines		Cyclone Nilofar due to slam into India, Pakistan		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

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