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October 10, 2025
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Curtin powers global push to find life on Mars and advance autonomy



Perth, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agreements signed this week at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. Curtin signed a Statement of Strategic Intent to formalise the LifeSpringsMars Working Group, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India-based technology company Uncharted AI at the WA Government Trade Booth. The LifeSpringsMars Working Group unites sci ... read more

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TECH SPACE
TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT partner to deliver orbital data centre infrastructure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
AICRAFT of Australia and India's TakeMe2Space (TM2S) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate AICRAFT's edge computing systems into the TM2S satellite constellation from 20 ... more
AEROSPACE
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 years
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Brazil 'frustrated' with delays in COP climate commitments
Brasilia (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Brazil expressed frustration Friday as countries - including major polluters such as India and EU members - drag their feet in submitting new climate targets, less than a month before the country hosts COP30. ... more
DEMOCRACY
UN calls on Madagascar to avoid unnecessary force against protesters
Antananarivo (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
The United Nations' rights chief on Friday called on Madagascan authorities to "desist from unnecessary force" against protesters, a day after several people were injured in clashes with police during protests in the capital Antananarivo. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrants for senior officers
Dhaka (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
A Bangladesh court has issued arrest warrants for two dozen military officers over their alleged role in enforced disappearances during ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's rule, prosecutors said on Wednesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Wildlife flee as floods swamp Indian parks
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
A herd of elephants, along with tigers and leopards, have escaped after raging floods in India submerged two of West Bengal's famed wildlife sanctuaries, state officials said Wednesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Landslide kills at least 15 bus passengers in northern India
Shimla, India (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
At least 15 people were killed Tuesday when a landslide triggered by torrential rains hit a passenger bus in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state, authorities said. ... more
FARM NEWS
Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estates
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India's Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday. ... more

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floods
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
Rescuers in Nepal and India on Monday scrambled to deliver emergency aid after days of torrential rain triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than 70 people, officials said. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, India
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2025
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. ... more
WATER WORLD
Bangladesh deploys warships to protect prized hilsa fish
Dhaka (AFP) Oct 5, 2025
Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Five youths using tech to drive change win UN-backed prize
Geneva (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
An Indian teenager behind mobile tools to monitor water quality won a United Nations-backed youth activist prize on Thursday, alongside other young people lauded for using technology to drive positive change. ... more
TECH SPACE
Anthropic to open India office as AI demand grows
Mumbai (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
US startup Anthropic on Wednesday said it plans to open an office in India next year, as global generative AI players seek inroads into the world's most populous country. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Swiss watch industry should find time for India, says Deloitte
Zurich (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
India and Mexico could become new drivers of growth for the Swiss watch industry, which has been clobbered by US tariffs and slumping demand in China, top audit firm Deloitte said Wednesday. ... more
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CHIP TECH
India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub. ... more
SPACEMART
UK expands international space ties with 23 new collaborations
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A fresh wave of 23 projects will extend the UK's international reach in space science and technology, the UK Space Agency confirmed during the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. B ... more
WATER WORLD
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
Riew, India (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam - India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. ... more
AEROSPACE
India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
India on Thursday signed a $7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Polluting Singapore ship's agent pays token damages to Sri Lanka
Colombo (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
A Singapore-registered ship's Sri Lanka agent paid $1 million out of $1 billion damages awarded for causing the island's worst pollution, a litigant told AFP Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserve
Victoria, Seychelles (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over a Qatari hotel complex being built near a world-renowned marine reserve. ... more
MILPLEX
Indian armoured vehicle factory inaugurated in Morocco
Rabat (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
A factory producing Indian infantry combat vehicles was inaugurated in Morocco on Tuesday, the two sides said, in a move underscoring the South Asian giant's widening defence footprint. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Singapore firm rejects paying $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
Singapore (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. ... more
NUKEWARS
Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia: source close to govt
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 21, 2025
Pakistan's nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. ... more
TRADE WARS
New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2025
Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington's sudden and expensive change to its skilled worker visas. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome expands nuclear footprint with new India operations base
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Framatome formally opened its new operations hub in Navi Mumbai on September 17, joined by dignitaries from the French Embassy, Consulate, EDF, and company leadership. The move signals Framatome's l ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?
Bangkok (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns India
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2025
India's leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are widespread. ... more
FARM NEWS
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab
Gurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025
The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more
OIL AND GAS
S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore exploration
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more
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