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India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the Country![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not just building satellites or driving innovation by sharing its Lithium-ion batteries for powering vehicles, the space agency is helping fishermen locate better catchment areas. By doing this, ISRO is helping India save over $ 2 billion per year. Speaking at the Osmania University, Hyderabad on 'India in Space', ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said the space agency is issuing cyclone alerts to fishermen and early warnings in the southern state of K ... read more |
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![]() Beijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2017 The highest and largest plateau in the Northern Hemisphere, the Tibetan Plateau (TP), is in the subtropical region of Asia. The air quality above the TP is only 60% of the sea level. In addition, be ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017 The Tibetan people have inherited variants of five different genes that help them live at high altitudes, with one gene originating in the extinct human subspecies, the Denisovans. Hao Hu and Chad H ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the cle ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 Aiming to lower the cost of access to space, the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar has said the space agency is aiming to increase the number of satellite launc ... more |
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![]() Colombo (AFP) April 26, 2017 Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was overturning a ban on adopting baby elephants, drawing sharp criticism from the animal protection lobby. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to build nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, a new study finds. "Ind ... more ![]() ![]() Rasuwa, Nepal (AFP) April 25, 2017 Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands of survivors still living in flimsy shelters have been told they can never return home. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 ISRO is working on mining lunar dust, which is rich in Helium, and transport back it to India, said Dr Sivathanu Pillai, an ISRO scientist who earlier worked as the chief of the Indo-Russian venture ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 announce the successful integration of its 3 Diamonds nano-satellites into the launch pod of Innovative Space Logistics BV in the Netherlands. The 3 Diamonds will be transported from the premi ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch a carrier rocket capable of lifting heavy satellites in May, ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar said on Wednesday. "Next month, we have sch ... more |
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![]() ![]() Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017 An Indian politician who attempted to cover a dam in sheets of polystyrene has been left red-faced after his bizarre water-saving scheme backfired. ... more ![]() ![]() Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial land in the Delta region, according to research published by scientists at Indiana ... more ![]() ![]() Mumbai, India (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 A team of scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, have found new ways to detect a bare or naked singularity, the most extreme object in the universe. Wh ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney (AFP) April 21, 2017 Missing flight MH370 "most likely" lies north of a former search zone in the remote Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said Friday, in a new report that offers hope the plane may one day be found. ... more |
![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() FAA and Aireon announce ADS-B nextgen technology flight test success ![]() ![]() Israel shows off F-35 stealth fighters for first time ![]() ![]() The QueSST for Quiet |
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![]() Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China's Didi 'most valuable Asian start-up'; Uber exec demoted ![]() ![]() Free rides offered by Alphabet's Waymo autonomous cars ![]() ![]() Rideshare rivals Gett, Juno join forces |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity ![]() ![]() US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay ![]() ![]() Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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![]() Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety ![]() ![]() Thin layers of water hold promise for the energy storage of the future ![]() ![]() Freezing lithium batteries may make them safer and bendable |
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![]() Kiev (AFP) April 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions ![]() ![]() Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility ![]() ![]() The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPs |
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![]() Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Detector delivery marks another Euclid milestone ![]() ![]() Perfect pitch: Scientists explore the mechanics of throwing ![]() ![]() Towards largest-possible separation between quantum and classical query complexities |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China targets debt risks, but does it mean business? ![]() ![]() Trump targets aluminum in week of trade tensions ![]() ![]() Canada's Trudeau says will stand up to Trump on trade |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US Marines return to Helmand; IS Afghan leader maybe dead ![]() ![]() British soldier who killed Afghan fighter freed from jail ![]() ![]() Two US troops killed fighting IS in Afghanistan |
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![]() Geneva (AFP) May 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mechanism of the influence of the Tibetan-Iranian Plateaus on the circulation and climate in summer ![]() ![]() Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million ![]() ![]() US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump would be 'honored' to meet N.Korea's Kim, if conditions right ![]() ![]() Activity resumes at North Korea nuclear test site: monitor ![]() ![]() US exploring options at UN to pressure N. Korea |
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![]() Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China ![]() ![]() World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong ![]() ![]() Chinese court sentences rights lawyer in secret trial |
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![]() Lusanga, Dr Congo (AFP) April 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti ![]() ![]() Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack ![]() ![]() Morocco, US stage joint military exercise |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() U.S. Air Force signs Raytheon to upgrade operations center weapons systems ![]() ![]() U.S. Army secures contract for up to 2,500 T700 turboshaft engines ![]() ![]() Australian troops to receive Bertin-made chemical detectors |
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![]() Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China launches first domestically built aircraft carrier ![]() ![]() Raytheon awarded contract to activate first Zumwalt-class destroyer ![]() ![]() Saab taps Poland's Nauta Shiprepair for Swedish vessel construction |
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![]() Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) May 01, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Elon Musk teases future plans at TED ![]() ![]() Honeywell And Paragon To Create Life Support Technology For Future NASA Space Missions ![]() ![]() AGU journal commentaries highlight importance of Earth and space science research |
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