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2015-05-04 India Science


Deccan Chronicle
   
Asteroid caused immense lava eruptions in India   
Deccan Chronicle
Washington: The massive dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago likely triggered most of the immense eruptions of lava in India known as the Deccan Traps. The asteroid that slammed into the ocean off Mexico and killed the dinosaurs ...

UC Berkeley Geophysicists: Did Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Trigger Largest Lava ...   Sierra Sun Times
Dinosaur-killing asteroid created India's Deccan Traps?   Economic Times

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The Hindu
   
Centre to make Puducherry international destination of tourism   
Business Standard
Union Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma today said the "Centre is committed to make Puducherry an international destination of tourism". Declaring open the Rs 5.5 crore Puducherry Science Centre and Planetarium ...

'Centre committed to make UT attractive to tourists'   The Hindu
Centre will develop Puducherry, Kancheepuram as major tourist destinations ...   Times of India

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News24
   
India holds Asiatic lion census   
News24
Ahmedabad - India has begun a five-yearly count of Asiatic lions in the western state of Gujarat's Gir sanctuary, the last habitat for the endangered big cats globally, an official said. The last census in 2010 revealed 411 lions were living in the 20 000km2 ...

Asiatic Lion census begins in Gir forest   Business Standard
Enumerators fan out in Gir to count lions   The Hindu
As jungle sheds its leaves, lion census to start in Gir today   The Indian Express

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The Independent
   
Unique sensors on bats' wings could inspire a new generation of aircraft   
The Independent
Bats could provide the inspiration for a new generation of aircraft after researchers found that a unique array of wing sensors give the creatures their aerial manoeuvrability. Bats can achieve steep and sudden turns and dives that aircraft manufacturers can ...

Bats' flying skills give clues to develop new-age aircraft   Microfinance Monitor
Bat wings could inspire better aircraft design   Business Standard

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CrazyEngineers
   
India To Be At CERN - Second From Asia To Become An Associate Member   
CrazyEngineers
It has now been made official that India is set to become a member of CERN. From Asia, India is the second country to become a member of European Organization dedicated to Nuclear Research. The first one is Pakistan. Home of the world's largest particle ...

India to follow Pakistan, may become CERN member soon, says official   Microfinance Monitor
India to be CERN member soon: Official   Business Standard

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The Hindu
   
Dinosaur era cockroach was fearsome night-time hunter   
The Hindu
In a discovery that might just cause nightmares to most people, a 100-million-year-old cockroach specimen found preserved in amber has been found to be part of a new family of extinct predatory cockroaches that hunted at night, scientists say. The specimen ...

Cockroach from dinosaur era was fearsome night-time hunter   Zee News
Fearsome prehistoric cockroach hunted at night   Delhi Daily News

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Asteroid that killed dinos created India's Deccan Traps?   
Times of India
LONDON: Our universe may actually be two dimensional but appears three dimensional - just like a hologram, according to scientists, including those from India. One of the most fruitful theories of theoretical physics in the last two decades is challenging the ...


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BBC News
   
Large Herbivore Loss May Create 'Barren Landscape'   
Rapid News Network
The primary goal of the study is to determine to main threats that lead to the decline of their number, the effects of its smaller population, and how near/far are they from extinction. Scientists say that nearly 60 percent of herbivores are at risk of extinction, which ...

Large herbivores threatened   Dailybarometer
World's Largest Herbivores Going Extinct; Hunting By Humans, Habitat Change ...   Yibada (English Edition)
Large herbivores on the verge of extinction; could result in 'empty landscapes'   The Next Digit
Headlines & Global News   
BBC News   
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Times of India
   
Xi's hometown to be Modi's first stop on China visit   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to make Xian his first stop in China as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to return the compliment of Modi's special gesture for him and the Chinese first lady in Ahmedabad last year. In a related move, ...

Policy Watch: Can Modi and Xi reshape Eurasia?   Daily News & Analysis

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Uncover California
   
Astronomers discover exoplanet orbiting small star 500 light-years away   
Uncover California
A team of Australian astronomers has discovered an exoplanet that is orbiting a small star as many as five hundred light-years away. The far away planet in question, dubbed HATS-6b, is revolving around HATS-6 star, which is nearly 50 per cent of our Sun in ...

New exoplanet too big for its star – how did it get there?   RedOrbit
Australian Researchers Find 'puffed up' planet orbiting small star   The Geopolitical and Conflict Report (blog)
Astronomers Found a Gas Giant Orbiting Surprisingly Close to a Tiny Star   Gizmodo
CNN   
Sci-News.com   
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