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Russia launches two European satellites

IANS - Mon, Nov 2

Moscow, Nov 2 (RIA Novosti) A carrier rocket with two European satellites has been successfully launched from the Plesetsk space centre in northwest Russia, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said Monday.

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Overweight people less likely to have sex IANS - Mon, Nov 2
Sydney, Nov 2 (IANS) An increased waistline is not only bad for your health but can lead to decreased bedroom activity, according to researchers.
Homi J. Bhabha: the man who visualised India's nuclear capacity (Friday is Bhabha's birth centenary) IANS - Thu, Oct 29
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) He laid the foundation of India's huge atomic energy establishment almost singlehandedly, nurturing and expanding it with his dynamic vision. Thanks in no small measure to Homi J. Bhabha's dream, India's atomic energy programme has acquired global stature today, capable of designing and testing nuclear weapons and aspiring to meet its growing demands for nuclear energy.
Skyrail, flyovers, waterways to decongest Dhaka IANS - Thu, Oct 29
Dhaka, Oct 29 (IANS) Bangladesh's national capital is going in for a facelift that will include a skyrail, flyovers, underground railways and orbital waterways as part of the effort to decongest the city's roads.
Tomb shows Peru's Moche were Christ's contemporaries IANS - Tue, Oct 27
Lima, Oct 27 (EFE) A tomb at the Sipan archaeological site in northern Peru confirms that the ancient Moche people were contemporaries of Christ, scientists say.
Successful firing of cryogenic engine a challenge for new ISRO chief IANS - Sun, Oct 25
Bangalore, Oct 25 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman-designate K. Radhakrishnan, who takes over Oct 31, has said his first priority would be to see that the indigenously built cryogenic engine is made ready for the GSLV launch by the year-end.
Clean smells promote ethical behaviour IANS - Sat, Oct 24
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) Cleanliness is next to godliness, so goes an old adage, which has now been borne out by a new study.
How white can paper be? IANS - Fri, Oct 23
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Whiteness is a basic property of paper. How does it arise, and how do you measure whiteness? How difficult can it really be to produce good colour prints?
Eye in sky can spot disasters in a jiffy IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) An omniscient eye in the sky can spot natural and man-made disasters, give advance warning about forest fires, water contamination or an oil slick.
Way to increase freshness of fruits, vegetables IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) An innovative method developed by an American professor can help fruits and vegetables retain their freshness.
Bionic 'eye' restores partial vision in woman IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) A bionic eye implant partially restored vision in a 50-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease when she was 13 years old.
Blame iron in red wine for fishy aftertaste IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The presence of iron in red wine creates a fishy aftertaste when it is consumed with fish, says a new study.
After the Moon, India eyeing human space flight IANS - Thu, Oct 22
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) After the success of its first Chandrayaan moon mission, India is now looking at exploration of outer space using planetary missions including a human space flight programme, a UN panel was told.
Arrested NASA scientist worked on Chandrayaan-1 IANS - Tue, Oct 20
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A senior NASA scientist who has been arrested in the US for alleged espionage was one of the main investigators of an American scientific instrument that flew aboard India's lunar craft Chandrayaan-1.
Kandhamal youths to get vocational training, courtesy IGNOU IANS - Sun, Oct 18
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) After making headlines for communal disharmony for years, Orissa's Kandhamal district is set to smile - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will provide vocational education and placement to youths from poor families of this tribal district, beginning January.
India to launch two satellites to study climate change IANS - Sun, Oct 18
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) India will soon join a select space club by launching two dedicated satellites in polar orbit to study climate change through atmospheric research and detection of greenhouse gases, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said Sunday.
Indian student languishes in US jail, alleges abuse IANS - Sat, Oct 17
Chicago, Oct 17 (IANS) Vikram Buddhi, a former doctoral student at Purdue University, has been languishing in a US prison for the last 31 months on charges of threatening former president George W. Bush and other Republicans. He says he is innocent and has complained to his lawyer of being taunted and beaten by inmates in a Chicago jail.
Juggle your way to a sharper brain IANS - Sat, Oct 17
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Learning to juggle helps one develop a sharper and better coordinated brain, say a new study.
4.6 bn-year-old meteorite hits Canadian town IANS - Sat, Oct 17
Toronto, Oct 17 (IANS) What was believed to be an act of vandalism in a small Canadian town has actually turned out to be an act of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite.
World's oldest submerged town dates back 5,000 years IANS - Sat, Oct 17
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the end of the Neolithic era.