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2014-12-07 India Science


Microfinance Monitor
   
Indian-American scientist Arun Majumdar named US science envoy   
Business Standard
Dr. Arun Majumdar, an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay alumni is among four eminent scientists chosen to serve as US Science Envoys beginning in January, 2015. Majumdar, a professor at Stanford University and an expert in energy, climate change, ...

Indian-American scientist Arun Majumdar appointed as US Science Envoy   Economic Times
Indian-origin scientist among four US science envoys   Firstpost

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The Hindu
   
India to showcase its commitment to renewable energy in Lima   
The Hindu
India is planning to create a buzz around its renewable energy programme during the climate talks in Lima after the arrival of Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar for the high level segment which begins on Tuesday. In a booklet specially ...

Climate adaptation costs soaring, funding to fall short: UN   Times of India
High cost of debt a barrier to India's renewable energy goals: David Nelson ...   Economic Times
China Blocks Carbon Review Sought by U.S. at UN Talks   Bloomberg
Toronto Star   
Indian Express   
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Science Codex
   
Nature's timekeepers: Finding a pulsar with a black hole could be the 'holy grail ...   
Science Codex
The intermittent light emitted by pulsars, the most precise timekeepers in the universe, allows scientists to verify Einstein's theory of relativity, especially when these objects are paired up with another neutron star or white dwarf that interferes with their gravity.
Pulsars may help verify Einstein's relativity theory   Economic Times
6 December 2014 in News: Pulsar with black hole could hold the 'holy grail' of ...   Astronomy Now Online
Intermittent Light Emitted by Pulsars can help Verify Theory of Relativity, say ...   PerfScience
Zee News   
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Newsweek
   
Nasa's Orion onboard cameras capture images as it makes landing in Pacific ...   
Daily Mail
There were a number of key moments throughout the flight (shown in diagram), designed to test the capability of Orion, all of which it passed without a hitch. In total the flight lasted about four and a half hours. The US Navy was there to recover the spacecraft ...

Astronauts lift our spirits. But can we afford to send humans into space?   The Guardian
Climate change threatens vital NASA launch pads   CBS News
New NASA spaceship nails debut test flight   Daily Times
Inferse   
Tech Times   
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Market Business News
   
100bn frames per second 2-D camera developed at Washington University   
Market Business News
A 2-D camera that can capture events at the incredible speed of 100 billion frames per second has been developed by a team of biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of ...

World's fastest camera is here   Hindustan Times
Researchers reveal photography technique that captures images at 100bn ...   Daily Mail
World's fastest camera can capture 100 billion frames per sec   Business Standard
Jagran Josh   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Japan's asteroid explorer 'Hayabusa2' successfully completes critical operation ...   
Business Standard
Japan's asteroid explorer 'Hayabusa2' has successfully completed the critical operation phase, it has been reported. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the completion of a sequence of the important operations for the Asteroid ...

Japan launched asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2 to explore origin of earth   Jagran Josh
Space News: Japan launches asteroid mission   Lake County News
Hayabusa 2 performing without a glitch, says JAXA   Asahi Shimbun

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21k-yr-old history helps shed light on El Nino's notorious unpredictability   
Zee News
Washington: A new research has revealed that 21000-year-old history will help shed light on El Nino's notorious unpredictability. The El Nino Southern Oscillation is Earth's main source of year-to-year climate variability, but its response to global warming ...


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Times of India
   
US scientist James Watson sells his Nobel Prize medal for $4.8 million   
Times of India
LONDON: In what is the first Nobel Prize medal to be put on sale by a living recipient, US scientist James Watson who was awarded the world's most prestigious award for discovering the structure of DNA, has sold it at an auction on Saturday for $4.8 million or ...

Nobel prize for DNA discovery fetches $4.7M in NYC   Winston-Salem Journal

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Daily Mail
   
30 new species of spider found in less than a square mile of Chinese rainforest   
Daily Mail
If you have trouble coping with a spider in your bath, be glad you don't live in the Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest in China. Scientists have recently identified 30 new species of arachnid in less than a square mile of the mysterious forest in the southern part ...

Researchers discover 30 new spider species   Digital Journal
30 New Species of Spiders Found in Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest   West Texas News
30 new species of spider spotted in Xishuangbanna tropical rain forests in China   Zee News
Jagran Post   
Entomology Today   
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Times of India
   
River linking could alter rainfall, hit monsoon, expert warns   
Times of India
KOLKATA: Criticizing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) project of the Indian government, a leading geologist and environmental expert on Friday warned the move could disrupt rainfall pattern which could be a significant issue in the wake of climate change.
India in grip of fever, culprit climate change, says experts   BILKUL

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