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  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 |
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Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists sayKathmandu (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  
Direct-to-device satellite connectivity trial successfully conducted in India by Viasat and BSNLLos 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 
India issues flood warnings as rain pounds southBengaluru, 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  
India's fireworks boom ahead of Hindu festival of lightsSivakasi, 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 |
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Geologist tracks lead pollution in a Tibetan glacier, revealing global impact of human activitiesCollege 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 |
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XDLINX Space Labs secures $7 million in seed funding led by Ashish KacholiaSydney, 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  
Chinese navy tall ship docks in Sri Lanka despite research banColombo (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  
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating packLucknow, 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 
Deadly floods swamp India, Bangladesh; Flash floods kill three in ThailandGuwahati, 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 |
 
Sweltering heat kills five at crowded India airshowBengaluru, 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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Proba-3 completes final test, prepares for November launchParis, 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  
Italy targets climate activists in 'anti-Gandhi' demo clampdownRome (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  
UN raises plight of migrant workers in Lebanon; Sierra Leone migrants trappedGeneva (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  
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciersKathmandu (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 |
 
U.S. praises U.K. deal to cede archipelago to Mauritius, retain control of military baseWashington 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 
India police detain top activist after month-long climate marchNew 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 
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225Kavre, 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 
Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 209Kathmandu (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 explainedKathmandu (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 
Indian soldiers in Kashmir gun down two suspected rebelsNew 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 
Gold pushed to new records as India demand reignitesLondon (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 
Indian artisans tackle waste with creative upcyclingNew 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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Storms, heavy rains kill four in Mumbai regionMumbai (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 |
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Xi says wants to deepen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka under new leaderBeijing (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 
India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt saysNew 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 
Sri Lanka's new leader says no magic solution to crisisColombo (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 
Biden says China 'testing us,' in hot mic remarks to Quad alliesWilmington, 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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