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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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Controversial nuclear power plant near New York to closeThe controversial Indian Point nuclear plant near New York will close in 2021, a casualty of low energy prices and relentless criticism by environmentalists, the power company announced Monday. ... more  
'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 |
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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  
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 |
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India achieves advances multiple space systems in 2016The year 2016 was a bag of mixed fortunes for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with successes on the technological front and setbacks on the legal front. On the technological side ... more  
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 |
  
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 Leonardo Helicopters wins U.K. military support deal U.S. Air Force upgrades A-10C search capability MH370: No suspicions of crew, passengers, says French probe |
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US authorities charged a Volkswagen executive with fraud and conspiracy, saying he helped cover up the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, the Justice Department said Monday.
Oliver Schmidt, who led the German automaker's US regulatory compliance office from 2012 to March 2015, appeared in a Miami court Monday to face charges he knowingly lied to US regulators.
He did not enter a pl ... more The future of car tech: getting to know you Renault-Nissan doubles down on autonomous carsVW 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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The global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas emissions, a new Duke University study shows. "Based on our calculations, we won't meet the climate warming goals set by the Paris Agreement unless we speed up the spread of clean technology by a full order of magnitude, or about ten times faster than in the past," said Gabriele Manoli, ... more Scientists discover a molecular motor has a 'gear' for directional switching Rolling out an e-sticker revolution Tesla starts mass production of batteries |
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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 Controversial nuclear power plant near New York to close Battling energy crisis, Pakistan turns on fourth nuclear plant Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings |
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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) broke the news almost one year ago when the first-ever direct observation of gravitational waves was announced. Now LIGO scientists hope that this year could yield even more breakthrough findings in astronomy.
On November 30, LIGO resumed its search for gravitational waves when it was switched from engineering test runs to scie ... more Arecibo Observatory Casts New Light on Cosmic Microwave Background Deepest X-ray image ever reveals black hole treasure trove Venerable Radio Telescope Sets Standard for Universal Constant |
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China has agreed for thousands of migrant construction labourers to work in Israel in a bid to alleviate a housing crisis in the Jewish state, the Israeli government said Wednesday.
The agreement would see 6,000 Chinese workers arrive in Israel in the six months after the formal signature of the deal expected at the end of February, a joint statement from the interior and finance ministries ... more McDonald's sells China operations for $2.08 bn Obama administration defends handling of China trade China factory-gate inflation hits 5.5% in December |
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  Chinese police shot dead three "rioters" in the restive Xinjiang region after they resisted arrest, state media reported Monday, in the second such incident in less than a fortnight.
The shooting happened Sunday following a manhunt for three suspected members of a "violent terror group" linked to a 2015 attack in Pishan county, according to the regional government's official Tianshan website ... more Obama's toughest decision? 30,000-troop Afghanistan 'surge' Pakistan law allowing secret military terror courts expires Afghanistan welcomes return of US Marines to Helmand |
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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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  President Barack Obama launched a fresh defense of emissions curbs against Donald Trump's plans to scrap a global climate deal, saying the accord was in America's interest Monday.
Writing in the journal "Science" Obama said that the United States was proving that reducing greenhouse gases can help economic growth.
Reforms can "can boost efficiency, productivity, and innovation," he said. ... more Global warming hiatus disproved yet again Scientists disprove global warming took a break Tillerson called to testify on climate issues |
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Thousands of North Koreans have rallied in Pyongyang, chanting communist slogans and vowing support for leader Kim Jong-Un, who in his New Year's message announced plans to test-fire a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US mainland.
Clad in thick winter coats and pumping their fists in the air, those assembled in Kim Il-Sung square chanted "long live comrade Kim Jong-Un" and held bann ... more Russian strategic missile forces to go fully digital by 2020 US warship fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz North Korea nuclear threat Trump's first challenge |
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  China's top anti-graft authority has punished two of its own senior officials for corruption and adopted new rules to supervise its investigators more strictly, state media said Monday.
The new regulations, passed at the annual meeting of the ruling Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) over the weekend, seek to clarify how the country's 500,000 or so corrupti ... more Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker condemns 'violent attacks' Hong Kong rebel lawmakers met with protests in Taiwan 'Thousands' of pilgrims return to China before Dalai Lama event |
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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 Reshuffle in I.Coast, security chiefs out after mutiny Chad closes border with Libya over 'terror threat' Gambia army chief backs president as region watches |
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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, ... moreSafran to design new inertial navigation system What Russia's railgun can really do Ukrainian army receives 50 BTR-3 armored vehicles |
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The Russian military plans to continue sea trials for its Admiral Makarov frigate in 2017, according to state media reports.
The Admiral Makarov is one of six of the Russian Navy's Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, two of which are slated for transfer to the Indian Navy. Makarov was initially planned to be commissioned by the end of the 2016, but defense officials say additional inspe ... more Pentagon approves potential $126 billion submarine project Ingalls Shipbuilding contracted for Coast Guard cutter U.S. Navy's future USS Rafael Peralta completes acceptance trials |
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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 Hubble provides interstellar road map for Voyagers' galactic trek The hidden artist of the Soviet space programme Emerging tech aims to improve life for handicapped |
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