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July 04, 2016

Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi
Bloomington IN (SPX) Jul 03, 2016
Research by an international team of environmental scientists from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States, including Indiana University, has found that plants that associate with one type of symbiotic fungi grow bigger in response to high levels of carbon dioxide, or CO2, in the atmosphere, but plants that associate with the other major type of symbiotic fungi do not. The study, which appears online in the journal Science, calls into question whether the 'greening of the Earth' that results ... read more

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Landslides and flooding kill 25 in India The death toll from landslides and flooding in northern India has risen to 25 after rescuers found more bodies buried under debris, officials said Saturday. ... more		Frigate birds soar without landing for weeks at a time New data has revealed frigate birds as the animal kingdom's most prolific soarers. ... more		Sri Lanka's latest status symbol, a baby elephant Expensive and high-maintenance, baby elephants have become the ultimate status symbol for Sri Lanka's wealthy elite - a trend that has horrified conservationists and prompted a government crackdown. ... more
				Award-winning Tibetan film director held by police An award-winning Tibetan film director was detained by police in China and ended up in hospital, officials and fellow cinematographers said Wednesday. ... more		Nepal, India agree to use satellite system for border pillars Nepal and India agreed on Saturday to use global navigation satellite system for boundary pillars between the two neighbors. Sureshman Shrestha, a senior official at the Nepal's Department of Survey ... more

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

Canada Launches Maritime Monitoring Satellite 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 Wednesd ... more		ISRO tells aerospace industry to enhance capacity to meet demands The Indian aerospace industry should enhance its capacity to meet the growing demand for space-based services, India's space agency ISRO said. "It is imperative for the aerospace industry to e ... 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		Rains or not, India faces drinking water crisis As large swathes of drought-devastated India desperately wait for the monsoon rains to arrive, one village in the dry, hot north is flush with water. ... more
				India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SOC security bloc India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China, a move seen to boost the importance of the organisation. ... more		India to send atomic experts to Namibia Namibia's President Hage Geingob and the visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee agreed in principle Thursday that India should send technical atomic energy experts to help with issues affecting ... 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

India blames China for stalled nuclear group entry India has blamed regional rival China for blocking its entry to a nuclear trade group opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, after its members met in South Korea with no decision on India's bid to join. ... more		Spaceflight contracts India's PSLV to launch 12 Planet Dove nanosats Spaceflight, the leading provider of integrated launch services for small satellites, today announced it has launched a flock of 12 Planet Dove satellites from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ... 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		India PM Modi heads to Uzbekistan to woo China's Xi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this week on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, the Indian foreign ministry said Wednesday, seeking China's backing for India's entry into a nuclear trade group. ... more
View From Above: India to Launch High Resolution Surveillance Satellite India's soon to be launched Cartosat-2 series satellite is capable of monitoring foreign troops, allowing the country's military to detect incursions and other activities. India's Polar Satellite L ... more		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		Indian Space Agency Embarks on Launch of 22 Satellites on Single Mission The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is bracing for a landmark rocket launch on 20 June by placing as many as 22 satellites into orbit. In what has been seen as an ambitious initiative in t ... 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

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

Eight buried in Tibet landslide: Xinhua		Frozen in time: India's last taxidermist keeps on stuffing		India blocks foreign funding of Modi critic's trust		Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo		Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors
Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo		US, Russia cutting nuke arsenals, but modernising: study		Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing		Mounting tension in the Himalaya		Scientists use underwater robots to study India's monsoon

Can India Overcome China's Objections to Become a Key Nuclear Nation?

Quid Pro Quo: Will US Broker a Nuclear Deal Between India and China?

Mexico backs India's nuclear suppliers group bid

Annual monsoon arrives in drought-hit India

ADB helps fund India's climate fight

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

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