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August 19, 2016
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New research throws light on stone artifacts' use as ancient projectiles
Bloomington IN (SPX) Aug 19, 2016
A team of psychologists, kinesiologists and archaeologists at Indiana University and elsewhere are throwing new light on a longstanding archaeological mystery: the purpose of a large number of spherical stone artifacts found at a major archaeological site in South Africa. IU Bloomington professor Geoffrey Bingham and colleagues in the United Kingdom and United States contend that the stones - previously thought by some to be used as tools - served instead as weapons for defense and hunting. ... read more

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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Sick throng Indian capital's new, high-tech clinics
For asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, regular visits to the Indian capital's hospitals were a nightmare of waiting in endless queues in sweltering corridors that swarm with mosquitoes. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Flood-hit elephant that travelled 1700km dies in Bangladesh
An elephant thought to have travelled at least 1,700 kilometres from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods died on Tuesday despite last-ditch efforts to save him. ... more
SPACE SCOPES

World's Largest Telescope Unlikely to Find Home in India
The telescope is part of an ambitious international project to discover more about our universe. One of the potential alternate sites for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), proposed for the Ind ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Court lifts ban on large diesel cars in Delhi
India's top court Friday lifted a ban on the registration of new high-end diesel vehicles in New Delhi after carmakers said they had been left stranded with thousands of unsold SUVs. ... more


SINO DAILY

Top China official slams foreign influence on Tibetan Buddhism
A senior Chinese official has called on Tibetans to resist foreign influence on their Buddhist religion, state media said Sunday, in the latest comments apparently targeting exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. ... more

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SUPERPOWERS

Sri Lanka, China in new deal over $1.4 bn reclamation
Sri Lanka Friday signed a new deal to replace a controversial agreement with a Chinese company building a new city within Colombo to remove its freehold rights over reclaimed land after India voiced concerns over the agreement. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Bangladesh rescues elephant that travelled 1,000 km
An elephant thought to have travelled 1,000 kilometres from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods was stopped in its tracks Thursday in a dramatic rescue that nearly ended in disaster. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to Ukraine
Space Force general to oversee U.S. 'Golden Dome' missile shield
China says raised 'solemn representations' with EU over Russia sanctions
MARSDAILY

India to Explore Planetary Evolution in Its Ambition Mars Mission-2
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) invited scientists from all over the country to join in its second Mars mission, which will focus on addressing questions regarding planetary evolution proc ... more
AEROSPACE

Sri Lanka to replace its ageing fighter jets
Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to replace its ageing jet fighters to better defend its maritime borders including rich fishing grounds, seven years after the island's separatist war ended. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE

Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches
Tourists have flocked back to Sri Lanka's palm-fringed beaches since a bloody civil war ended in 2009, but environmentalists warn unchecked development means some areas are now so polluted, swimming there is a health hazard. ... more
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OIL AND GAS

Midwest states skew gas price average higher
An issue at a BP refinery in Indiana and an uptick in road travel strained supplies, though retail prices are holding relatively stable overall, AAA said. ... more
SINO DAILY

Tradition faces modernity at Tibetan horse festival
As Tibetan riders waved rifles and dug cowboy-booted feet into their horses' flanks, hanging sideways from their mounts, tourists and locals cheered and snapped pictures on digital cameras and smartphones. ... more
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Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion
Japan's Hokkaido sizzles as heat stroke alerts issued
AEROSPACE

Malaysia says MH370 pilot flew Indian Ocean route on simulator
Malaysian officials have said that one of MH370's pilots plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator, but warned this did not prove he deliberately crashed the plane. ... more
AEROSPACE

MH370 plunged into ocean at high speed: report
MH370 plunged into the ocean at high speed - up to 20,000 feet a minute - reinforcing analysis that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in the current search zone, a report said Tuesday. ... more
DEMOCRACY

Nepal lawmakers elect Maoist chief as prime minister
Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged Wednesday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers elected the Maoist leader and former guerrilla to head a new government. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

India appeals for help for baby rhinos rescued in floods
Indian wildlife officers appealed on Tuesday for help in caring for eight rare baby rhinos feared orphaned by recent deadly floods in the remote northeast. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Search for 20 feared dead after India bridge collapse
Rescuers were searching Wednesday for 20 people missing and feared dead after two buses plunged into a fast-flowing river in western India when a bridge collapsed in torrential monsoon rain, officials said. ... more

SINO DAILY

Riders on the plateau: Tibetans gather for horse festival
Thundering across the vast Himalayan plateau in their traditional finery, Tibetan horsemen gather for an annual riding festival which is a colourful feast for the eyes. ... more
DRAGON SPACE

Chinese tracking ship Yuanwang-7 starts maiden voyage
China's new-generation spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 sailed into the ocean from the Yangtze River on Tuesday, beginning its maiden mission. Yuanwang-7 was accompanied by Yuanwang-6. Yuan ... more
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THE STANS

India home minister to visit Pakistan as tensions flare

AEROSPACE

India inks $1 billion deal with Boeing for spy planes: sources

MILTECH

Indian army receives three Dhanush howitzers

MILTECH

India conducts firing of Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System

WATER WORLD

Monsoon intensity enhanced by heat captured by desert dust

SHAKE AND BLOW

Ancient temples in the Himalaya reveal signs of past earthquakes

SHAKE AND BLOW

Monsoon-triggered floods kill more than 50 in India

LAUNCH PAD

India earned Rs 230 crore through satellite launch services in FY16

EARTH OBSERVATION

ISRO to use radar imaging satellite to locate missing IAF plane

AEROSPACE

Bell teams with Tata for helicopters

Nepal, India floods leave more than 90 dead

India Set to Test Domestically-Produced Scramjet Engine in Third Quarter

Floods, landslides kill at least 58 in Nepal

ISRO to launch weather satellite next month

Flood, landslides kill 33 after heavy rains in Nepal

India to launch EO satellite jointly developed with US in 2021

Chinese demolitions at Buddhist institute draw fire

Bank hacks raise fears for financial sector

India Continues to Push China to Support Its Nuclear Supply Group Bid

Indian Scientists Go Nuclear to Provide Pure Water to Thirsty Sub-Continent

Chinese anger as journalists forced to leave India

Lockheed Martin team lays keel for 17th LCS

China slams US Republicans for 'groundless accusations'

Transport ministers to discuss future of MH370 search

India Will No Longer Require Israel's Heron or US Predator Drones

Indian NPP Second Unit May Start Commercial Operations in November

AAA: Gas prices at a 12-year low

India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi

India May Buy Russian Microcircuits for Its Space Program

A giant quake may lurk under Bangladesh and beyond



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