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June 25, 2016

Canada Launches Maritime Monitoring Satellite
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 24, 2016
The Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) has been placed into orbit by an Indian Space Research Organization rocket, the Canadian Space Agency said in a press release on Wednesday. "The M3MSat mission will improve ship detection and marine traffic management in Canadian waters by testing new technologies, including an innovative antenna designed by the University of Waterloo that promises improved identification of ships and better resolution between conflicting [identificatio ... read more

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Lightning kills at least 93 as monsoon sweeps India At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management officials said Wednesday, as annual monsoon rains swept the country. ... more		Apple free to take bite out of India after rule change The gleaming glass atriums and blue-clad "geniuses" that herald the arrival of an Apple store could soon be landing in India, after the government cleared the way for it to open in the rapidly growing smartphone market. ... more		Nepali guards among at least 25 killed in Afghanistan attacks A busload of Nepali security guards were among 25 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghanistan Monday, days after Washington expanded the US military's authority to strike the Taliban. ... more
				Boeing, Tata announce joint Indian facility Tata Advanced Systems and Boeing are opening a joint facility in India to co-produce AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages, Tata announced Saturday. ... more		Eight buried in Tibet landslide: Xinhua Eight people have been buried in a landslide following heavy rain in eastern Tibet, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying Saturday. ... more

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

Frozen in time: India's last taxidermist keeps on stuffing When Santosh Gaikwad, India's last-known practising taxidermist, first started stuffing animals 13 years ago he would keep dead birds in his family's freezer at home, much to his wife's consternation. ... more		India blocks foreign funding of Modi critic's trust The Indian government has cancelled the foreign funding licence of a non-profit trust run by a high-profile activist known for her vocal criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it misused overseas funds. ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes Next-Gen Automotive Innovation: Smarter, Safer, More Connected		Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the United States and India, Japanese officials said. ... more
				Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors US President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House Wednesday - a now familiar ritual that took place off-camera and out of the public eye to avoid irking China. ... more		Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the United States and India, Japanese officials said. ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

US, Russia cutting nuke arsenals, but modernising: study The world's biggest nuclear powers, the US and Russia, are slowly reducing their nuclear arsenals but are modernising their capacities, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. ... more		Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing China on Wednesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House, saying that hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could damage mutual trust. ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Mounting tension in the Himalaya The Gorkha earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. It's a part of the world that is prone to earthquakes, as the Indian plate makes its incremental, sticky descent beneath the Eurasian plate. The ... more
Scientists use underwater robots to study India's monsoon Scientists from Britain and India will release underwater robots into the Bay of Bengal in a bid to more accurately predict the Indian monsoon critical to millions of farmers, they said Tuesday. ... more		Can India Overcome China's Objections to Become a Key Nuclear Nation? 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 t ... more		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

Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research

Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech

Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience

Amazon's Jeff Bezos bets on India with $3 bn investment		Chinese oil demand slips		Hundreds left homeless after Sri Lanka depot blast		Obama offers Modi warm farewell embrace		To fight lionfish invasion, Cuba learns to cook them
Thousands flee Sri Lanka ammunition depot explosions		Sri Lanka races to defuse bombs after depot blast		Nepal seeks to drain giant glacial lake near Everest		Islamic State seen shifting to more international attacks: UN		Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims

More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions

India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions

Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans

Critical factors that determine drought vulnerability of wheat, maize

Study shows tax on plug-in vehicles is not answer to road-funding woes

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

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