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  Bhaktapur, Nepal (AFP) Jan 6, 2017 Victims of Nepal's 2015 earthquake are at risk of slipping into debt as they face a second winter in temporary shelters, according to a monitoring group which says the government has been too slow to disperse reconstruction grants. Nearly 9,000 people were killed and over half a million homes were destroyed by the quake in April 2015. But 21 months on, thousands are enduring another harsh winter in temporary shelters, with an increasing number now being forced to take out loans to rebuild their ... read more |
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'Thousands' of pilgrims return to China before Dalai Lama eventThousands of mostly Tibetan pilgrims who travelled to India for a rare Buddhist ceremony held by the Dalai Lama have returned to China under pressure from Beijing, organisers said Wednesday. ... more  
India seeking a new foreign single-engine fighterIndia will soon accept bids to manufacture foreign single-engine fighters, the country's top defense official disclosed. ... more  
India to develop large scale solid fuel mixerIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) uses solid motors of 139 ton capacity for PSLV/GSLV flights and 200 ton capacity for the GSLV Mk III flights as part of their first stage. These motors are ... more  
Qatar, India, Italy purchase Raytheon Stinger missilesRaytheon has received a $207.9 million contract to produce Stinger missiles and supporting equipment for foreign military sales to Qatar, India and Italy. ... more |
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India bans foreign funds of 20,000 charities: officialIndia's government has banned some 20,000 charities from accepting overseas funds because they failed to comply with the rules, a home ministry official said Tuesday. ... more 
China willing to work with India to maintain peace and build prosperityChina is willing to cooperate with India and other regional countries to maintain lasting peace, prosperity and stability, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday. Hua made t ... more 
Football and prayer wheels: views of modern TibetFaith has always been at the heart of Tibetan culture. As practitioners of the country's unique form of Buddhism face increasing obstacles to their worship, Beijing has sought to cultivate a different kind of true believer: the football fan. ... more  
India tests Agni-V ballistic missile, tensions with China riseIndia's Defense Research and Development Organization completed a test for its Agni-V ballistic missile, leading China to question the country's intentions. ... more  
Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawlerFour Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar's navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries' troubled border in the Bay of Bengal, an official said Wednesday. ... more |
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 India achieves advances multiple space systems in 2016  
exactEarth to Provide India's Navy with Satellite AISexactEarth has announced that it has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation to provide Satellite AIS data services to the Indian Navy. The three-year subscription revenue contract is valued at US ... more 
Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermenPakistan on Sunday released 220 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters as a "goodwill gesture" to its nuclear-armed rival India, officials said. ... more |
  
A DARPA-backed small business effort broke boundaries for long-endurance flight this month by launching a uniquely designed, combustion-powered unmanned aircraft that stayed aloft for more than two days and two nights. The flight was terminated several days ahead of schedule because of incoming weather.
But the craft-built by Vanilla Aircraft of Falls Church, Virginia-landed safely with mo ... more MH370: No suspicions of crew, passengers, says French probe ALIAS Pushes the Envelope on Aircraft Automation U.S. Air Force contracts BAE Systems for intelligence sharing |
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Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup with ambitions to overtake Tesla, unveiled its first production vehicle Tuesday, proclaiming it to be a "new species" for personal transportation.
The company, backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting (YT Jia), announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it would begin taking reservations for deliveries in 2018 with a $5,000 deposit for ... more The future of car tech: getting to know you Renault-Nissan doubles down on autonomous cars VW near $2 bn US criminal settlement in 'dieselgate': report |
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China's State Grid Corporation is set to build a $1.5-billion power line across Pakistan to enable the transmission of 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the country's north to south, the government said Friday.
Pakistani and Chinese officials signed an investment agreement in Beijing on Thursday to build the country's first high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) line, according to a governmen ... more MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regionsEnergy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender says |
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Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has begun mass production of energy-saving batteries that it vows will take electric cars mainstream.
"Today at the Gigafactory, Tesla and Panasonic begin mass production of lithium-ion battery cells, which will be used in Tesla's energy storage products and Model 3," Tesla said on its website.
Mass production of the batteries are a critical step ... more Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets Scientists discover a molecular motor has a 'gear' for directional switching Rolling out an e-sticker revolution |
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AREVA NP supplied Rosatom with its safety instrumentation and control (I and C) system for its installation within unit 1 of the Novovoronezh-2 Russian nuclear power plant, which has been connected to the grid recently.
AREVA NP supplied the digital reactor protection system based on the company's proven I and C platform TELEPERM XS.
The system helps ensuring the safe condition of th ... more Battling energy crisis, Pakistan turns on fourth nuclear plant Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies |
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Arecibo Observatory observations of galactic neutral hydrogen structure confirm the discovery of an unexpected contribution to the measurements of the cosmic microwave background observed by the WMAP and Planck spacecraft.
An accurate understanding of the foreground (galactic) sources of radiation observed by these two spacecraft is essential for extracting information about the small-scal ... more Arecibo Data Crucial to Understanding Quasars' Brightness Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results Deepest X-ray image ever reveals black hole treasure trove |
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  China's manufacturing activity expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in December, an independent research firm said on Tuesday, in a sign of improving health for the world's second-largest economy.
The private Caixin Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), an indicator of conditions at smaller manufacturers, beat expectations with a reading of 51.9 in December, up from 50.9 the previo ... more Israel says China to send thousands of construction workers China's Alibaba sues vendors over selling counterfeits China manufacturing growth slows |
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  What was President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview aired Sunday.
"Toughest decision was early in my presidency when I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan," Obama, who leaves office in less than two weeks, told ABC's "This Week."
After a protracted debate inside the administration that pi ... more Pakistan law allowing secret military terror courts expires Afghanistan welcomes return of US Marines to Helmand Yazidi NGO says Iraq HQ closed by Kurdish forces |
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This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket launches to the International Space ... moreOrbital cargo ship arrives at space station New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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A controversial paper published two years ago that concluded there was no detectable slowdown in ocean warming over the previous 15 years - widely known as the "global warming hiatus" - has now been confirmed using independent data in research led by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Berkeley Earth, a non-profit research institute focused on climate change.
The 2 ... more Scientists disprove global warming took a break Tillerson called to testify on climate issues Seizing environmental opportunities under a Trump presidency |
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  South Korea said Tuesday that US president-elect Donald Trump had sent a "clear warning" to North Korea with a tweet dismissing Pyongyang's ballistic missile claims.
"North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the US," Trump tweeted. "It won't happen!"
Trump's tweet came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a ... more N. Korea holds mass rally to push Kim's New Year message Five questions on China-N. Korea relationsNorth Korea nuclear threat Trump's first challenge |
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Pro-China protesters waving placards reading "Independence will get you nowhere" greeted Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three rebel lawmakers as they arrived in Taipei Saturday.
Wong, along with Hong Kong legislators Nathan Law, Eddie Chu, and Edward Yiu, is attending a political forum hosted by Taiwan's New Power Party (NPP), which is advocating for recognition of Taiwan ... more 'Thousands' of pilgrims return to China before Dalai Lama event Chinese official sentenced 10 years in vaccine scandal Football and prayer wheels: views of modern Tibet |
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Ivory Coast soldiers on Sunday ended a two-day mutiny in the second city Bouake and other key areas after reaching a deal on their demands for pay rises, housing and faster promotion.
President Alassane Ouattara called on his compatriots to "go back about their business" as normal after the deal was accepted by the military mutineers, who actions had paralysed Bouake.
The world's top coc ... more Gambia army chief backs president as region watches Chad closes border with Libya over 'terror threat' At least 15 dead in DR Congo ethnic clashes: local sources |
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  Safran Electronics & Defense is to develop and manufacture new modular ASSM air-to-ground block 4 bomb kits under a contract from the French military procurement agency, DGA.
The ASSM family of kits, used by France and other countries, give precision guidance to standard bombs and come in several versions, depending on the type of guidance: inertial GPS, inertial/GPS + infrared imaging, ... more Ukrainian army receives 50 BTR-3 armored vehicles Oshkosh receives JLTV production modification Kongsberg contracted for M1A2 CROWS configuration |
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  Ingalls Shipbuilding is to build the U.S. Coast Guard's ninth Legend-class National Security Cutter, the company announced.
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, said construction of the vessel will take place under a $486 million fixed-price incentive contract.
"With the experience and knowledge our shipbuilders bring to this program, I am confident ... more Russia to continue Admiral Makarov trials in 2017 U.S. Navy's future USS Rafael Peralta completes acceptance trials Pentagon approves potential $126 billion submarine project |
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Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to upgrade the orbiting outpost's electrical system.
Americans Shane Kimbrough, the 49-year-old commander of the six-person crew aboard the ISS, and flight engineer Peggy Whitson, 56, officially ended their expedition at 1855 GMT.
During their approximately six-and-a-half hour spacewalk, the pair installed ... more NASA Assigns Upcoming Space Station Crew Members Hubble provides interstellar road map for Voyagers' galactic trek The hidden artist of the Soviet space programme |
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