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February 02, 2016

Rubbish piles up in India's pollution-hit capital
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 1, 2016
Rubbish piled up on New Delhi's streets on Monday as refuse collectors vowed to push ahead with a nearly week-long strike, the latest crisis to hit the world's most polluted city. Already reeling from dangerously high levels of toxic smog, the Indian capital is now grappling with uncollected garbage that has been mounting in parts of the city since January 27. Sanitation workers on Monday dumped rubbish outside a Delhi government minister's home, one of several targeted as part of the protest ov ... read more

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Massive whale washes ashore in India's Mumbai Mumbai's coastline is more used to rubbish washing ashore than dead mammals, but on Friday residents woke to the sight of a nearly 40-foot-long whale on one of its most popular beaches. ... more		Chinese ship to join Australia-led search for MH370 A Chinese ship is set to join the search for Malaysia Airlines MH370, Australia's deputy prime minister said Friday, as the jet's fate remains a mystery almost two years after it vanished. ... more		NASA awards infrared instrument for next polar satellite NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis Space Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Harris Corporation, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for two Cross-track Infrared Sounder ... more
				Sri Lanka takes stake in Google balloon Internet venture Sri Lanka's government announced Monday it would take a 25 percent stake in a joint venture with Google designed to deliver a high-speed Internet service powered by balloons and that tests would begin this month. ... more		Spanish missions triggered meso american population collapse New interdisciplinary research in the Southwest United States has resolved long-standing debates on the timing and magnitude of American Indian population collapse in the region. The severe and rapi ... more

Global nitrogen footprint mapped for first time The first-ever global nitrogen footprint, encompassing 188 countries, has found the United States, China, India and Brazil are responsible for 46 percent of the world's nitrogen emissions. The ... more		Model explains huge recurring rainstorms in tropical Indian and Pacific oceans El Nino is fairly well understood, and by now it's a household word. But another huge system in the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, which wreaks similar havoc in world weather, is relatively unk ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		India to Cooperate With France on Next Mission to Mars France will become India's partner in the next Indian mission to Mars, India's Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Monday. Earlier in the day, French President Francois Hollande and ... more
				India marks Republic Day with camels and stunt-riders Thousands gathered in New Delhi amid tight security Tuesday for India's annual Republic Day parade, a pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring camels and daredevil stunt riders, with French President Francois Hollande the chief guest. ... more		Sri Lanka destroys giant illegal ivory haul Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday destroyed its biggest ever illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers. ... more

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India, France to build 6 nuclear reactors at Jaitapur Plant India's Foreign Secretary stated that India and France intend to construct six nuclear reactors within the framework of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project. India and France intend to construct ... more		Hollande says threats won't stop France fighting terror President Francois Hollande vowed not to let threats deter France from its fight against terrorism on Monday, the second day of an official visit to India focused on security and trade. ... more		Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond		French, Indian leaders bid to shore up fighter deal The leaders of India and France were looking to shore up a troubled multi-billion dollar fighter jet deal and make a new push on solar energy as they gathered in New Delhi for talks Monday. ... more
France, India to strengthen counter-terror cooperation French President Francois Hollande vowed Monday not to weaken his resolve against terrorism as he held talks with India's leader on security cooperation and a long-delayed defence deal. ... more		MH370 hunt loses hi-tech sonar probe to undersea volcano An underwater sonar vehicle used in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 has now been lost to the deep ocean floor after hitting an undersea volcano, Australian officials said Monday. ... more		PSLV launches India's 5th navigation satellite ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31 has launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR ... more		Water supplies in Tibet set to increase in the future The Tibetan Plateau has long been seen as a "hotspot" for international environmental research, and there have been fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in t ... more

	France to probe risks taken by soldiers in deadly avalanche France's defence minister promised Tuesday to investigate whether five Foreign Legion troops killed in an avalanche took unnecessary risks, as an expert warned that an unusually mild autumn was causing a spate of deadly snowslides. ... more		A tree or not a tree? India's Goa rows over coconut status Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved coconut trees - after officials ruled that they were not in fact trees. ... more

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

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

Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

Bird flu detected in US turkey flock		Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says		First evidence for independent working memory systems in animals		Indian Army likely to get K9 Vajra-T howitzers		MH370 search finds new shipwreck, but no plane
Reliance Defence to build new shipyard for Indian submarines		Dozens of whales die after southern India stranding		Delhi court rejects challenge to car restrictions		Scientists show why Himalayas grow		Nepal landslides in Nepal raise parallels for Pacific Northwest

Pakistan supplying Sri Lanka with fighter aircraft

India, France to finalize Rafale deal ahead of Hollande visit

Chinese pressure sees Pakistan mull status of region disputed by India

Weak world markets signal fresh global crisis: Soros

India urges Pakistan to act after air force base attack

Over 160 killed in Madagascar cattle theft clashes: army

Florida Indian tribe's last alligator wrestler bows out

India court challenges Delhi to show car ban cuts smog

NASA image: Haze hovers over Indo-Gangetic Plain

Netflix becomes 'global TV network' in 190 countries

SSL wins Telkom bid for new comsat

Pakistan seeks closer military ties with Sri Lanka

Japan to deliver 12 amphibious aircraft to Indian Navy

IU scientists create 'nano-reactor' for the production of hydrogen biofuel

Russia, India Agree to Boost Cooperation in Space Exploration

Siege near India's Afghan consulate ends after 25 hours

Indian troops search air force base after weekend battles

Eight dead as strong quake hits northeast India

Nine dead as strong quake hits northeast India

Fresh gunfire at Indian air force base in Punjab: police

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