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October 07, 2016

New insights into how black carbon aerosols impact the atmospheric boundary layer
Reno NV (SPX) Oct 07, 2016
It is widely known that black carbon, or soot, aerosol particles emitted from South Asia are spread across the northern Indian Ocean during the winter monsoon season. These masses of air pollution adversely affect human health and have been shown to play a significant role in regional and global climate change, second only to carbon dioxide. New research led by Eric Wilcox, Ph.D, an atmospheric scientist at Nevada's Desert Research Institute (DRI), outlines new insights into how these high concent ... read more

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After Paris, India gets support for solar power After depositing its signature to the Paris climate deal, India's low-carbon objectives received financial support to advance solar energy, a lender said. ... more		Emerging markets face uneven outlook, says IMF Developing nations continue to be the backbone of global growth, but face a series of headwinds including a slowdown in China, weak demand in advanced economies, low commodity prices and political strife, the IMF warned Tuesday. ... more		Spaceflight Industries marks successful launch of the BlackSky Pathfinder satellite aboard PSLV Spaceflight Industries has announced the successful launch of its BlackSky Pathfinder-1 satellite into a sun synchronous orbit from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). From Satish Dhawan ... more
				Top UN court to decide fate of Marshalls epic nuclear case The UN's highest court will rule Wednesday on whether to take up a case brought by the tiny Marshall Islands against India, Pakistan and Britain for allegedly failing to halt the nuclear arms race. ... more		Indian-Pakistan families fear border shutdown Mohammad Iftakar waits with sweets and gifts at the Wagah border crossing, a lifeline for families violently separated during the founding of India and Pakistan, fearful of dangerous new divisions as hostilities flare once again. ... more

Pakistan impregnable, military insists after Kashmir 'raid' Pakistani military officials point to an Indian army post high on a forested ridge along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir, insisting any incursions are impossible, after skirmishes ignited dangerous tensions between the nuclear rivals. ... more		India-Pakistan tensions stir villagers' wartime memories As he surveyed his largely deserted village along India's border with Pakistan, Kuldeep Singh cast his mind to his childhood when his home was on the frontline of a full-blown war between the two arch rivals. ... more		China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine US 'moving at haste' to get Ukraine weapons: envoy		India evacuates border villages after strikes on Pakistan India evacuated thousands of people living near the border with Pakistan on Friday, a day after carrying out strikes along the de-facto frontier in disputed Kashmir that have dramatically escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more
				One of two manatees in Caribbean repopulation scheme dies One of two manatees released into the Caribbean in August under a pioneering repopulation scheme has died of a suspected kidney infection, the Guadeloupe National Park announced Monday. ... more		India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact India, the world's third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the country's famously ascetic independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

World Bank secretly finances Asian 'coal boom,' group says The World Bank is indirectly financing a boom in some of Asia's dirtiest coal-fired power generation despite commitments to end most funding for the sector, a development advocacy group charged Monday. ... more		Arianespace to launch satellites for Australia and India with Ariane 5 For its eighth mission of 2016, and the year's fifth Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, Arianespace will orbit two satellites: Sky Muster II for the Australian operator n ... more		New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old ice		UN chief offers to mediate over Kashmir tensions UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday offered to act as mediator between India and Pakistan to defuse rising tensions over disputed Kashmir. ... more
Third party satellite launch order bookings for Isro stands at $42 million India has a satellite launch order book of around $42 million for third parties. The country is also in discussions with others for contract manufacturing of meteorological satellites, said top Indi ... more		Pakistan fury after India launches Kashmir strikes Indian commandos carried out a series of lightning strikes Thursday along the de facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir, provoking furious charges of "naked aggression" from its nuclear-armed neighbour. ... more		India investing in offshore reserves India's oil and gas corporation said Friday it was planning to spend just over $5 billion to develop reserves locked in deep national waters. ... more		Use of 'large open-ended pipe piles' could lead to lower-cost bridge construction Civil engineers at Purdue University are leading a project with the Indiana Department of Transportation to learn how to use a type of bridge pile often seen in offshore applications, research that ... more

	Tibet's first football club aims at unity, struggles for Chinese players Green jersey soaked with sweat, midfielder Luosang Sanzhu practises his passing on the manicured pitch of Lhasa FC, Tibet's first football club - the latest gambit to soothe lingering tensions between Tibetans and Han Chinese. ... more		Thirsty megacities poisoning rural groundwater A massive drawdown of water beneath delta-based megacities across the world may be pulling surface pollution deeper into the ground, risking contamination and health problems for local populations, a new study said Tuesday. ... more

One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution

US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with Bahrain

American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting China

India pulls out of summit as tensions with Pakistan mount		Indian Space Organization Gears Up for First Multi-Orbit Mission		Larsen and Toubro signs $99 million Vietnamese ship deal		Russia, Pakistan to carry out first joint military exercise		French fighter jet deal: an Indian saga
UN court to decide Marshall Islands case against 3 nuclear powers		In Tibet, religious freedom with Chinese characteristics		Asia growth holds stable thanks to China and India: ADB		Indian ministers approve Rafale fighter jet deal		India signs deal for acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets

India needs more than Rafale to match China: experts

India's government backs gas pipeline build

India's Modi thrashes out response to deadly Kashmir raid

China pushes Tibetan tourism while critics fear impact

Stalagmites in Indiana cave may record past earthquakes

China slams EU over Dalai Lama visit

Bangladesh inks loan agreement with HSBC for satellite project funding

India naval chief blames France for submarine data leak

Sri Lanka to shift farmers from elephant corridors

Indian helicopter takes first flight with Safran's Ardiden 1U engine

Raytheon to retrofit 130 F-16 center display units

In eastern Tibetan forest, signs of tree growth amid climate change

Modi urges calm in Indian tech hub after deadly protests

GSLV Successfully Launches India's Weather Satellite INSAT-3DR

Nepal's new leader pledges to speed up quake rebuilding

During drought, dry air can stress plants more than dry soil

Fish 'biowaste' converted to piezoelectric energy harvesters

How did prehistoric humans occupy the Tibetan Plateau?

3-D graphene has promise for bio applications

India To Launch 5 Satellites In September

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