Indo Daily
January 17, 2025
SPACE TRAVEL
India achieves 'historic' space docking mission



Bengaluru, India (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country's dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. The satellites, weighing 220 kilograms (485 pounds) each, blasted off in December on a single rocket from India's Sriharikota launch site. Later they separated. The two satellites were manoeuvred back together on Thursday in a "precision" process resulting in a "successful spacecraft capture", the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said ... read more

SOLAR SCIENCE
Proba-3 satellites separate for precision space mission
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
A major milestone in the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission occurred last night as the twin spacecraft, launched together in December 2024, successfully separated. This marks the start of their ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
India becomes 4th nation to complete unmanned docking in space
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2025
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully conducted an unmanned docking in space, making India the fourth country to complete the maneuver. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
India's triple naval launch shows 'self-reliance': Modi
Mumbai (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its "quest towards self-reliance" as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals. ... more
ABOUT US
China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
Nepal's top court bars infrastructure in protected areas
Kathmandu (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Nepal's Supreme Court has scrapped controversial laws allowing hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, a lawyer said Thursday, calling it a win for the Himalayan republic's conservationists. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant
Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant Sinopec, officials said on Thursday. ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Primordial naked singularities may offer insights into quantum gravity
New Delhi (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Two Indian physicists have introduced a novel theoretical perspective that could reshape our understanding of the universe's composition and offer potential avenues to explore quantum gravity. Profe ... more
TRADE WARS
Xi hails 'historical opportunity' for China-Sri Lanka ties in talks; Russia PM meets Vietnam president
Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said relations between China and Sri Lanka faced a "historical opportunity" to foster ties, in talks with the island nation's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday. ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


SUPERPOWERS
Indian PM opens strategic tunnel to China border zones
Srinagar, India (AFP) Jan 13, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. ... more
TECH SPACE
ReOrbit and Ananth Technologies Collaborate on GEO Satellite Development
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
ReOrbit, a prominent provider of software-driven satellites for secure communications, has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ananth Technologies, a leading Indian aerospace and def ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SIIS Signs MOU with Pixxel to Expand Hyperspectral Data Solutions in Korea
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
SIIS Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Moon-Gyu) has formalized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pixxel, a US-India-based space technology enterprise known for its hyperspectral satellite constellation. Th ... more
ENERGY TECH
Small changes can dramatically boost efficacy of piezoceramics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with international partners, have demonstrated how minor adjustments can significantly improve the performance of commonly use ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China's Tibet kills at least 126
Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China's Tibet kills at least 126
Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 07, 2025
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. The upcoming U.S.-India NI ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Quake in China's Tibet kills 95 with tremors felt in Nepal, India
Beijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2025
A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Microsoft announces $3 bn AI investment in India
Mumbai (AFP) Jan 7, 2025
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said the company plans to invest $3 billion in India on artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure over the next two years. ... more
TRADE WARS
Sri Lanka president to visit China ahead of budget
Colombo (AFP) Jan 7, 2025
Sri Lanka's president will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China next week ahead of his first national budget, the information minister said Tuesday. ... more
SPACEMART
India's space economy to grow nearly 5 times in next decade
New Delhi (IANS) Jan 06, 2025
The Indian space economy is set to grow nearly 5 times from $8.4 billion to around $44 billion in the next decade, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, has stressed ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
India unveils plans for 10 missions in 2025 after successful space-docking launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 3, 2024
India's space agency says it is planning a record 10 orbital missions, as well as its first commercial effort, during 2025 after successfully launching a space-docking project this week. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 3, 2025
Two people in India set themselves on fire Friday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said. ... more
WATER WORLD
India to monitor China's mega Tibet dam plan
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 3, 2025
India said Friday it had raised concerns with China about a planned mega hydropower dam construction upstream in Tibet, saying it will "monitor and take necessary measures to protect our interests". ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India clears toxic waste 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Indian authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world's deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal, media reported Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mayotte families left homeless by cyclone leave shelters
Mamoudzou (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Two weeks after a devastating cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, the atmosphere at Le Manguier school in the capital Mamoudzou is tinged with sadness and resignation. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India rocket launches space docking mission
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step for the country's dreams of a space station and a manned Moon mission. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW
French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte
Mamoudzou (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte
Mamoudzou (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou promised relief for Mayotte on Monday, saying he aimed to rebuild the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido within two years. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone
Dzaoudzi, France (AFP) Dec 27, 2024
Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a decade or more, scientists say. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 26, 2024
Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst disasters. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 24, 2024
The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters - from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding. ... more
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