CSE is ranked as the no 1 think tank on environment policy in the global south according to latest edition of the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania. The report ranks CSE among the top 16 environment think tanks globally. As accelerating advances …
Akash, India's surface-to-air missile, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea, near Balasore, Orissa on Monday. It showed consistency in full flight, its 39 th, travelled its entire range of 25 km and hit the pilotless target aircraft "Lakshya."Prahlada, Director, Defence Research and Development …
The world needs an effort similar to that behind the creation of the atomic bomb to tackle the multi-faceted threat of biowarfare, US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said. "We need to do something that even dwarfs the Manhattan project," Frist told the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Manhattan …
Trishul, India's most sophisticated short range surface-to-air missile, was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from here today, defence sources said. Indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at about 12.53 pm.
Indian scientist Saji Abraham has been awarded the NASA Peer Award for developing emission models that would "play a critical role" in two future space missions.
Boosting its missile technology capabilities, India today successfully testfired the supersonic cruise land-to-land BrahMos missile in the Pokharan test ranges in Rajasthan. It becomes the only country outside the US and Russia to acquire the capability. The test firing of the missile with a range of 290 km was conducted …
In a major breakthrough, North Korea today agreed to abandon its nuclear weapons and programmes and rejoin the Non-Proliferation Treaty, accept inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency after the USA agreed to normalise bilateral ties and assured of non-aggression. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is committed to …
India and Pakistan tonight reached an understanding on the proposed Agreement on Pre-Notification of Flight Testing of Ballistic Missiles which commits both sides to pre-notify in a structured format flight testing of ballistic missiles. The two countries also agreed to operationalise the hotline between their Foreign Secretaries from next month …
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today test-fired a naval version of the indigenous Prithvi-III medium-range missile at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur. The missile, which has a range of 250-300 km, was test-fired from a simulated launch pad this morning in the presence of DRDO chief M. …
The government tightened metal scrap import norms, even as it admitted that the recent consignments that contained explosives originated from war-ravaged Iraq. Pre-shipment inspection of cargo through approved certifying agencies has been made mandatory for all future consignments of unshredded scrap. Imports of unshredded scrap will be allowed only through …
Pakistan today successfully test-fired the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Hatf V (Ghauri). It is the fourth test this year of a nuclear-capable missile and was said to be part of a series of tests planned for the Ghauri Missile System. The Ghauri, with a range of nearly 1,500 km, can …
Pakistan possesses 50-90 nuclear weapons compared to India's 55-115 , says a survey released in Washington on Monday. The survey by aWashington based nuclear watchdog, the Institute for Science and Internatonal Security , also claims that Pakistan has 1,000 -1,250 kilograms of highly enriched uranium 235 enriched to 20 percent …
Calling for complete nuclear disarmament within a time-bound framework and establishment of non-discriminatory control regimes, India has demanded that nuclear weapons states immediately de-alert and de-target such arms, enter into a legally binding commitment on no-first use atomic weapons against non-nuclear weapons states. "As long as nuclear weapons exist, the …
The US Embassy here announced that the United States and Sri Lanka will soon enter discussions regarding the island's participation in "MegaPorts," a US Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to curb the illicit movement of radioactive materials worldwide. "Representatives from DOE's MegaPorts initiative will visit Colombo to discuss the program …
Brahmos, the supersonic cruise missile which is part of an Indo-Russian joint venture, was today successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15 km from here, defence sources said.
Britain is tryign to inject some urgency into what it calls the crying need for firm, focused and fast international action in Sudan's western Darfur region, even as the United Nations says at least 600 people are dying every day in the world's worst humanitarian crisis. But in an interesting …
The successful firing of Trishul, surface-to-air missile, on December 18 and 19 from Balasore, Orissa, is a shot in the arm for the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
A day after four workers died from a leak of non-radioactive steam in the country's most deadly accident at a nuclear facility, Japanese police launched reports.
Radioactive plutonium particles from U.S. nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific some 50 years ago have been detected for the first time in Japanese waters. The particles were found in soil samples from Sagami Bay, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Tokyo, researchers at the National Institute of Radiological …
