Indo Daily
September 15, 2015
WATER WORLD
Study reveals need for better understanding of water use
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 14, 2015
A new study reveals a pressing need to better understand water use in America's rivers, with implications for drought-stricken regions of the country. Findings from the study showed that virtually all of the water entering the Wabash River in Indiana during summer months is withdrawn and then returned to the waterway. "In a nutshell, in the summertime we generally use what is equivalent to the entire volume of the Wabash River so that by the time the river reaches the confluence of the Ohio ... read more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

India escapes the worst of emerging markets misery
Three years ago India was the weakling of the emerging markets clan, politically stagnant and struggling to grow - but as gloom engulfs other developing economies, the subcontinent is enjoying a moment in the sun. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

More safeguards before India uranium exports: Australia review
Australia should not sell uranium to India until the South Asian giant establishes an independent nuclear regulator, a parliamentary committee recommended Tuesday, as it called for more safeguards on a landmark energy deal between the two countries. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

India announces major pensions overhaul for army veterans
Three million Indian army veterans won a decades-long battle Saturday to change the way their pensions are calculated, as the government bent to protesters' demands and announced it would overhaul the controversial scheme. ... more
24/7 News Coverage


SUPERPOWERS

China denounces Dalai Lama at Tibet anniversary
China on Tuesday stressed Communist party control over Tibet, with a senior official denouncing the Dalai Lama at a giant ceremony condemned by rights groups. ... more


INTERNET SPACE

Google expands home delivery in US
Google on Tuesday expanded its shopping home delivery service into the midwestern portion of the United States, covering an additional 25 million people. ... more
Integrated Air and Missile Defense Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015
Make SMRs a commercial reality Turn key solar systems for domestic and commercial installations
Solar systems for home and business installations
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THE STANS

Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions
Pakistan on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

GSAT-6 military satellite put in its orbital slot
The Indian space agency on Sunday said it had successfully positioned the country's military communication satellite GSAT-6 in its orbital slot. According to Indian Space Research Organisation ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Russia hosts first military meeting with Sahel juntas; Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilisation plot
US Space Force launches first reprogrammable navigation satellite from L3Harris
Globalstar strengthens defense reach with resilient satellite and 5G solutions
SINO DAILY

China says Tibet Lama appointee missing for 20 years 'living normally'
A man detained by Chinese authorities 20 years ago after the Dalai Lama named him as one of the most senior figures in Tibetan Buddhism is living a normal life and does not want to be disturbed, government officials said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

Indian Kashmir shuts down on anniversary of deadly floods
Indian Kashmir largely shut down Monday to protest at government delays in rebuilding the region hit by devastating floods a year ago, as hundreds of police and troops patrolled the streets. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Indian elephant tramples Chinese man to death: police
A wild elephant on Monday trampled a Chinese man to death as he was taking a morning stroll through a dense central Indian forest, police said. ... more
Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015
FROTH AND BUBBLE

India bars Greenpeace from receiving foreign funding
India has cancelled a license allowing Greenpeace's Indian arm to collect money from overseas, the organisation and Indian media said Thursday, the latest in an ongoing battle between the environmental group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. ... more
AEROSPACE

Confirmed MH370 wing part won't change search: Australia
Confirmation that a plane part that washed up on a remote island was from missing jet MH370 was useful but would not alter the search for the plane, Australian investigators said Friday. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320
4.4 million Somalis face severe hunger: disaster agency
CO2 increase to reshape geomagnetic storm impacts on satellites
DEMOCRACY

Amal Clooney to visit jailed ex-leader of Maldives
London-based human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will soon visit Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives whose incarceration has sparked widespread international condemnation, his office said Thursday. ... more
AEROSPACE

France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from MH370
French prosecutors confirmed Thursday that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a month after tests on the flaperon began. ... more
CAR TECH

French electric car-sharing service launches in US
An electric car-sharing service took to the streets of Indianapolis on Wednesday as its French owner hopes to plug into the vast US market. ... more
TECH SPACE

GSAT-6A's big antenna deployed by ISRO
The Indian space agency on Sunday said it had successfully deployed the large antenna of military communication satellite GSAT-6 and also raised its orbit. According to Indian Space Research O ... more
TECH SPACE

Combined disciplines, computational programs determine atomic structure
A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University combined two techniques to determine the structure of cyanostar, a new abiological molecule that captures unwanted n ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

GSLV Launches India's Latest Communication Satellite GSAT-6
In its ninth flight (GSLV-D6) conducted today, (August 27, 2015), India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, equipped with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), successfully launched GSA ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Fears grow for Nepal's pregnant women after quake
As labour pains gripped Junu Shrestha around midnight one day in early July, the heavily pregnant villager set off on foot along a muddy path destroyed in Nepal's earthquake, desperate for help. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
Low carbon taxes often fail to target emissions reduction
Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AI
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Nepal honours quake victims in festival of the dead

FARM NEWS

23 dead as Madagascar troops battle cattle rustlers

LAUNCH PAD

Countdown for Indian rocket GSLV launch to begin on August 26

EPIDEMICS

Pneumonic plague kills eight in Madagascar

MISSILE NEWS

First Aircraft Launch of Russian-Indian BrahMos Missile to Occur in 2016

WOOD PILE

Study: Tropical forests to disappear faster than expected

FLORA AND FAUNA

Sumatran rhino no longer found in Malaysia

SOLAR DAILY

Indian PM offers solar power to Pacific island nations

CYBER WARS

Chinese hackers most likely targeting India: experts

FROTH AND BUBBLE

Uproar in India's 'Valley of Gods' over green ruling

EU urges major economies to submit climate summit targets

Australia moves to reduce legal challenges to mining projects

India to Set Up Space Research and Satellite Monitoring Station in Fiji

Chinese Military Giving US Troops the Boot in Djibouti

Paleobotanist identifies what could be the mythical 'first flower'

South Indian state orders temples to pray for rain

Deutsche Bank mulls selling activities in China, India: report

Seven killed as landslide hits Sikh temple in India

India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir

Quake-hit Nepal sets up new reconstruction authority

France calls off search for MH370 wreckage off Reunion

Fifteen US states try to block Obama clean power plan

Malaysia, China, Australia to 'refine' search efforts for MH370

Funds shortage may end UN chopper aid to quake-hit Nepal

TAPI gas pipeline overshadowing Iran

France hunts for more MH370 debris off Reunion island

India to launch 9 US satellites in 2015, 2016

Optimal observation locations for improving high-impact air-sea enviromental events forecastings

Everest trek route suffered minimal quake damage: study

SkyPower wins 200 MW PV project in Telangana, India

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