Indo Daily
June 02, 2016
EPIDEMICS
More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions
New Delhi (AFP) June 1, 2016
More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist Chetan Kothari, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) said 2,234 people had been infected between October 2014 and March 2016. The reply, which was shared with AFP Wednesday, was sent to Kothari last month after he asked for data for that particular time period. ... read more

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Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans
The Dalai Lama warned Friday of a growing divide among exiled Tibetans, saying that morals are "degenerating" in the community, as the leader of its government-in-exile was sworn in at a ceremony in India. ... more
CAR TECH

Study shows tax on plug-in vehicles is not answer to road-funding woes
Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registrat ... more
FARM NEWS

Critical factors that determine drought vulnerability of wheat, maize
Researchers led by Lixin Wang, assistant professor of earth sciences in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, have identified critical information about the env ... more
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TECH SPACE

India's Indigenous IT: New Supercomputer to be Built in 2017
India will produce a new generation of supercomputers under a national program by 2017. New domestic supercomputers will be created and built under the National Supercomputing Mission in India. The ... more


EARTH OBSERVATION

Sentinel-1 helping Cyclone Roanu relief
Cyclone Roanu has claimed over 100 lives in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and has left tens of thousands in need of aid. Officials are looking to the sky for information on flooded areas to analyse the ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Nepal unveils $9 billion budget focused on quake reconstruction
Nepal's government Saturday unveiled the first budget drawn up since the country introduced a new constitution last September, with a focus on funding reconstruction and reviving the battered economy. ... more
WEATHER REPORT

Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead
Around 100 people still missing following landslides in Sri Lanka last week are believed dead, authorities said Saturday after failing to find signs of life under tonnes of mud. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
SES and Luxembourg to expand military satcom with next generation GovSat2
MILTECH

SNC gets contract modification for Thor II counter-IED device
A counter-measure system to defeat radio-controlled improvised explosive devices will continue to be supplied to the U.S. Military by Sierra Nevada Corporation. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Sri Lanka appeals for up to $2 billion in foreign flood aid
Sri Lanka appealed on Wednesday for foreign aid to recover from massive floods that caused an estimated $2 billion worth of damage and claimed more than 100 lives. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species
Earth could contain nearly 1 trillion species, with only one-thousandth of 1 percent now identified, according to the results of a new study. The estimate, based on universal scaling laws applied to ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

Blow for Apple as India sticks to retail rules: report
Apple faces a roadblock in its quest to open stores in India after the finance minister decided it must comply with tough local sourcing rules, a report said Wednesday, days after a visit by chief executive Tim Cook. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

Thousands homeless in cyclone-hit Bangladesh
Thousands of Bangladeshis were left homeless on Sunday after Cyclone Roanu battered the impoverished southern coastal region, ripping apart flimsy houses and killing at least 24 people. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas - satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones
SHAKE AND BLOW

Sri Lanka rain death toll hits 101 as waters recede
Floods subsided across Sri Lanka Tuesday revealing the full extent of damage from last week's deluge that also triggered landslides, officials said, as the death toll crossed 100. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Nuclear foes renew push to shut plant near Manhattan
Environmentalists urged US nuclear regulators Tuesday to shut down a nuclear plant near New York after inspections showed an unusually high number of degraded bolts in a reactor. ... more
SHUTTLE NEWS

India's mini space shuttle blasts off
India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle on Monday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

India's Modi in Iran on trip to boost trade
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Iran on Sunday on a visit aimed at boosting trade after the lifting of international sanctions under Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. ... more
SHUTTLE NEWS

India's mini space shuttle blasts off
India successfully launched its first model space shuttle on Monday, a top official said, as New Delhi joined the race to develop a reusable rocket to make space travel easier and cheaper. ... more

SHAKE AND BLOW

Flood-hit Sri Lankans face uncertain future
Sri Lankans camped out in shelters in the capital face an uncertain future after massive flooding from torrential rain struck the island, forcing them to flee their inundated homes. ... more
WATER WORLD

South Africa detains 3 Chinese fishing vessels, 100 crew
South African authorities have detained three Chinese vessels and 100 crew members for allegedly illegal fishing in Indian Ocean waters off Port Elizabeth, officials said Monday. ... more
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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
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Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency



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WEATHER REPORT

India sets new heat record as temperatures soar

SHAKE AND BLOW

Flood-hit Sri Lanka pulls more bodies from landslides

FROTH AND BUBBLE

India launches probe as insect excrement turns Taj green

CIVIL NUCLEAR

Pakistan seeks nuclear group membership to curb proliferation

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

SpeedCast to build ground station for X-band Satcom Services in Asia-Pacific

SHAKE AND BLOW

New study finds major earthquake

SHUTTLE NEWS

Indian Space Agency Sets Sights on Homemade Space Shuttle

FIRE STORM

Wildfires: More people, less fires

SHAKE AND BLOW

Sri Lanka president flies to flood-hit area, toll hits 37

CLIMATE SCIENCE

Five die cleaning well in parched Indian village

China, India face huge mental health burden: study

Sri Lanka flood toll hits 11, thousands more homeless

Small blue galaxy could shed new light on Big Bang, IU astronomers say

Lightning kills 59 people in three days in Bangladesh: official

Sri Lanka floods kill eight, leave thousands homeless

Oil prices fall on oversupply concerns

Nepal's quake recovery costs up by a quarter

Storms kill at least 33 in Bangladesh

Indian Navy bids farewell Sea Harrier jets

Top court orders disaster fund for drought-hit India

Achieving fish biomass targets

New insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits

Novel functionalized nanomaterials for CO2 capture

Indiana University researchers find Earth may be home to 1 trillion species

Continental drift to thank for coral reef biodiversity

Operation of 'Indian GPS' will take some more time: ISRO

LONGBOW fire control radar for India's Apache helos

India forest fires flare close to famous Shimla railway

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

India gets homegrown satellite navigation system


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