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August 08, 2025
TECH SPACE
UAF satellite facility to manage massive NASA data surge



Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Years of preparation by the Alaska Satellite Facility will ensure that a flood of freely available data from a NASA-India satellite mission that launched Wednesday will be easy for the global public to use. "Most of what we've been working on for the past eight years is preparing for NISAR," Alaska Satellite Facility Director Wade Albright said prior to the launch. The Alaska Satellite Facility is a unit of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. "It's not just scient ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2025
NASA announced Wednesday it, in a partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization, launched a radar system to map Earth as never before. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2025
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction
Colombo (AFP) July 28, 2025
Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols
Manila (AFP) Aug 4, 2025
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time, Manila's military said Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos departed for a state visit to New Delhi. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Philippines' Marcos in India as navies hold joint drills
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2025
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos arrived in India on Monday on a visit aimed at strengthening defence and strategic ties between nations as they navigate tensions with China across the Asia-Pacific. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Indian army searches for missing after deadly Himalayan flood; Torrential rains drench south China; Floods kill 6 in Myanmar border town
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment on Wednesday to search for scores of people missing a day after deadly Himalayan flash floods. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Jumbo journey as Indian elephant set to return home
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
An Indian elephant taken on an epic journey to a tycoon's giant zoo is expected to return home after protests by the religious community she came from, officials said Wednesday, following a court battle over the animal's welfare at the temple. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Sticky business: India's purchases of Russian oil
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. ... more

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TRADE WARS
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025
The United States began charging higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favor. ... more
TRADE WARS
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 7, 2025
Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning system
Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 1, 2025
Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions. ... more
TRADE WARS
Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
Hong Kong (AFP) July 31, 2025
Asian markets mostly fell Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong tech earnings and Donald Trump's tariffs on key economies South Korea and India. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Experts condemn India park after elephants airlifted to Japan
Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 29, 2025
Conservationists and animal experts have raised the alarm after a wildlife park in southern India airlifted four endangered Asian elephants to Japan, saying the long-haul journey and relocation could impact the animals' health. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite developed by NASA, India to map Earth down to centimeter
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 28, 2025
NASA and India plan to deploy a satellite that will map the Earth down to a centimeter after a launch on Wednesday from the Asian nation's southeastern coast. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
India's Modi renews ties with Maldives
Male, Maldives (AFP) July 26, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering infrastructure projects and vital financial assistance to the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation. ... more
WATER WORLD
Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster
Colombo (AFP) July 24, 2025
Sri Lanka's highest court on Thursday ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing the island's worst marine pollution when its vessel sank four years ago. ... more
SINO DAILY
China probes Tibet ex-leader over bribes, 'superstitious activities'
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2025
Chinese authorities have removed a former leader of Tibet from office over alleged crimes including taking bribes and engaging in "superstitious activities", the country's top anti-corruption bodies said Tuesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam
Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2025
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Quantum Secure Space Tech Partnership Launched by Space TS and Synergy Quantum
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2025
In a strategic move to reinforce India's space sovereignty in the quantum era, Space TS and Synergy Quantum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop the nation's first indigenous quan ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
Patna, India (AFP) July 18, 2025
Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said Friday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Sri Lanka returns orphaned elephants to the jungle
Colombo (AFP) July 17, 2025
Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Astronauts from US, India, Poland, Hungary on SpaceX capsule return to Earth
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2025
A SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States splashed down off the California coast Tuesday, completing Axiom Mission 4 and capping 20 days in space. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that Beijing and New Delhi should work towards mutual trust and "win-win" cooperation, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, state news agency Xinhua reported. ... more
ICE WORLD
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Kathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW
One dead, 28 missing in floods on China-Nepal border
Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) July 8, 2025
Floods triggered by torrential rains tore down a Himalayan mountain valley between China and Nepal on Tuesday, with at least one killed and 28 missing, officials and state media said. ... more
SINO DAILY
After the revolution, Bangladesh warms to China as India fumes
Dhaka (AFP) July 8, 2025
Protests in Bangladesh that toppled the government last year triggered a diplomatic pivot, with Dhaka warming towards China after neighbouring India was angered by the ousting of its old ally Sheikh Hasina. ... more
TRADE WARS
Stock markets struggle as Trump's tariff deadline looms
Hong Kong (AFP) July 7, 2025
Equities struggled Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before Donald Trump's tariff deadline, with the US president saying he would begin sending letters to some capitals outlining the rates he had decided upon. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says BRICS not seeking 'confrontation' after Trump tariff threat
Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2025
China said on Monday that BRICS, the grouping that also includes Brazil, Russia and India, was not seeking "confrontation" after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose an extra 10 percent tariff on countries aligning with the bloc. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Celebrations for Dalai Lama's 90th reflect challenges ahead
New Delhi (AFP) July 6, 2025
Leaders from India, the United States and Taiwan offered their support to Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday Sunday, a landmark anniversary raising geopolitical questions for the future. ... more
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