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India gets bonds to help tackle climate change![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017 More than $40 million in bonds are available to help India, one of the world's leading economies, address challenges from climate change, a bank said. The Asian Development Bank said it raised $47 million in bonds due in February 2021 that will help drive capital toward climate change mitigation projects in India. "In today's markets, green bonds are an increasingly important source of financing for climate change projects and given ADB's strong engagement in the capital markets of devel ... read more |
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![]() Mumbai (AFP) May 18, 2017 Indian software trade body Nasscom on Thursday dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country's hugely important information technology industry but warned that the sector must reinvent itself. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) May 17, 2017 India on Wednesday said it will develop 10 domestically-built heavy water reactors to increase its nuclear power capacity, as it looks to ramp up clean energy generation. ... more ![]() ![]() Hong Kong (AFP) May 15, 2017 A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the city's authorities rejected their bid for protection, their lawyer said Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017 More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that when they added boron to the carbon structure of diamond, the combination was superconductive. Since then, growing interest has been generated in ... more |
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![]() Atlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017 A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, a ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) May 15, 2017 "Excess" diesel truck and car emissions claimed about 38,000 lives worldwide in 2015, said a study Monday that sought to quantify deaths due to pollution that carmakers sought to hide. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017 The sale of CBRN equipment to India under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program has been approved by the State Department. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) May 12, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New Delhi jostles with regional rival Beijing for influence in the island nation. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) May 11, 2017 Sri Lanka refused permission for a Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo next week after a similar visit in 2014 angered regional super-power India, a top defence official said Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Kathmandu (AFP) May 12, 2017 Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries at the centre of the Asian giant's push to expand its global influence. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Two killed in Kashmir cross-border firing ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) May 11, 2017 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert its influence on the island amid signs of a Chinese comeback. ... more ![]() ![]() (UPI) May 10, 2017 Rolls-Royce has received a $78.7 million contract to provide logistical and engineering support for originally manufactured engines on the KC-130J tanker aircraft. The services will apply to the U.S. Marine Corps and aircraft in use by Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (IANS) May 08, 2017 An Indian rocket with the over two ton South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9, intended to address the region's "economic and developmental priorities", blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday ... more ![]() ![]() Sriharikota, India (SPX) May 08, 2017 India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit May 05, 2017. The latest lau ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New ejection seat allows Air Force to lift F-35 pilot weight restriction ![]() ![]() A-29 chosen for USAF assessment ![]() ![]() NASA Completes Balloon Technology Test Flight |
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![]() Detroit (AFP) May 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Judge curbs Uber engineer in trade secrets case ![]() ![]() Volvo says may pull brake on diesel engines ![]() ![]() Judge seeks criminal review of Uber-Alphabet dispute |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy ![]() ![]() Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid ![]() ![]() U.S. emissions generally lower last year |
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![]() Champaign IL (SPX) May 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Laser pulses reveal the superconductors of the future ![]() ![]() Understanding of superconductor's 'normal' state may help solve longstanding puzzle ![]() ![]() Harnessing geometric frustration to tune batteries for greater power |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) May 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan restarts another reactor ![]() ![]() Coatings for nuclear fuel preventing explosions in reactors, developed at TPU ![]() ![]() South Africa to restart nuclear power plans |
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![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Destruction of a quantum monopole observed ![]() ![]() Unpolarized single-photon generation with true randomness from diamond ![]() ![]() Elusive atomic motion captured by electron microscopy |
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![]() Mumbai (AFP) May 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kong firm pays $3bn in record land sale ![]() ![]() Red tape and taxes put brakes on 'Make In India' push ![]() ![]() China decries protectionism, but some raise concerns |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump weighs further US troops for Afghanistan ![]() ![]() Security in Afghanistan likely to 'deteriorate': US intelligence ![]() ![]() Turkey slams US rapid arming Syrian Kurds in IS fight |
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![]() Ottawa (AFP) May 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() India gets bonds to help tackle climate change ![]() ![]() Drought affects 1.4 million in Angola: UNICEF ![]() ![]() UN climate talks wrap up under threat of US exodus |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China urges S.Korea to 'remove obstacles' to good ties ![]() ![]() US sticking by Iran nuclear deal is good news for Rouhani ![]() ![]() N. Korea takes leap with missile test: analysts |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape ![]() ![]() China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties ![]() ![]() Chinese human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state |
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![]() Bamako (AFP) May 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() I.Coast rebel troops end mutiny as deal inked ![]() ![]() Nigeria army chief warns troops about 'politicking' ![]() ![]() Wounded author Kuki Gallmann vows return to Kenyan ranch |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Orbital ATK producing 120mm training rounds for Army ![]() ![]() U.S. Army testing Saab camouflage ![]() ![]() Elbit introduces upgraded vehicle mortar system |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia unveils massive new shipbuilding plan ![]() ![]() Italian shipyard delivers new Torado submarine ![]() ![]() Austal opens new office in Australian contract bid |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) May 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Joint Statement: The Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space ![]() ![]() One of first Soviet cosmonauts Gorbatko dies ![]() ![]() Dem Senators call on Trump Admin to not cut NASA Education Progran funding |
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