China to open up its low-altitude airspace
August 24th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) China will relax a ban on the use of low-altitude airspace across the country starting 2013, air traffic authorities said.
A series of reforms will be ... Read more...
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Kenya returns to Olympic 4×400m men’s relay
July 18th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 18 (IANS) Kenya will make a comeback to the 4x400m men's relay after a 40-year-Olympic hiatus.At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, Kenya won gold courtesy the quartet of ... Read more...
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Pilot dies in Czech plane crash
June 11th, 2012 - 7:15 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A training aircraft's pilot died and a passenger was seriously injured after the machine crashed in Czechia, according to Czech news agency CTK.The former military ... Read more...
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HAL to make multirole aircraft with Russian firm (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will manufacture a Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with a Russian partner primarily for the Indian and Russian air forces, the state-run defence ... Read more...
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HAL inks pact to make multi-role aircraft
May 29th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has entered into a contract with Russian firm United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to manufacture 205 multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) ... Read more...
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Four U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
April 21st, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Four American service members were killed on late Thursday evening when a helicopter belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials ... Read more...
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NASA spacecraft beams back asteroid images
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent around 10,000 pictures of the giant asteroid Vesta back to Earth for the first time since its launch in 2007, the ... Read more...
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One killed in Russian chopper’s hard landing
December 20th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The flight engineer of an Mi-26 helicopter died when it made a hard landing in west Siberia Tuesday, authorities said."Flight engineer Igor Eroshkin was killed ... Read more...
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Radar for Mars study can map Earth’s freshwater reserves: NASA
September 16th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) A radar primarily designed to explore the subsurface of Mars, is being used to map freshwater aquifers buried deep beneath our deserts, according to NASA.Deserts ... Read more...
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India to test 5,000-km intercontinental ballistic missile by year-end
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India will by year-end test its 5,000-km intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), often termed the "China killer" for its ability to reach the northernmost areas of ... Read more...
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Did Pakistan know Osama was to be killed, asks Dawn
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) While reiterating official assertions that Pakistan was not involved in Osama bin Laden's killing, a leading daily has hinted that the military brass may have been ... Read more...
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Pakistan successfully test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile
April 29th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, April 29(ANI): Pakistan has successfully test fired the Hatf-VIII Cruise Missile, which is capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads."Pakistan today conducted a successful Flight Test of the indigenously ... Read more...
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IAF sets up ‘Operation Parakram’ like security cover for Delhi CWG
October 1st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Indian Air Force on Friday said that aerial security cover over Delhi ahead of and during the XIXth Commonwealth Games could be ... Read more...
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Lightning on Venus ’similar to Earth’s’
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that lightning mechanisms on Earth are very similar to those on Venus.The rates of discharge, intensity and spatial distribution of lightning are comparable. Findings will ... Read more...
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US offers ‘unarmed’ UAV’s to Pak to help in fight against terror
August 7th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.7 (ANI): The United States has said that it is ready to provide a couple of intelligence gathering equipments to Pakistan to help in its anti-terror efforts, however, it would ... Read more...
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Chinese billionaires own 200 jets
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 3 (IANS) Nearly 200 planes in China are owned by billionaires even though the country's low-altitude airspace is banned for private flying, a media report said Tuesday.
Low-altitude flying is under ... Read more...
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‘Black box’ of Islamabad crash plane found
July 31st, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 31(ANI): The black box of the Air Blue plane, which crashed into Margalla Hills near Islamabad on Wednesday, has been recovered.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General, Junaid Amin, said ... Read more...
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40 survivors found in Islamabad plane crash
July 28th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 28(ANI): At least 40 survivors have been found in the plane crash, which took place near Islamabad on Wednesday morning.All the survivors have been given first-aid treatment, and have been ... Read more...
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152 feared killed in plane crash near Islamabad
July 28th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 28(ANI): A Pakistani domestic passenger plane carrying 152 people on board, including six crew members, crashed into the Margala Hills near Islamabad on Wednesday.Four bodies have been recovered from ... Read more...
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Here’s why Tibetans thrive in thin air
June 8th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered the genetic secrets that allow Tibetans to thrive in thin air.Reporting in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international ... Read more...
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Low altitude at Vancouver Olympics means fewer records in speed skating
February 17th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Experts have determined that the altitude of the venue of a sports extravaganza, like the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, can have a significant impact on performance of the ... Read more...
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Iran starts production of two new missiles
February 7th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 7 (IANS) Iran has begun production of the Qaem anti-helicopter missile and Toofan 5 anti-armour missile, a media report said Sunday.
The Toofan 5 has two warheads and is one of ... Read more...
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Snail fossils suggest eastern Canary Islands were wetter 50,000 years ago
October 28th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 28 (ANI): In a new research, fossil land snail shells found in ancient soils on the subtropical eastern Canary Islands have shown that the Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast ... Read more...
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European satellite to make most detailed global map of Earth’s gravity field
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 23 (ANI): A European satellite is all set to begin a quest to make the most detailed global map of the Earth's gravity field.According to a report by BBC News, ... Read more...
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Signs of water on moon more widespread than expected: Scientists
September 18th, 2009 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (DPA) The element hydrogen - a key ingredient in water - is more widespread than expected at the moon's south pole, scientists said Thursday.
NASA scientists announced the first data ... Read more...
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Vast farming projects eroding earth’s surface
September 4th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 4 (IANS) Mammoth farming projects can erode the earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers.
A new University of British Columbia (UBC) study offers ... Read more...
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Humans causing erosion comparable to world’s largest rivers and glaciers
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has found that large-scale farming projects by humans can erode the Earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers.The ... Read more...
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‘Dex’ can improve high altitude exercise capacity
August 12th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Taking dexamathasone, popularly known as dex, may improve exercise capacity in some climbers, according to Swiss researchers.
Dexamathasone has been used for years to treat altitude-related symptoms in ... Read more...
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Unmanned aerial system achieves flight endurance milestone
August 7th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has completed a successful flight test of the fuel cell powered XFC (eXperimental Fuel Cell) unmanned aerial system (UAS), in which the aircraft ... Read more...
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How do geese outperform world’s top athletes?
July 30th, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, July 30 (IANS) Little bar-headed geese tame the world's highest mountains of the Himalayas to fly between India, China and Mongolia annually. Canadian scientists now say they have found why these ... Read more...
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Strong flight muscles give bar-headed geese energy to soar above the Himalayas
July 29th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): A new study has determined that a higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to assert ... Read more...
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British team building car to run at 1,600 km an hour
October 23rd, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) A team of British engineers plans to build a car that will run at the speed of 1,600 km an hour, outracing a handgun bullet. The ambitious ... Read more...
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”Astra” missile test-fired for second consecutive day
September 14th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Chandipur (Orissa), Sept 13 (ANI): ''Astra'', the indigenously air-to-air anti-aircraft missile was successfully test fired for the second consecutive day on Sunday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in ... Read more...
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ESA’’s GOCE satellite to look at the Earth’’s surface and core
August 24th, 2008 - 10:27 am ICT by ANI
Paris, August 24 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth''s surface, core, and, gravitational field, with unprecedented resolution and ... Read more...
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After eight days, no sign of missing chopper
August 11th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Was it shot down by Maoist rebels in the jungles of Chhattisgarh or did it meet with an accident? Eight days after a helicopter owned by Religare ... Read more...
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