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February 10, 2015

Chances of saving with solar energy greater for Indiana farms than homes
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 09, 2015
The probability of saving money by using solar energy rather than standard grid electricity is 92 percent for Indiana farm businesses and about 50 percent for homes, Purdue University energy economists find. While current energy policies play key roles in providing incentives for the use of solar energy in Indiana, businesses have an additional cost-saving option not available to residences: Businesses can deduct their investment in solar from their revenues - a tax policy known as depreciation. ... read more

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Uber to launch 'panic button' for users in India Uber is launching a "panic button" and other safety features for users in India, following news that Mumbai was readying a ban on the ride-sharing service. ... more		Sri Lanka backtracks on Chinese port after opposition protest Sri Lanka reversed approval for a controversial $1.4 billion Chinese port-related project after the main Marxist party raised objections Friday, a day after giving it the all clear. ... more		Tiger nations to set up anti-poaching network Thirteen countries which are home to the world's dwindling population of wild tigers Friday agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing network to fight traffickers, concluding an anti-poaching conference in Kathmandu. ... more
				Obama hails Dalai Lama as 'good friend' President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a "good friend" during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. ... more		Sri Lanka approves Chinese port project Sri Lanka's new government on Thursday gave the green light for China's $1.4-billion port-related project in the capital despite warning while in opposition that it would scrap the controversial venture. ... more

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New Sri Lanka president renews troop deployment orders Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena has renewed orders allowing for troops to be deployed across the island, dampening hopes Thursday of a lower-profile military presence under his rule. ... more		Climate summit hosts press India on emissions The French hosts of a UN climate summit later this year insisted Thursday that combatting global warming would not undermine efforts to fight poverty as they lobbied for India's support in cutting emissions. ... more		AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architecture Slingshot to embed AI agent in US Space Force space warfare training Energy learning algorithm boosts complex UAV swarm tasking		Russia and US Go Toe-To-Toe for India's Nuclear Industry President Obama just concluded his landmark visit to India, having been the first US President to attend the country's Republic Day celebrations. This came on the heels of President Putin's monument ... more
				Tens of thousands 'going hungry in drought-hit Madagascar' A prolonged drought has left tens of thousands of people struggling to find food in southern Madagascar, authorities in the Indian Ocean island nation warned Wednesday. ... more		Biologists partner bacterium with nitrogen gas to make cleaner bioethanol Indiana University biologists believe they have found a faster, cheaper and cleaner way to increase bioethanol production by using nitrogen gas, the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, in place ... more

India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher India on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. ... more		Minister says India 'walking the talk' on climate change India's government on Tuesday defended its efforts to combat climate change after US President Barack Obama urged the country to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. ... more		China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged		Ecuador probes string of Indian helicopter mishaps Ecuador has restricted operations of three Indian-made Dhruv military helicopters after a string of accidents, Security Minister Cesar Navas said in an interview published Thursday. ... more
Calls for louder global "voice" as China, India, Russia meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed his country's relations with India and Russia during meetings that heard calls for developing economies to have more say on the global stage, rivalling US influence. ... more		Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile Pakistan Monday test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, just over a week after its arch-rival India reached a new civilian nuclear accord with the United States. ... more		Indian PM Modi to visit China in May: foreign minister Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China in May, the foreign minister said Sunday during her own three-day visit to Beijing. ... more		China opposes Dalai Lama meeting foreign leaders 'in any form' China said Monday it opposed foreign leaders meeting the Dalai Lama "in any form", ahead of a public appearance by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader with US President Barack Obama. ... more

	China demand threatens tiger protection: experts Soaring demand for tiger parts in China has emptied Asia's forests, frustrating efforts to protect the big cats, wildlife experts said as an anti-poaching conference opened in Kathmandu Monday. ... more		Sri Lanka says military 'sabotaging' post-war reconciliation Sri Lanka's new government on Thursday accused the military of trying to sow unrest to sabotage its efforts to bring about ethnic reconciliation in the war-ravaged north of the country. ... more

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Battle over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia rages in Dutch court

Radioactive zinc shipment in Philippines onshore in 'safe' location

Litchi fruit suspected in mystery illness in India		'Tiger heavyweight' Nepal hosts anti-poaching summit		Westinghouse Accompanies Historic US Delegation To India		Obama wraps India visit with pleas on religion, climate		'No chance' of beating climate change without India: Obama
China media vows punishment for dissenting Tibetan officials		Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68		Pakistan opposes new India-US nuclear deal		India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit		Indigenous Peruvians occupy oil wells

Obama, Modi break nuclear impasse, hail new 'friendship'

Modi in diplomatic balancing act as Obama visits India

China pushes India to take steps to meet Nuclear Suppliers Group standards

U.S., India embrace over renewables

U.S. EA-18G Growlers getting new electronic warfare system

End of the road for Nepal's traditional Himalayan 'caravans'

Russia Ready to Supply India With Anaerobic Submarines

Madagascar tropical storm claims 46 lives

Pope Francis leaves door open to Dalai Lama meeting

Roller coaster geese

India's tiger population jumps 30%: census

Yak dung burning pollutes indoor air of Tibetan households

Six perish as tropical storm lashes Madagascar

Samsung launches first Tizen phone in break from Android

ADB backs India's solar power ambitions

A.S. Kiran Kumar, the new ISRO chief

Alarm Shuts Down Unit at India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a hi-tech future?

Nepal risks return to conflict without constitution: UN

India bans burning cow dung near yellowing Taj Mahal

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