Obama administration proposes $860 million in aid for PakistanThe Obama administration has proposed $860 million in aid for Pakistan, including $265 million for military hardware.
Congressional move to rename US Pacific Command as Indo- Pacific CommandIt requires the President to develop a whole-of-government strategy regarding strategic competition with China.
- El Nino caused record CO2 spike in 2015-16: NASA
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Scientists have found that the impact of the 2015-16 El Nino-related heat and drought occurring in tropical regio...
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseEl Nino is a periodic climate event that causes waters to warm up in east-central Pacific Ocean, which in turn causes huge changes in wind ...
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseHot weather and drought caused extensive wildfires in south-east Asia, while drought in the Amazon rainforest stunted plant growth, reducin...
US committee votes for tougher conditions for aid to PakistanThe panel authorised the secretary of state to suspend assistance to Pakistan if it fails to take effective in actions against terrorist gr...
- '$19.1 billion budget positive for NASA'
Washington, May 24 (IANS) At $19.1 billion, NASA has a very positive budget, said the agency's acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot after ...
- NASA satellite helps create global maps of human-made CO2
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, scientists have produced the first glob...
BSE to launch new facilities in equity, derivatives from MondayThe exchange plans to introduce these order types from Monday, June 27, 2016, BSE said in a circular.
Barack Obama proposes over $1 billion civil, military aid to PakistanUS President Barack Obama has proposed over USD 1 billion in civilian and military aid to "strategically important" Pakistan.
How carbon dioxide moves around the Earth!An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels aroun...
US plans $ 280 million military aid to Pakistan, cuts civilian aidThe Obama administration has proposed to cut civilian aid to Pakistan to $ 446 million for the next fiscal year as against $ 703 million in...
NASA to launch five Earth science missions in 2014For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year.
US allocates $14.6 billion for military intelligenceThis is the second year in succession that Pentagon has released the amount of military intelligence budget but has refrained from divulgin...
- International exhibition on future of global cities travels to Ahmedabad
A month-long international exhibition, depecting the future of ten global cities, will be launched in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
- Despite strain US proposes USD 3.1 billion for Pakistan
Despite a stand off with Pakistan over the issue of jailing of its diplomat Raymond Davis, US has not proposed any slashing of aid to Islam...
- China top as global FDI increases 5.1 % in 2007
China retained its ranking as the top target for foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, attracting $90.4 billion, while India came seco...