Indo Daily
October 11, 2016
BLUE SKY
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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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Scientists discover supramolecule could help reduce nuclear waste
Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals t ... more
AEROSPACE

Mauritius wing debris from missing MH370: Australia
A piece of wing debris found in Mauritius is from MH370, Australian authorities said Friday as they cautioned the discovery shed no new light on the missing passenger jet's specific location. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ

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
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NUKEWARS

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


NUKEWARS

World court rejects epic Marshalls nuclear case
The UN's highest court on Wednesday narrowly threw out landmark cases brought by the tiny Marshall Islands against India, Pakistan and Britain for allegedly failing to halt the nuclear arms race. ... more

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SOLAR DAILY

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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
THE STANS

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
THE STANS

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
THE STANS

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
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THE STANS

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
FLORA AND FAUNA

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
24/7 News Coverage
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
CLIMATE SCIENCE

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
THE PITS

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
LAUNCH PAD

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
THE STANS

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
SPACEMART

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

THE STANS

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
OIL AND GAS

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
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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




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TECH SPACE

Use of 'large open-ended pipe piles' could lead to lower-cost bridge construction

SINO DAILY

Tibet's first football club aims at unity, struggles for Chinese players

WATER WORLD

Thirsty megacities poisoning rural groundwater

THE STANS

India pulls out of summit as tensions with Pakistan mount

SPACE TRAVEL

Indian Space Organization Gears Up for First Multi-Orbit Mission

FLOATING STEEL

Larsen and Toubro signs $99 million Vietnamese ship deal

THE STANS

Russia, Pakistan to carry out first joint military exercise

AEROSPACE

French fighter jet deal: an Indian saga

NUKEWARS

UN court to decide Marshall Islands case against 3 nuclear powers

SINO DAILY

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



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