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Better diets in China, India behind food crisis: US Blames it on India China Again!!!!

Washington: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice considers the apparent improvement in the diets of peoples in China and India and the resultant export caps among the reasons for the skyrocketing prices of grain worldwide. She also believes a successful … Continue reading

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ISRO joins big league in space

Indian space agency continues its successful run, this week it placed in orbit an Israeli spy satellite launched under a commercial contract. This has propelled the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO into the big league and its now well … Continue reading

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Putting the villages on the map in DR Congo

Hundreds of villagers are helping to map parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo where thick forest and conflict have prevented effective mapping. So far about 190 villages have been found in one area of Bandundu province where old maps … Continue reading

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Imagery for Everyone

RESTON, VA – The USGS Landsat archive is an unequalled 35-year record of the Earth’s surface that is valuable for a broad range of uses, ranging from climate change science to forest management to emergency response, plus countless other user … Continue reading

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