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Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns![]() ![]() Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017 Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has taken Indian industrial giant Bharat Heavy Electricals out of its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns, the Norwegian central bank said on Friday. Bharat Heavy Electricals has been targeted because it is building a coal-fired power plant in the Sundarbans, one of the world's largest mangrove forests straddling Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The fund - worth an estimated 8.1 trillion kroner (852 billion euro ... read more |
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![]() Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers have identified the "princess pheromone" that tells a colony of ants when an ant larva will become the queen. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 04, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another milestone to its list of achievements by successfully showcasing a solar-electric hybrid vehicle. ISRO's different engineering branches at ... more ![]() ![]() 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 ... more |
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![]() New Delhi (IANS) May 01, 2017 India will launch communication satellite GSAT-9 using its heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) on May 5, the ISRO said on Friday. According to Indian Space Research ... 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun the process to send its first satellite to Venus by inviting Indian scientists and academia for space-based experiments. The Announcement of O ... 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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![]() ![]() Sri Lanka overturns ban on adopting elephants ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() F-22 Raptors complete aerial targeting tests as part of major upgrade ![]() ![]() First F-35B Lightning II produced in Italy rolls off assembly line ![]() ![]() Kenya approved for possible helicopter buy |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese carmaker Geely to be largest Saxo shareholder ![]() ![]() Germany's Bosch sells subsidiary to China's ZMJ ![]() ![]() Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut |
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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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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety ![]() ![]() New breakthrough in battery charging technology ![]() ![]() Super P carbon black for reversible lithium and sodium ion storage |
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![]() Abu Dhabi (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ukraine clings to nuclear power despite Chernobyl trauma ![]() ![]() Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions ![]() ![]() Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility |
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![]() New York NY (SPX) May 08, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states ![]() ![]() Mapping the edge of reality ![]() ![]() Perfect pitch: Scientists explore the mechanics of throwing |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() HSBC pre-tax profit slides but hails 'good result' ![]() ![]() IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake ![]() ![]() Hong Kong firm snaps up London skyscraper in $1.47bn deal |
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![]() Islamabad (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: Afghan ex-PM and 'butcher of Kabul' ![]() ![]() Pentagon to request thousands more troops for Afghanistan next week ![]() ![]() US aims to eliminate IS from Afghanistan this year |
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![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cities brace for climate challenges ![]() ![]() Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time ![]() ![]() Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments ![]() ![]() China's military pact with N.Korea looks shaky ![]() ![]() US urges SE Asia allies to shun North Korea |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on ![]() ![]() 12 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China ![]() ![]() Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art |
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![]() Lowarengak, Kenya (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mozambique's opposition extends truce indefinitely ![]() ![]() First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down' ![]() ![]() Rocket attack on UN camp in Mali kills one, wounds 9 |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Engility to continue support for DITRA ![]() ![]() Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army ![]() ![]() BAE partners with Czech firm on mortar system |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Boeing cancels Harpoon contract ![]() ![]() DCNS to modernize three French navy frigates ![]() ![]() New America-class amphibious assault ship launched early |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in Space ![]() ![]() Orion Motor Ready for Crewed Mission ![]() ![]() Students Taste Sweet Smell of Success in Culinary Challenge |
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