Indo Daily
November 12, 2024
SOLAR SCIENCE
Europe dispatches Proba-3 satellites to India for December eclipse mission



Paris, France (SPX) Nov 03, 2024
ESA's Proba-3 mission, designed to create a solar eclipse in space, is leaving Europe to head to its Indian launch site. The mission's two spacecraft, designed to align precisely in orbit so one will block the Sun for the other, have departed from Redwire Space's facilities in Kruibeke, Belgium. The pair will be transported to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre near Chennai, India, to prepare for their upcoming launch. "This ambitious ESA mission has been many years in the making, because it is seekin ... read more

FROTH AND BUBBLE
Pakistan's record smog triggers anguish and anxiety
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 11, 2024
On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. ... more
TECTONICS
NISAR satellite to offer precise monitoring of Earth's surface movements
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. Earth's surface is in a state of continuous mot ... more
UAV NEWS
Indian capital plans drone flights to combat smog crisis
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
India's capital unveiled plans Friday to fly special drones to clear pollution from its smog-choked skies - a plan derided by experts as another "band-aid" solution to a public health crisis. ... more
BIO FUEL
Sacred cow: coal-hungry India eyes bioenergy to cut carbon
Barsana, India (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India's sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy transition by a government determined to promote biogas production to cut its dependence on coal. ... more
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India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation in India's capital. ... more
EPIDEMICS
Spread of dengue fever in Bangladesh worries medics
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
Bangladesh is struggling to tamp down a surge in dengue cases as climate change turns the disease into a year-round crisis, leaving some paediatric wards packed with children squeezed two to a bed. ... more
ICE WORLD
The shifting history of North America's ancient ice sheet
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
Imagining a vast ice sheet sprawling over Canada and extending down into what is now the northern United States, reaching as far south as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, helps ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. ... more

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ROBO SPACE
Paradigm Shift in Science: From Big Data to Autonomous Robot Scientists
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2024
In a recent study led by Professor Xin Li and Dr. Yanlong Guo of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers analyze how scientific research is evolving throu ... more
WAR REPORT
Bangladeshi killed in air strike in Lebanon: govt
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 3, 2024
A Bangladeshi worker died in a air strike in Lebanon, Dhaka's foreign ministry said Sunday, as the Israeli bombardment hampered efforts to repatriate citizens. ... more
THE STANS
Three suspected rebels killed in Indian Kashmir clashes
Mumbai (AFP) Nov 2, 2024
Indian security forces killed three suspected militants in two separate firefights in disputed Kashmir, the army and a senior police official said Saturday. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
India's capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 1, 2024
India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. ... more
EPIDEMICS
Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surge
Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 1, 2024
Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones. ... more
MOON DAILY
India plans lunar sample mission for 2028
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 31, 2024
India is eying a return to the moon in 2028, aiming to collect 6.6 pounds of lunar samples from an area thought to be rich in water and ice near the lunar south pole, the Indian Space Research Organization has announced. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS
Indian and Chinese troops gift sweets at contested border
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 31, 2024
Indian and Chinese troops exchanged boxes of sweets on Thursday at two points on their contested high-altitude border, a week after the leaders of the Asian rivals held a rare meeting. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
EU greenhouse gas emissions saw 'huge' drop in 2023
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 31, 2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023 - among the biggest drops in decades - new data showed Thursday, though the bloc remains in a race against time to meet its ambitious climate goals. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Smog beset Pakistan megacity curbs rickshaws, restaurants
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore on Wednesday, as public health officials battle choking smog. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US welcomes India, China efforts to lower border tensions
Washington (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
The United States on Tuesday welcomed efforts by India and China to resolve border tensions, after they recently agreed on ways to step back from their deadly 2020 confrontation. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
India, China and S.Africa leaders bolster Putin at key summit
Kazan, Russia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024
Some of Moscow's key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India; 66 dead in Philippines
Balasore, India (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
Cyclone Dana tore the roofs off homes and flattened trees and power lines after making landfall Friday on India's east coast, but did not appear to have caused significant casualties. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Proba-1 marks 23 years of operation in orbit
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 25, 2024
Proba-1, a technology-demonstrating microsatellite, has now been operational for 23 years since its launch into orbit. Built by Verhaert in Belgium, now part of Redwire Space, the satellite was laun ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Smog in Pakistan megacity ends outdoor play for schoolkids
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
Schoolchildren in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore have been banned from outdoor exercise until January because of hazardous smog levels, officials said Friday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Novel hatchling raises hopes for endangered Indian bustard
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
A baby Great Indian Bustard has hatched in India thanks to artificial insemination, a significant breakthrough that raises hopes of saving the critically endangered bird. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India's east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on Friday. ... more
TECH SPACE
India's green fashion lovers switch to secondhand
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
India's enormous garment sector churns out billions of dollars' worth of new clothes each year, but some local fashion lovers are switching to secondhand to assuage worries about the industry's environmental impact. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
World more prepared than ever for tsunamis: ocean experts
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 24, 2024
The world is more prepared than ever for a devastating tsunami thanks to early warning systems, ocean science experts said Thursday, even though they still cannot predict when one may strike. ... more
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Thousands flee to shelters as cyclone threatens India; 7 dead as tropical storm batters Philippines
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
Thousands of people living along India's eastern coast fled to inland storm shelters on Wednesday ahead of the expected arrival of a powerful cyclone later this week. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Modi and Xi hold first bilateral talks in five years as key issues remain
Kazan, Russia (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
India and China Wednesday agreed to work towards improving bilateral ties, signalling a potential thaw between the neighbours since clashes between their troops in 2020 over a contested border. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Indian capital chokes as 'hazardous' air pollution returns
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
Acrid clouds engulfed India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this winter. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
West African social media fizzes with pro-BRICS content
Paris (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
West African social media is abuzz with posts promoting a "brighter future" in partnership with non-Western powers, especially those belonging to the BRICS emerging economies meeting this week in Russia. ... more
TRADE WARS
India's Modi to meet China's Xi in Russia: foreign ministry
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five years Wednesday, Indian officials said, days after their countries reached a deal on their contested border. ... more
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