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July 21, 2016

Transport ministers to discuss future of MH370 search
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 20, 2016
Transport ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia will meet Friday to discuss the future of the frustrating deep-sea search for missing flight MH370, officials said Wednesday. The Australian-led search is scouring the seafloor within a designated 120,000-square-kilometre (46,000-square-mile) belt of remote Indian Ocean where authorities believe the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet may have gone down. Searching is expected to be completed possibly in the next few weeks, and the three countrie ... read more

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India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi India's environment court Monday ordered all diesel vehicles older than 10 years be deregistered in New Delhi, strengthening a ban on pollution-spewing cars partly blamed for the capital's toxic air, a lawyer said. ... more		Indian NPP Second Unit May Start Commercial Operations in November The reactor at the second unit of India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) may start commercial operations in November, Russian energy company Rosatom's representative in India Natalia Kudryasho ... more		AAA: Gas prices at a 12-year low Gasoline production in the United States is at an all-time high, pushing retail prices to their lowest point in more than a decade, motor club AAA reports. ... more
				India May Buy Russian Microcircuits for Its Space Program Russia's Angstrem microelectronics manufacturer is in talks on supplying some 10,000 radiation-resistant circuits for India's space program, local media said Tuesday. Angstrem has contacted a ... more		A giant quake may lurk under Bangladesh and beyond A huge earthquake may be building beneath Bangladesh, the most densely populated nation on earth. Scientists say they have new evidence of increasing strain there, where two tectonic plates underlie ... more

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

Tibet 'consensus' slammed by rights group A rights group on Tuesday slammed foreign representatives for attending a Chinese government-organised forum in Tibet that claimed international support for a "Lhasa Consensus" on economic development in the mainly Buddhist region. ... more		Rare Indian rhinos face growing threat from poachers As night falls over the lush plains of India's Kaziranga national park, a small group of lightly armed forest guards sets out on foot to protect the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos. ... more		New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering Ukraine's anti-graft body says new bill restores independence Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback		15 dead from floods in central India Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with seven deaths over the weekend, and left thousands of people displaced, authorities said Sunday. ... more
				IAI successfully tests MRSAM defense system Israel Aerospace Industries has reported a successful test firing of its medium-range surface-to-air missile defense system, or MRSAM, the company said Thursday. ... more		The history of human genetic ancestry in Madagascar More than 4,000 years ago, a proto-globalization process started in the Indian Ocean, one of the outcomes being a great human migration of African and Asian peoples spreading across the Indian Ocean ... 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

China, India eye Asian Century as Brexit rattles old order Britain's vote to leave the European Union and simmering discontent in other Western countries is seen as hastening the arrival of an "Asian Century", analysts say, led by the rise of China and India. ... more		Sri Lanka aims to demilitarise island by 2018 Sri Lanka intends to become completely demilitarised by 2018, the government said Wednesday, a significant announcement that will end the army's involvement in civilian life after decades of ethnic war. ... more		Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive species Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroids		Hindustan Aeronautics hands over first Tejas jets Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the first two Tejas jets to India's air force Friday, the country's Aeronautical Development Agency announced. ... more
Nepal selling rice donated for quake victims Nepal is selling thousands of tonnes of rice donated by China and Bangladesh to help earthquake victims, an official said Wednesday, despite aid agencies warning that survivors remain at risk of food shortages. ... more		Electric Boat gets $116 million for Virginia-class sub work General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a not-to-exceed $116 million undefinitized U.S. Navy contract modification for work in support of Virginia-class submarines. ... more		India's Modi heads to Africa with an eye on China India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Africa on Thursday, seeking to boost his country's economic influence in a region long dominated by rival Asian power China. ... more		Bangladesh coal plant threatens World Heritage mangrove: petition The world's largest mangrove forest, a World Heritage Site, should be listed as endangered due to a coal-fired power plant under construction in Bangladesh, urged a petition signed by 50,000 people and submitted to the UN Wednesday. ... more

	Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi 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 ... more		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

NASA's X-59 moves under its own power

Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster

More than 80% of Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa

Frigate birds soar without landing for weeks at a time		Sri Lanka's latest status symbol, a baby elephant		Varunastra missile handed over to Indian navy		Signs of 'healing' ozone layer over Antarctic: study		Award-winning Tibetan film director held by police
Nepal, India agree to use satellite system for border pillars		Canada Launches Maritime Monitoring Satellite		ISRO tells aerospace industry to enhance capacity to meet demands		India launches 20 satellites in single mission		Rains or not, India faces drinking water crisis

India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SOC security bloc

India to send atomic experts to Namibia

India blames China for stalled nuclear group entry

Spaceflight contracts India's PSLV to launch 12 Planet Dove nanosats

India PM Modi heads to Uzbekistan to woo China's Xi

View From Above: India to Launch High Resolution Surveillance Satellite

Lightning kills at least 93 as monsoon sweeps India

Apple free to take bite out of India after rule change

Indian Space Agency Embarks on Launch of 22 Satellites on Single Mission

Nepali guards among at least 25 killed in Afghanistan attacks

Boeing, Tata announce joint Indian facility

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

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