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March 10, 2016

Virtual time machine of Earth's geology now in the cloud
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 10, 2016
How did Madagascar once slot next to India? Where was Australia a billion years ago? Cloud-based virtual globes developed by a team led by University of Sydney geologists mean anyone with a smartphone, laptop or computer can now visualise, with unprecedented speed and ease of use, how the Earth evolved geologically. Reported in PLOS ONE, the globes have been gradually made available since September 2014. Some show Earth as it is today while others allow reconstructions through 'geological time', h ... read more

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				Indian guru's festival set to go ahead despite outcry India's top green court Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a mass festival organised by a world-famous guru to be held on the floodplains of Delhi's Yamuna river, despite fierce opposition from environmentalists. ... more		SES deploys maritime VSATs on Bangladeshi floating hospitals SES S.A. and FRIENDSHIP, a non-governmental organisation, along with the technical assistance of Square Informatix (Bangladesh) Ltd, launched the first state-of-the-art Maritime VSATs on three of FR ... more

Among the believers: hope endures for MH370 relatives Distrust, disbelief, despair: two years after their loved ones vanished, many Chinese relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 still refuse to believe they are somewhere at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. ... more		India to Launch Sixth Navigational Satellite on Thursday India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on Thursday evening, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced in Chennai on Monday. The 1,425-kg IRNSS-1F - Indi ... 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		Marshall Islands warn over nuclear arms race at UN court The Marshall Islands Monday painted a vivid picture of the horrors of nuclear war decades after some of its atolls were vaporised in atomic tests, in an unusual legal battle against the nuclear arms race. ... more
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Nepal's DTH Dish Media Networks Upgrades Capacity on AMOS-4 Satellite Spacecom reports that Nepal's Dish Media Network has entered into another long-term contract adding more capacity to its current capacity on AMOS-4. Located at the 65 E prime orbital position, AMOS- ... more		Indian army makes candidates strip to foil cheating India's army made candidates at a recruitment day in Bihar take a written exam in their underwear to prevent them from cheating, reports said Tuesday, after a spate of exam scandals in the eastern state. ... 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		Quake-hit Nepal hands out free SIM cards to tourists Nepal has begun distributing free mobile SIM cards to newly arrived visitors in a bid to attract tourists and allay safety fears after last year's devastating earthquake and avalanches, an official said Thursday. ... more
Two Tibetans set themselves on fire: reports Two Tibetans - a monk in China and a teenager in India - set themselves on fire on the same day to protest Beijing's ironclad control of the Himalayan region, a rights group and reports said Wednesday. ... more		India to allocate $440M annually for nuclear power investments India will increase its investment in nuclear power to up to 30 billion rupees (almost $440 million) per year, the country's finance minister, Arun Jaitley, said on Monday, unveiling a budget for th ... more		Environmentalists take on Indian guru over festival World-famous Indian guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has come under fire for a mass festival to promote peace that environmentalists say risks damaging the delicate ecosystem of Delhi's Yamuna river. ... more		New bank another BRICS in Beijing's diplomatic wall A new $100 billion bank for major emerging nations will sign agreements to establish its headquarters in China on Saturday, the latest step in Beijing's efforts to re-engineer the world's financial institutions. ... more

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Nepal quake survivors fight freezing temperatures

Indiana University paleobotanist plays role in discovery of 'Jurassic butterflies'

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