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June 19, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
India grants licence to Musk's Starlink



New Delhi (AFP) June 18, 2025
New Delhi had granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, opening India's "next frontier of connectivity", according to the country's communications minister. The launch of Starlink, which provides high-speed internet access to remote locations using low Earth orbit satellites, has sparked fierce debate in India over issues ranging from predatory pricing to spectrum allocation. Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said he held a "productive meeting" with Gwynne ... read more

TIME AND SPACE
Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
Chittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 18, 2025
Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh - where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end - when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Dalai Lama to issue July 2 message, expected to address succession
New Delhi (AFP) June 18, 2025
The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet's government in exile said Wednesday, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor. ... more
FARM NEWS
Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeys
Colombo (AFP) June 12, 2025
Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said Thursday, after a government minister called the figure "unbelievable". ... more
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Airbus touts plane orders, Boeing focused on crash probe at air show
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2025
European aeroplane manufacturer Airbus announced Saudi and Polish orders for more than 100 aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Monday while US rival Boeing focused on "supporting customers" after the Air India crash. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing says focus at air show on 'supporting customers', not orders
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2025
US group Boeing said Monday it would focus on supporting its customers at the Paris Air Show instead of the traditional announcements of plane orders, in the aftermath of Air India's 787 Dreamliner crash. ... more
AEROSPACE
India, China to 'expedite' restarting direct flights
New Delhi (AFP) June 13, 2025
India said Friday it had agreed with neighbouring China to "expedite" the process to resume direct flights between them in a sign of further improvement in ties, although no timeline was given. ... more
SPACEMART
European Space Agency looks to non-US partners
Paris (AFP) June 12, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday it was looking to bolster alliances with countries other than the United States as it adapts to looming cuts at key partner NASA. ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


WATER WORLD
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desert
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (AFP) June 11, 2025
After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Indian navy deploys after crew injured on burning container ship
New Delhi (AFP) June 9, 2025
India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship on Monday after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Monkey business delays Sri Lanka's wildlife survey
Colombo (AFP) June 9, 2025
Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared unrealistic, a minister said on Monday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Fighter pilot takes next giant step for India's space plans
New Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2025
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla blasts off into space next week as the first Indian to join the International Space Station (ISS), bearing with him New Delhi's dreams of its own manned space flight. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
India landslide kills three soldiers after heavy rains
New Delhi (AFP) June 2, 2025
Torrential rains in northeast India resulted in a deadly landslide that crushed and killed three soldiers with six more missing, the Indian army said Monday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformation
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2025
As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot for verification - only to encounter more falsehoods, underscoring its unreliability as a fact-checking tool. ... more
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WATER WORLD
Atlantic ocean current unlikely to collapse with climate change
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the "AMOC," is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's clim ... more
ICE WORLD
New research reveals wind jets fueling Thwaites Glacier's melt
Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology and the British Antarctic Survey has uncovered previously unknown low-level wind jets (LLJs) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarct ... more
THE STANS
India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflict
Singapore (AFP) May 31, 2025
India's defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
India monsoon floods kill five in northeast
Guwahati, India (AFP) May 31, 2025
Torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Starship tumbles back to Ocean after reaching a nominal orbit
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) May 28, 2025
SpaceX's prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars. ... more
SPACEMART
Intelsat Secures Indian Approval to Expand Satellite Broadcast Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2025
Intelsat has received official authorization from the Indian government to deliver satellite broadcast services directly to India's media sector, becoming one of the first foreign operators to gain ... more
FARM NEWS
Mango deal sweetens ties between Bangladesh and China
Dhaka (AFP) May 28, 2025
Bangladesh waved off its first consignment of mangoes to China on Wednesday, a largely symbolic export as Beijing sweetens ties after relations soured between Dhaka and former ally and neighbour India. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Violent Pakistan storms trigger floods, landslides killing 10
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 28, 2025
At least 10 people were killed and 43 injured as strong winds and thunderstorms triggered flash floods and destroyed homes in central and northern parts of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
India approves development of prototype advanced fighter jet
New Delhi (AFP) May 27, 2025
India's defence minister approved on Tuesday a programme to develop an advanced fighter jet prototype, the latest push to boost local arms production, nearly three weeks after a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan. ... more
WATER WORLD
India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early
Mumbai (AFP) May 26, 2025
Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India races to contain oil spill after container ship sinks
Bengaluru, India (AFP) May 26, 2025
India's coastguard raced on Monday to contain an oil spill from a container ship with hazardous cargo that sank off the southern coast a day earlier, Kerala's state government said. ... more
THE STANS
Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each other
Karachi (AFP) May 23, 2025
Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said on Friday they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. ... more
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DEMOCRACY
Bangladesh army chief wants elections 'by December'
Dhaka (AFP) May 22, 2025
Bangladesh's powerful army chief has said the first elections since the country's former leader was ousted in a mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
India's lion population rises by a third
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) May 21, 2025
India's Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species. ... more
THE STANS
China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty'
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2025
China said on Tuesday it supports Pakistan in defending "national sovereignty and territorial integrity", after a ceasefire ended four days of fighting with India over a deadly attack in Kashmir. ... more
AEROSPACE
Chinese weapons get rare battle test in India-Pakistan fighting
Shanghai (AFP) May 20, 2025
Just over a week after a ceasefire with India was struck, Pakistan's foreign minister is visiting his country's largest arms supplier, China, with the performance of the weapons they supplied a matter of burning interest for analysts and governments alike. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
1 dead as rains choke India's tech capital; 1 dead, 3 missing in Argentina floods
Bengaluru, India (AFP) May 20, 2025
Torrential rains have swamped parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru, killing at least one person, an official said, and exposing long-standing infrastructure failures in a city that has expanded at breakneck speed. ... more
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