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October 20, 2024
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NASA's C-130 aircraft en route to india in support of NISAR mission



Wallops Island VA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024
NASA's globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The C-130 departed from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, to embark on the multi-leg, multi-day journey. The flight path will take the aircraft coast to coast within the United States, across the Pacific Ocean with planned island stops, and finally to its destination in India. The goal: safely ... read more

VSAT NEWS
Direct-to-device satellite connectivity trial successfully conducted in India by Viasat and BSNL
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a leader in satellite communications, has announced the first successful demonstration of direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India, in partnership with BSNL, the ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists say
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Climate change, along with rapid urbanisation and deforestation, turbocharged floods in Nepal that killed more than 240 people last month, scientists said on Thursday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
India issues flood warnings as rain pounds south
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Intense rain lashed southern India on Wednesday, with weather officials issuing a red alert warning of flash floods and landslides. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Italian navy brings first migrants to Albania centre
Shengjin, Albania (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
A navy boat carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked at Shengjin port in Albania Wednesday, AFP journalists saw, the first arrivals under a new deal between Rome and Tirana. ... more
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India's fireworks boom ahead of Hindu festival of lights
Sivakasi, India (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Wrapping heaps of cone-shaped sparklers in red paper and trimming lengths of silver fuse by the hundreds, workers at an Indian fireworks factory race to meet orders for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India's capital bans fireworks to curb air pollution
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
India's capital New Delhi ordered Monday a "complete ban" on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world. ... more
CYBER WARS
Sri Lanka busts Chinese cybercrime racket
Colombo (AFP) Oct 13, 2024
Sri Lanka's police have arrested 198 Chinese men on suspicion of operating a cybercrime ring from the South Asian nation, a police spokesman said Sunday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Bangladesh fisherman killed, dozens detained by Myanmar navy
Dhaka (AFP) Oct 11, 2024
Bangladesh said Friday Myanmar's navy fired on fishing boats that had strayed into its territorial waters, killing one man and detaining dozens more. ... more

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Geologist tracks lead pollution in a Tibetan glacier, revealing global impact of human activities
College Station TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
A collaborative research team involving Texas A and M University geologist Dr. Franco Marcantonio has examined the source of lead contamination in a Tibetan glacier, concluding that human activities ... more
TECH SPACE
XDLINX Space Labs secures $7 million in seed funding led by Ashish Kacholia
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
XDLINX Space Labs, a key player in India's space technology sector, has successfully raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Ashish Kacholia of Lucky Investments, with additional sup ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Chinese navy tall ship docks in Sri Lanka despite research ban
Colombo (AFP) Oct 8, 2024
A Chinese navy sailing ship was allowed to dock in Sri Lanka on Tuesday but Colombo's new government said a ban on foreign research vessels remained in force. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack
Lucknow, India (AFP) Oct 6, 2024
Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said on Sunday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Deadly floods swamp India, Bangladesh; Flash floods kill three in Thailand
Guwahati, India (AFP) Oct 7, 2024
Torrents of water rushing downstream from the Himalayas have killed at least 20 people in India and Bangladesh in floods and landslides, government disaster officials said Monday. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Sweltering heat kills five at crowded India airshow
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Oct 7, 2024
Soaring temperatures at a hugely crowded airshow in India where organisers had hoped to break record attendance figures left at least five people dead, media reported Monday. ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE
Proba-3 completes final test, prepares for November launch
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 04, 2024
ESA's double-satellite Proba-3 mission has successfully passed its final system test before shipment to India for launch. The mission, designed to perform precise eclipse-like observations, involved ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Italy targets climate activists in 'anti-Gandhi' demo clampdown
Rome (AFP) Oct 5, 2024
Blocking a road to protest inaction against climate change could soon be punishable with prison in Italy as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government cracks down on demonstrations, even peaceful ones. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
UN raises plight of migrant workers in Lebanon; Sierra Leone migrants trapped
Geneva (AFP) Oct 4, 2024
Some migrant domestic workers in Lebanon have been locked in homes while their employers flee from Israel's air strikes, the United Nations said Friday. ... more
ICE WORLD
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2024
Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when the muddy torrent roared into his village in Nepal without warning, but when he returned, he did not recognise his once beautiful settlement. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
U.S. praises U.K. deal to cede archipelago to Mauritius, retain control of military base
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2024
The United Kingdom says it has reached a "historic" deal to cede the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to the Republic of Mauritius, thus surrendering the final colony of Britain's once-sprawling African empire. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
India police detain top activist after month-long climate march
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2024
An Indian environmental activist was detained by police outside New Delhi at the end of a month-long climate protest march on foot from the Himalayas, his colleague said Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225
Kavre, Nepal (AFP) Oct 1, 2024
Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on Tuesday for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that killed at least 225 people. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 209
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 209 people around the Himalayan republic. ... more
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South Asia's monsoon and Nepal's floods explained
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
Floods in Nepal have killed 200 people after pounding monsoon rains that caused rivers to break their banks and inundate entire neighbourhoods in the capital Kathmandu. ... more
THE STANS
Indian soldiers in Kashmir gun down two suspected rebels
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 28, 2024
Indian soldiers in Kashmir killed two suspected militants in a clash Saturday, security officials said, at a time when the disputed region is in the middle of voting for local elections. ... more
TECH SPACE
Gold pushed to new records as India demand reignites
London (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
Gold reached record-breaking levels in September, buoyed by a bumper US interest rate cut, fears of rising geopolitical conflict, and an import tax cut in India that has galvanised local demand. ... more
TECH SPACE
Indian artisans tackle waste with creative upcycling
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
The world's most populous nation India has a waste problem to match, but one group hopes their efforts can inspire change in one of the top polluters of plastic. ... more
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WEATHER REPORT
Storms, heavy rains kill four in Mumbai region
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 26, 2024
Storms and heavy rains have killed at least four people in India's financial capital Mumbai and the surrounding region, forcing schools to close and disrupting train services, officials and local reports said Thursday. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Xi says wants to deepen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka under new leader
Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt and Road infrastructure initiative (BRI) as he congratulated the island nation's new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 23, 2024
India's one-horned Asian rhino population has almost tripled in the past four decades thanks to conservation and anti-poaching efforts, according to government figures. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Sri Lanka's new leader says no magic solution to crisis
Colombo (AFP) Sept 23, 2024
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but said he had no magic solution to the hardships suffered following an unprecedented economic crisis. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Biden says China 'testing us,' in hot mic remarks to Quad allies
Wilmington, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2024
US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic Saturday telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is "testing us," in remarks that risked undercutting a summit declaration that carefully avoided mentioning Beijing by name. ... more
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