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June 13, 2016

Can India Overcome China's Objections to Become a Key Nuclear Nation?
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 10, 2016
India received another boost to its NSG membership after Mexico supported its crucial bid for the 48-member elite club. However it still faces opposition from the Chinese. India takes another step towards membership of the Nuclear Supplier Group, as Mexico's President supports its bid. The Mexican President said after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister that his country positively and constructively supports India's membership to the NSG. An elated Prime Minister Modi thanked the Mexican Presid ... read more

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Quid Pro Quo: Will US Broker a Nuclear Deal Between India and China? India, the United States and China likely to agree on a quid pro quo arrangement on membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for India, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for China and ... more		Mexico backs India's nuclear suppliers group bid Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto backed India's bid to join a nuclear trade group as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Latin American nation on Wednesday. ... more		Annual monsoon arrives in drought-hit India Annual monsoon rains arrived in southern India on Wednesday, easing fears of millions of desperate farmers after two straight years of drought, the weather department said. ... more
				ADB helps fund India's climate fight A loan guarantee for India means the water-stressed delta region known as a rice bowl can mitigate some threats from climate change, a regional bank said. ... more		Amazon's Jeff Bezos bets on India with $3 bn investment Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has pledged to invest $3 billion in India, in a big bet on the growth of online shopping in the fast-growing South Asian economy. ... more

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

Chinese oil demand slips Oil demand in China, a leading global economy, contracted for the third straight month in part because of economic slowdown, data analysis found. ... more		Hundreds left homeless after Sri Lanka depot blast Hundreds of Sri Lankans have been left homeless after explosions at an ammunition depot on the edge of Colombo flattened houses and killed a soldier, an official said Tuesday. ... more		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		Obama offers Modi warm farewell embrace Barack Obama and Narendra Modi vowed cooperation between the United States and India on nuclear power and climate change during a meeting at the White House Tuesday. ... more
				To fight lionfish invasion, Cuba learns to cook them If you can't beat your enemies, eat them. ... more		Thousands flee Sri Lanka ammunition depot explosions A series of explosions rocked a military ammunition depot on the edge of Sri Lanka's capital into Monday, sparking huge fires and forcing thousands to flee as debris fell into populated neighbourhoods. ... more

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Sri Lanka races to defuse bombs after depot blast Sri Lankan police were Monday racing to defuse unexploded bombs that fell on villages near the capital overnight and destroyed hundreds of homes, after a huge and deadly fire at an ammunition depot. ... more		Nepal seeks to drain giant glacial lake near Everest Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible flooding that could threaten the lives of thousands, an army official said Friday. ... more		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		Islamic State seen shifting to more international attacks: UN The Islamic State group is moving into a new phase of warfare that is likely to lead to more attacks on international civilian targets, according to a new report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. ... more
Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims Sri Lankan Buddhist monks held funeral prayers Thursday for more than 100 villagers buried in a landslide two weeks ago, as rescuers formally ended the search for their bodies. ... more		More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. ... more		India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, "Mission accomplished successfully." Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years f ... more		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

	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		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

MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space

Chemistry breakthroughs open new frontiers in industrial carbon capture

Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency

India's Indigenous IT: New Supercomputer to be Built in 2017		Sentinel-1 helping Cyclone Roanu relief		Nepal unveils $9 billion budget focused on quake reconstruction		Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead		SNC gets contract modification for Thor II counter-IED device
Sri Lanka appeals for up to $2 billion in foreign flood aid		Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species		Blow for Apple as India sticks to retail rules: report		Thousands homeless in cyclone-hit Bangladesh		Sri Lanka rain death toll hits 101 as waters recede

Nuclear foes renew push to shut plant near Manhattan

India's mini space shuttle blasts off

India's Modi in Iran on trip to boost trade

India's mini space shuttle blasts off

Flood-hit Sri Lankans face uncertain future

South Africa detains 3 Chinese fishing vessels, 100 crew

India sets new heat record as temperatures soar

Flood-hit Sri Lanka pulls more bodies from landslides

India launches probe as insect excrement turns Taj green

Pakistan seeks nuclear group membership to curb proliferation

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

New study finds major earthquake

Indian Space Agency Sets Sights on Homemade Space Shuttle

Wildfires: More people, less fires

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

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

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