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  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 A new hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 using high-tech underwater drones has started, officials said Tuesday, in the latest bid to solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. A ship operated by exploration firm Ocean Infinity arrived at the search area in the Indian Ocean on Monday and launched the drones, said Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation director-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman. "The vessel Seabed Constructor has arrived at the search area and commenced the search o ... read more |
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Plague outbreak in Madagascar revived dread of a killerAntananarivo (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Most inhabitants of Madagascar thought the plague was a footnote of medical history until the disease dramatically returned last year, slaying more than 200 people. ... more  
Chinese officials staging 'takeover' of Tibetan Buddhist academy: HRWBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Chinese authorities are staging a "takeover" of the world's largest institution for Tibetan Buddhist learning, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, the latest move to bring religion under strict Communist control. ... more  
Global models offer new insights into Great Lakes mercury pollutionWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018 Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community living on Michigan's Upper Peninsula have a fairly simple question: when is it safe to eat the fish they catch? ... more  
Iran reviewing data recorder from sunken Sanchi oil tankerWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 A committee set up to examine what happened to the Sanchi oil tanker, an Iranian vessel that sank in mid-January, said Monday it's looking at black box data. ... more |
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ISRO hopes GSAT-11 is the last Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agencyNew Delhi (IANS) Jan 23, 2018 If things pan out as intended, the 5.7-tonne GSAT-11 will be most probably the last heavy Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agency, according to K. Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Spa ... more  
Exiled Maldives leader warns over China, radical IslamColombo (AFP) Jan 22, 2018 Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed accused China on Monday of seizing land in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean archipelago and undermining its sovereignty. ... more  
First ICEYE-X1 Radar Image from Space PublishedHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 ICEYE has published the first radar image obtained with the ICEYE-X1 SAR satellite. The image depicts Noatak National Preserve, Alaska, on Monday Jan. 15, at 21:47 UTC. ICEYE-X1 is the world's first ... more  
World Bank signs $300m loan for Nepal quake reconstructionKathmandu (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 The World Bank on Sunday approved a $300 million loan for Nepal as the impoverished nation struggles to raise money to rebuild almost three years after an earthquake killed thousands and flattened homes. ... more  
India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troopsNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 India will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more  
Israel says India to restart talks on missile salesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 India is to restart talks with Israel over a cancelled deal to buy anti-tank missiles, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. ... more  
Bangladesh blacklists Chinese firm over alleged bribeDhaka (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 Bangladesh has blacklisted a top Chinese construction firm for allegedly trying to bribe a senior government official and stopped its work in the country. ... more |
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 Renewables and cooling tech critical to water use in India's power sector
India likely to revive mega missile deal with IsraelNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 The Indian army and the government are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel's state-owned defence contractor Rafael, military chief Bipin Rawat said Friday. ... more 
India launches country's 100th satellite and 30 microsatsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 12, 2018 The PSLV-C40 is to place 31 satellites, three Indian and 28 foreign including those of the UK, US, France, Canada, Finland and the Republic of Korea. The success of the launch comes as a big relief ... more 
At least four dead in Indian chopper crash: navyNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 13, 2018 India's navy said four bodies had been recovered on Saturday after search teams located the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing earlier in the day. ... more  |
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Champagne box-sized satellite launched to probe distant planetParis (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 France launched a champagne box-sized mini satellite into Earth orbit on Friday to study a mysterious, juvenile planet system in our Milky Way galaxy, mission controllers said. ... more 
India vows to handle China's 'assertiveness'New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday. ... more 
India steps up China border patrols, vows to handle 'assertiveness'New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday. ... more 
Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadowsBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 The rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere lead to global warming, which is a major challenge for the sustainable development of human society. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau with ... more 
India to launch 31 satellites on January 12Bengaluru, India (IANS) Jan 09, 2018 India will launch 31 satellites, including earth observation spacecraft Cartosat, on January 12 instead of its earlier tentative schedule on January 10, a space official said on Monday. "The r ... more  
Funding runs dry for Indian Google X Prize lunar teamNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 11, 2018 TeamIndus - India's first private aerospace startup that is contending for the Google XPrize, has failed to garner adequate financing for its moon mission. Its inability to pay $35 million to Antrix ... more |
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 Former Chinese military chief of staff under investigation
India to court ASEAN leaders as it seeks edge over ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host 10 Southeast Asian leaders as guests of honour at India's Republic Day celebrations as New Delhi seeks to blunt China's influence in the region. ... more  
Netanyahu set to lead trade task force to IndiaJerusalem (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take 130 businessmen with him to India next week for trade talks which will also cover defence sales, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday. ... more
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistakeShanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries. ... more  
Cyclone Berguitta threatens Mauritius, ReunionPort Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 A cyclone in the southwest Indian Ocean was heading on Tuesday towards the holiday paradise of Mauritius and the French island of La Reunion, government officials and weather experts said. ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 
Hypersonic vehicles, which flight at Mach numbers lager than five (flight velocity more than 6000 km/h), will serve as a more convenient and efficient transport tool than present subsonic airplanes for long-distance journeys in future. Typically, it only takes a couple of hours from Beijing to New York. Recent interest in these vehicles has grown intensively, and various types of innovative desi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 
Plug-in electric vehicles aren't yet putting a strain on the national grid, but may require upgrades to infrastructure as demand increases, a U.S. report found.
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory looked at how plug-in electrical vehicles impact the grid, particular as more owners charge their vehicles at home.
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 
New research published in Nature Geoscience has found that climate engineering that modifies the properties of the land surface in highly populated areas and agricultural areas over North American, Europe and Asia could reduce extreme temperatures there by up to 2-3C.
The modifications could include lightening buildings, roads and other infrastructure in high population areas and changing ... more |
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