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  Mumbai (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 India on Thursday successfully launched into space a pair of European satellites that will create artificial solar eclipses to help scientists catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere. Scientists broke into rapturous applause at the Sriharikota launch site as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief announced the spacecraft had been ejected as planned. "The spacecraft has been placed in the right orbit," ISRO chief S. Somanath said. The launch, originally scheduled ... read more |
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Space Machines expands global partnerships with UK collaboration to address space debrisSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 Space Machines Company, a leading Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, has announced a strategic collaboration with UK-based ISAM technology developer Lunasa. This partnership aims to tackle t ... more  
India's Gaganyatris complete initial astronaut training for ISRO-NASA mission to ISSSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 02, 2024 ISRO Update: Towards the goal of accomplishing a joint ISRO-NASA mission to the International Space Station, two Gaganyatris (Prime-Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Backup-Group Captain Prasanth ... more  
India, Pakistan share climate challenges but not solutionsIslamabad (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Choking smog, scorching heat and ravaging floods - arch-rivals India and Pakistan share the same environmental challenges, offering a rare but unrealised opportunity for collaboration, according to experts. ... more  
Moving hotspot formed Earth's longest straight underwater mountain chainSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 New research from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the planet's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed in a manner different from prior scientific assumption ... more |
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China's Xi vows to deepen infrastructure cooperation with NepalBeijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli that China will offer more support to develop the country's infrastructure, Chinese state media reported. ... more |
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Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to MadagascarAntananarivo (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Several dozen lemurs and more than 900 tortoises endemic to Madagascar that were trafficked to Thailand will be returned home this week, the Indian Ocean island-nation's environment ministry said on Sunday. ... more 
Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disasterBhopal, India (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. ... more  
Nepal PM departs for China visit, breaking with India traditionKathmandu (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Nepal's prime minister left Monday for his first bilateral visit to China, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic's leaders of making India their first official destination. ... more  
Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South AsiaColombo (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding followed the storm's wake after its winds calmed. ... more |
 
Four children drowned in Sri Lanka as storm heads to IndiaColombo (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Sri Lankan rescue teams said Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Proba-3 precision laser calibration for artificial solar eclipse missionParis, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 ESA's Proba-3 mission, a groundbreaking double-spacecraft formation flying project, is set for launch on December 4 from India. The mission aims to achieve artificial solar eclipses on demand, relyi ... more  
Mounting economic costs of India's killer smogNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth. ... more  
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more 
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more |
Delhi children struggle with online schools as court orders more smog restrictions for vehiclesNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. ... more 
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more  
Dementia risk method uses machine learning for scalable and affordable careLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, and Purdue University have unveiled a cost-effective method for predicting dementia risk. This innovative approach leverages existing ... more 
Adani plunges in Mumbai on founder's charges as Asian markets retreatHong Kong (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Shares in Indian conglomerate Adani tanked on Thursday after its industrialist owner Gautam Adani was charged by US prosecutors with handing out more than $250 million in bribes for key contracts. ... more |
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Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog miseryNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said Tuesday. ... more 
India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limitNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. ... more
India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes cityNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. ... more 
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan's LahoreIslamabad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 The air quality in Pakistan's smog-choked city of Lahore on Sunday fell below the threshold considered "hazardous" for humans for the first time in two weeks. ... more |
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India hails 'historic' hypersonic missile test flightNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Nuclear-armed India has tested its first hypersonic missile, the defence minister said Sunday, publicising the super-fast high-tech weapon days after rival China showcased its latest military aviation powers. ... more |
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Bangladesh extends armed forces judicial powersDhaka (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Bangladesh's interim government has extended the judicial powers of the armed forces granted after the August revolution that toppled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. ... more
India's capital shuts schools because of smogNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the sprawling megacity's health crisis. ... more
Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap pollsColombo (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections that repudiated establishment parties blamed for triggering an economic crisis. ... more
Pakistan's policies hazy as it fights smogLahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog. ... more |
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