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February 24, 2015

UN climate chief to miss key meet after sex harassment case
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 22, 2015
A top United Nations climate change official has pulled out of a key meeting in Kenya next week as Indian police investigate a sexual harassment complaint against him, officials have said. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), withdrew due to "issues demanding his attention", the UN body said in a statement late Saturday. The allegations come at a crucial time as Pachauri tries to set the table for a key climate change summit in ... read more

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India to build stealth frigates, nuclear subs The Indian government has reportedly given the nod for construction in the country of seven stealth frigates and a half-dozen nuclear-powered submarines. ... more		IAI, Alpha Design Technologies in UAV deal for India The production and marketing in India of mini-unmanned aerial vehicles is to be undertaken by Israel Aerospace Industries and Alpha Design Technologies. ... more		India's Modi says energy pledge not based on foreign pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday his commitment to ramping up India's renewable energy supplies is not aimed at "impressing the world" following international pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. ... more
				US Names Russian Nuclear Power Plants for India, Iran Best Projects of 2014 The Russian-backed Iranian nuclear power station Bushehr and the Kudankulam Indian nuclear power plant projects were named projects of the year 2014 by the US Power Engineering magazine in the "Nucl ... more		Wind energy: TUV Rheinland supervises Senvion sale TUV Rheinland provided American investor Centerbridge Partners LP important consultancy support and technical due diligence prior to its purchase of German wind-energy facilities manufacturer Senvio ... more

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India overtakes China to become top global gold consumer China lost its place to India as the world's biggest gold consumer in 2014, sector data showed Thursday, hit by collapsing jewellery demand after one year in the top spot. ... more		Novel high-power microwave generator High-power microwaves are frequently used in civil applications, such as radar and communication systems, heating and current drive of plasmas in fusion devices, and acceleration in high-energy line ... 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		Sri Lanka's new leaders seek $4.0 bln IMF bail-out Sri Lanka's new government will seek to borrow more than $4.0 billion from the IMF and other international lenders as it "restructures" expensive Chinese debt, the finance minister said Thursday. ... more
				Swiss tourist dies of swine flu in India as toll mounts A Swiss tourist died Thursday of swine flu while visiting India, a local health official said, as the country grapples with an outbreak that has killed more than 400 people since the start of 2015. ... more		Missing Planes: UK's Inmarsat Says Live Flight Tracking Ready "In Weeks" London-based communications company Inmarsat says live flight-tracking - that could have established the whereabouts of flight MH370 which disappeared in the Indian Ocean - could be ready within wee ... more

China denounces interference after Obama welcomes Dalai Lama China is opposed to foreign countries receiving the Dalai Lama, a government spokesman said Friday, the day after US President Barack Obama held a symbolic first public encounter with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more		India Interested in Russia's Glonass Satellite Navigation System Indian partners have expressed interest in Russia's Glonass satellite navigation systems, a spokesperson for Glonass Union said Thursday. "At the moment, India is actively developing the marke ... 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		Chances of saving with solar energy greater for Indiana farms than homes 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 economi ... 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		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		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		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

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

Climate summit hosts press India on emissions		Russia and US Go Toe-To-Toe for India's Nuclear Industry		Tens of thousands 'going hungry in drought-hit Madagascar'		Biologists partner bacterium with nitrogen gas to make cleaner bioethanol		India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher
Minister says India 'walking the talk' on climate change		Ecuador probes string of Indian helicopter mishaps		Calls for louder global "voice" as China, India, Russia meet		Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile		Indian PM Modi to visit China in May: foreign minister

China opposes Dalai Lama meeting foreign leaders 'in any form'

China demand threatens tiger protection: experts

Sri Lanka says military 'sabotaging' post-war reconciliation

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

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