Government to raise aviation security force
Government has decided to raise an aviation security force and deploy commandos on flights operating on 37 sensitive domestic and international routes, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Chaman Lal Gupta said on Wednesday.



US blows up $100 m on missile defence system as test flops
The US, which wages a relentless battle for non-proliferation across the world, blew up an estimated $ 100 million Tuesday night on a failed test to develop a national missile defense system, American officials disclosed.



Water as a catalyst
The collapse from overloading of the northern India power grid for about six hours on Jan 6 and reports of drought conditions and drinking water alerts in Gujarat and other States in recent months underlines once more the urgency of tackling India's looming water crisis.



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