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India test-fired from a defence base in Orissa its submarine-launched ballistic missile
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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India on Wednesday test-fired from a defence base in Orissa its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-15 from a land-based launcher, defence sources said, marking a first.
It was test fired successfully from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in the district of Balasore, about 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
The missile has two stages fitted into its half-metre-wide body
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There is a three-fold increase in air pollution due to the presence of respirable suspended particl
Friday, October 31, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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BANGALORE: Breathe at your own risk. There is a three-fold increase in air pollution due to the presence of respirable suspended particles in matter (RSPM) increasing, posing a major health hazard to the people.
The three-day (October 26-29) air and noise quality tests conducted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) reveals that RSPM in air has increased from 71-73 micrograms per cu
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A boat carrying 27 international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip, braving stormy seas and defyi
Thursday, October 30, 2008 justsamachar.com
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GAZA CITY: A boat carrying 27 international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, braving stormy seas and defying an Israeli naval blockade to bring attention to Israeli sanctions on the Hamas-controlled territory.
Israel had threatened to block the boat. But Navy ships did not interfere, and the boat sailed unhindered into a Gaza harbour, where it was greeted by Hamas policemen and
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The Bloodhound SSC wants to shatter the world land speed record by hitting 1000mph – fast enough to
Friday, October 24, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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British engineers have unveiled plans for the world’s first 1,000mph (1600kmph) car – a vehicle designed not to break the world land speed record, but to shatter it. The Bloodhound SSC – named after the British cold war supersonic air defence missiles – will attempt to beat the existing record by more than 400kmph.
Working from an aircraft hangar in Bristol, the research team’s engineers have bee
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A team of archaeologists, scientists and software programmers has created a 3D virtual model of the
Thursday, October 23, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Berlin: A team of archaeologists, scientists and software programmers has created a 3D virtual model of the city of Cologne as it was 2,000 years ago, which would enable visitors to virtually fly through the city.
“For the first time, people will be able to visualise what an amazing city Cologne – a major outpost of the Roman Empire – was in antiquity,” said Hansgerd Hellenkemper, director of the
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The PSLV carrying Chandrayaan-1 lifts-off from Sri Harikota Space Centre.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 www.ibnlive.com
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Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: India’s first unmanned flight to the moon blasted off from Sriharikota, off the Andhra Pradesh coast, early morning on Wednesday.
A 44-metre-tall and 316-tonne rocket called the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C11) carried the 1,380-kg lunar orbiter Chandrayaan 1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at exactly 0622 hrs IST.
IANS reports the PSLV st
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The Gujarat Cabinet fixed the price of land allocated for the Tatas’ Nano small car project in Sanan
Thursday, October 16, 2008 justsamachar.com
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GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat Cabinet on Wednesday fixed the price of land allocated for the Tatas’ Nano small car project in Sanand taluk in Ahmedabad district at Rs. 400.65 crore.
The meeting, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, decided on a price of Rs. 900 per square metre for the 1,100 acres allocated for the project, relocated from Singur in West Bengal.
In case the Tatas ma
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A new report on climate change has warned that Iceland's glaciers will disappear by the next centur
Monday, October 06, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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There are fresh global warming fears as glaciers melt at an alarming rate. A new report on climate change has warned that Iceland's glaciers will disappear by the next century.
Iceland houses Europe's largest glacier which according to glaciologists is melting at a rate of one metre per year.
They further warn that rising tempratures and reduced snowfall will quicken the process resulting in s
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Bumblebee-inspired technology avoids car crashes
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Tokyo: Japan’s Nissan Motor Co has tapped into an unlikely source of inspiration for technology to prevent car crashes - bumblebees. A robot based on the new technology was showcased at the CEATEC electronics trade show in Chiba, near Tokyo on Tuesday.
The Biomimetic Car Robot Drive, or BR23C, is a metre-high duckling-shaped robot with a sensor that recreates the highly complex eyes of a bumblebe
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3 dead as a 30-metre section of an under-construction flyover collapses
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Lucknow, A 30-metre section of an under-construction flyover, which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, crashed in Gomtinagar on Tuesday, killing three persons and injuring 11 — most of them construction workers — and also exposing the administration’s inability to promptly deal with major mishaps in the state capital.
For several hours after the crash, the concrete section could not be
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