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China Plans New Moon Probe

China plans to launch its second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, around 2009, according to a top satellite scientist. Ye Peijian, chief commander and designer of China’s first moon probe satellite system, revealed the plan during an interview program on CCTV, China … Continue reading

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Putting India on World Petroleum Map

India is well-known for its historical civilization, diverse religions, enormous population, spicy food and tasty tea. But discoveries of significant oil and gas resources in recent years have placed the country in the spotlight of the petroleum industry — music … Continue reading

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GIS Workshop

Workshop on Emerging Trends in Geo-Spatial Analysis -Modeling and Management Department of Geography, University of Madras 1 March – 2 March 2008 Organiser: Department of Geography, University of Madras Contact: Dr. G.Bhaskaran Department of Geography School of Earth and Atmospheric … Continue reading

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Heavy Forest Loss

In the last two years, Gujarat has lost close to 100 square kilometre (sq km) of forest area due to human activity. This is a good 13 per cent of the national loss (728 sq km) of forest area that … Continue reading

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