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  • NASA says it has lost contact with the Phoenix Mars Lander and is now ending the mission which they describe as "successful".
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Latest Bond flick has at least six factual and continuity errors

November 11th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 11 (ANI): It might have set box office on fire, but the latest James Bond adventure, Quantum of Solace, has six factual and continuity errors, critics have claimed. The film, ...

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Capital feels November chill

November 8th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhiites are feeling the November chill, though the Indian Meteorological Department said Saturday the winter is yet to set in. “The maximum temperature recorded yesterday (Friday) was ...

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Scientists re-create the life of a glacier from 1874 to 2100

October 30th, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Scientists have developed a numerical model that can re-create the state of Switzerland''s Rhone Glacier as it was in 1874 and predict its evolution until the year ...

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China to build first inland Antarctica station by 2010

September 4th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): China will set up a new observatory station in Antarctica at the regions highest peak within two years. The 25th Chinese Antarctic expedition starting in October will ...

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NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander scoops up soil sample for lab analysis

August 23rd, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 23 (ANI): NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a soil sample from an intermediate depth between the ground surface and a subsurface icy layer and delivered it to ...

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Rain leads to traffic jams, police blame civic agencies (Lead)

August 8th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Incessant rainfall Friday brought the national capital to a near-standstill. Snaking queues of vehicles on almost all roads were a common sight even as the police blamed ...

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Heavy rain, traffic snarls and frayed nerves in Delhi

August 8th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Incessant rainfall brought the national capital to a near-standstill Friday morning. Snaking queues of vehicles on almost all roads was a common sight as the traffic moved ...

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Animals can adapt to small temperature differences

July 30th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Animals can sense large changes in temperatures and either move away or die. Now researchers have found they can perceive small variations in temperature as well, and adjust ...

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JLo laughs off diva tag

JLo laughs off diva tag

July 23rd, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Jennifer Lopez has laughed off the tag that shes a tantrum throwing diva. The Waiting for Tonight hitmaker blamed the media for exaggerating such reports. The new mommy had ...

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Drizzle cools Delhi, people flock to India Gate

June 29th, 2008 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A light drizzle Sunday made Delhi's weather pleasant with many flocking to the India Gate and other places to enjoy the evening but the weather office predicted ...

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More rain lash Himachal Pradesh

June 18th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed mid and lower hills of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday as the monsoon came down on the state with its full fury. Guler town in Kangra district ...

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Rain snarls up Delhi traffic, cools northern India (All India Weather Report)

May 26th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) It took about two minutes Monday morning for the overcast sky to turn thundery black above the capital. The full-scale storm that followed turned roads into rivulets ...

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Rain cools down much of India (All India weather report)

May 25th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The widespread rain in northern, eastern ad northeastern India in the last week kept temperatures relatively low Sunday, though the humidity factor kicked in as the sun ...

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Showers throw life out of gear in Delhi, rains lash south (All India weather report)

May 21st, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Heavy showers in the capital Wednesday morning created a chaotic situation on the city roads, as waterlogged streets blocked traffic at many places and stranded commuters during ...

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Pet owner turns dead cat into black diamond ring!

May 20th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 20 (ANI): A British woman left distressed over the death of her pet cat has turned him into a one-third-of-a-carat black diamond with the help of a U.S. firm. ...

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Mercury soars in north India, but there’s hope (All India weather report)

May 17th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Residents in the capital got no respite from the sizzling sun till Saturday evening as the mercury remained one degree above normal. It was far more pleasant ...

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Sun torments north, rains soak northeast (All India weather report)

May 3rd, 2008 - 12:34 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The rising mercury continued to frazzle the people in the national capital as well as north-central region Thursday while the northeast and sub-Himalayan regions were soaked in ...

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Low-temperature, catalyst-free process for growing copper nanowires

April 29th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires. The researchers said that the copper nanowires could serve as interconnects ...

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Scorching sun mars tourists’ trip to the Taj

April 26th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by admin -
Agra, April 26 (IANS) Tourists at the Taj Mahal got almost roasted while walking on the red sand-stone lined pathways of the mausoleum Saturday afternoon as the temperature soared to 43 degrees ...

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Mercury dips further in Delhi, heat wave in central India

April 18th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by admin -
(All India weather report) New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) It was another bright and sunny day Friday in the national capital with pleasant weather even as parts of central India witnessed severe heat ...

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Mercury on rise in northern plains

April 8th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by admin -
(All India weather report) New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Most of the northern cities, which enjoyed a cool and comfortable weather in the last few days, thanks to the unseasonal rain, witnessed a ...

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Nuclear energy not preferred in US: expert

March 24th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) In the US, manufacturing units and private enterprises prefer smart energy solutions to meet their production needs instead of going for thermal or nuclear energy systems, said Carl ...

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Why is the sun’s core cooler than its crust?

March 7th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by admin -
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Why is our sun's outer crust some 200-300 times hotter than its core? One lot of astrophysicists claimed to have the answer last year. But now another group ...

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Why is the sun’s core cooler than its crust?

March 7th, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by admin -
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Why is our sun's outer crust some 200-300 times hotter than its core? One lot of astrophysicists claimed to have the answer last year. But now another group ...

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Mercury goes upwards, spells end of cold days

February 20th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by admin -
(All India weather report) New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) As the mercury continued to rise Wednesday, millions in Delhi and the national capital region experienced a warm day and a not-so-cold night. ...

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Days are getting warmer, nights more pleasant

February 18th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by admin -
(All India weather report) New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) As the sun shone brightly On Delhi and most parts of the northern plains Monday, people came out of their woollen cocoons after ...

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Ladakh reels under severe cold wave

February 1st, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by admin -
Leh, Feb 1 (ANI): Residents of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir, countrys cold desert, are reeling undersub-zero temperatures with natural springs and lakes freezing. Residents of Ladakh are witnessing one of the ...

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Cold wave in North India, claims five lives in Uttar Pradesh

January 1st, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by admin -
Allahabad/Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Intense cold wave conditions prevailing in North India claimed five lives in Uttar Pradeshs Allahabad District on Monday, official sources said today. In Uttar Pradesh, minimum temperatures dipped to ...

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UN supports India and China in lesser responsibility for reducing emissions

November 28th, 2007 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin -
London, Nov 28 (ANI): A report by the UN Development Programme has recommended that countries like India and China should reduce their emissions by only 20 per cent by 2050, while the ...

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Climate change a growing threat in Tibet, says official (Re-issue)

Climate change a growing threat in Tibet, says official (Re-issue)

November 22nd, 2007 - 12:22 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Climate change is causing more weather-related disasters in Tibet than ever before, the Chinese media has reported. "Natural disasters, like droughts, landslides, snowstorms and fires are more frequent and ...

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