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India must rethink infrastructure needs for 100 new 'smart' cities to be sustainable![]() ![]() Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study. Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a detailed analysis of the environmental implications of the planned developments, which would see medium-rise ... read more |
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![]() Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 26, 2017 The bodies of 25 people, including 17 members of a single family, were pulled from the mud Wednesday as the death toll from major flooding in India climbed towards 120, an official said. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2017 Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African nation to respect China's "core interests". ... more ![]() ![]() Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 25, 2017 Worsening floods killed another eight people in 24 hours in India's Gujarat state as rescue teams raced Tuesday to reach hundreds of people marooned in stricken towns and villages. ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 Geoscientists have long puzzled over the mechanism that created the Tibetan Plateau, but a new study finds that the landform's history may be controlled primarily by the strength of the tectonic pla ... more |
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![]() Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017 Botswana on Tuesday confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as "a foreign dignitary" in the face of China's fierce opposition to the Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more ![]() ![]() Golden CO (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed the technical and economic viability of integrating 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy into India's grid ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) July 19, 2017 India's Supreme Court began hearing submissions Wednesday to determine whether Indians have a constitutional right to privacy in a challenge to the government's massive biometric database, which critics argue violates that right. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) July 19, 2017 India has added solar panels to the roof of a train in a national first as it tries to reduce its massive carbon footprint and modernise its vast colonial-era rail network. ... more ![]() ![]() Pune, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 A team of astronomers from the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), both in Pune, India, and members of two ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully designed and developed a ship-borne transportable antenna terminal to fulfill the telemetry tracking and command requirements for all s ... more |
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![]() ![]() A 50-year Indian dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2017 A Tibetan student who self-immolated in an act of protest against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region has died in an Indian hospital, a doctor said Sunday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a separable solid phase. As Indian scientist ... more ![]() ![]() Kathmandu (AFP) July 21, 2017 Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game changer for many in the impoverished Himalayan country. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) July 20, 2017 India's stand in its border dispute with China is supported by other countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Thursday as she praised tiny Bhutan for standing up to China in the row. ... more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() CAE wins new military contracts with Lockheed Martin, L3 and Airbus ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin receives contract for work on Israeli F-35s ![]() ![]() Wildcat helicopter fabrication to remain in Britain |
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![]() Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Audi voluntarily recalls up to 850,000 diesel vehicles ![]() ![]() World gears up for electric cars despite bumps in road ![]() ![]() UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 |
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![]() Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated ![]() ![]() Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources ![]() ![]() Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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![]() Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() High-temperature superconductivity in B-doped Q-carbon ![]() ![]() First direct observation and measurement of ultra-fast moving vortices in superconductors ![]() ![]() UMD engineers invent the first bio-compatible, ion current battery |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Finland's TVO claims partial win in Areva nuclear dispute ![]() ![]() Laser-Armed Nuclear Icebreakers: What Russia Has in Store for Arctic ![]() ![]() Britain must leave EU nuclear body: Verhofstadt |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Evidence of the Higgs particle's decay in quarks ![]() ![]() The role of the entropy in a quantum system ![]() ![]() Stanford researchers discover biological hydraulic system in tuna fins |
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![]() Seoul (AFP) July 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China to change state-owned firms into corporations ![]() ![]() China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy' ![]() ![]() China cashing out as mobile payment soars |
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![]() Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) July 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mattis blasts Pentagon over pricey Afghan uniforms ![]() ![]() 16 Afghan policemen killed in US strike ![]() ![]() China gives Tajikistan $230 million for new parliament |
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![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New carbon-capturing membranes may reduce greenhouse gas emissions ![]() ![]() Vatican switches off fountains as Italy battles drought ![]() ![]() Sea temperature changes contributing to droughts |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US detects signs of new NKorea missile test ![]() ![]() US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel ![]() ![]() US sees progress in push for 'pretty serious' N. Korea sanctions |
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![]() Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China anti-graft watchdog probes Politburo member ![]() ![]() Chinese police detain suspected pyramid scheme protesters ![]() ![]() Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea |
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![]() Bamako (AFP) July 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China warns Botswana over Dalai Lama visit ![]() ![]() Peace deal eludes Senegal's Casamance, 35 years on ![]() ![]() Rwandan forces killing suspects without trial: HRW |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Raytheon receives $75 million Small Diameter Bomb II contract ![]() ![]() BAE testing new monitoring system for military bridges ![]() ![]() China military setting up technology research agency |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ensuing the US Navy prevails in a contest for maritime supremacy ![]() ![]() USS Harry Truman starts sea trials after maintenance, upgrade work ![]() ![]() BAE starts construction of first Type 26 frigate |
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![]() Star City, Russia (AFP) July 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russian sanctions won't affect cooperation in space ![]() ![]() NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington ![]() ![]() Astronauts grow cucumbers in space to help scientists understand root growth |
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