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Global Solar Power Grid To Mitigate Emission Challenges: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed India's contribution towards creating awareness about the importance of renewable energy and gave the slogan of 'One Sun, One World, One Grid'.
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Mysterious 'Hot Jupiter' With Unusual Winds Discovered
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious hot spot 930 light years from Earth on a gaseous exoplanet, at a place where they did not expect to find it - a discovery that challenges scientists' understanding of such planets found in the solar systems outside our own.
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Solar-Powered Family Car Hailed As 'The Future'. Here's Why
A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed as "the future" Sunday as the World Solar Challenge wrapped up
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Netherlands Wins Its Seventh World Solar Car Challenge In Australia
The Nuon Solar Team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, entering the lightest car in the field, reached the finish line in 37 hours, 10 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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Beijing Aims to Refill Medicine Chest with 'Made in China' Drugs
China, already a global powerhouse in high-tech areas from solar panels to bullet trains, is turning its industrial might to the challenge of making more of its own drugs for a vast and ageing population.
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Adani Coal Mine in Australia Faces Fresh Legal Challenge
Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises is facing possible further delays in constructing a giant coal mine in Australia after an environmental group lodged a fresh legal challenge on the grounds the project would harm the Great Barrier Reef and contribute to climate change.
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Toughest Leg of Solar Impulse's Global Journey Delayed
The most challenging leg of Solar Impulse 2's landmark flight around the world powered only by the sun was delayed on Tuesday due to concerns about the weather, organisers said.
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Solar Impulse 2 Set for Most Challenging Leg of Epic 6-Day Journey
In a rare test of man and machine, The Solar Impulse 2, the world's only solar-powered aircraft is about to undertake its greatest challenge yet - to fly non-stop for six-days from China to Central Pacific.
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Solar Plane Pacific-Crossing a 'Human Challenge'
The pilot set to attempt an ambitious crossing of the Pacific Ocean in a solar-powered plane said on today that the flight will not only test the aircraft but his own endurance as well.
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World's first solar-powered toilet set for launch in India
The invention consists of eight parabolic mirrors that focus concentrated sunlight to a spot no larger than a postage stamp.
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China moves WTO against EU solar subsidies
China has filed a World Trade Organization case challenging subsidies provided by some European Union members to help promote the solar panel industry.
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Global Solar Power Grid To Mitigate Emission Challenges: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed India's contribution towards creating awareness about the importance of renewable energy and gave the slogan of 'One Sun, One World, One Grid'.
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Mysterious 'Hot Jupiter' With Unusual Winds Discovered
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious hot spot 930 light years from Earth on a gaseous exoplanet, at a place where they did not expect to find it - a discovery that challenges scientists' understanding of such planets found in the solar systems outside our own.
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Solar-Powered Family Car Hailed As 'The Future'. Here's Why
A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed as "the future" Sunday as the World Solar Challenge wrapped up
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Netherlands Wins Its Seventh World Solar Car Challenge In Australia
The Nuon Solar Team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, entering the lightest car in the field, reached the finish line in 37 hours, 10 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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Beijing Aims to Refill Medicine Chest with 'Made in China' Drugs
China, already a global powerhouse in high-tech areas from solar panels to bullet trains, is turning its industrial might to the challenge of making more of its own drugs for a vast and ageing population.
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Adani Coal Mine in Australia Faces Fresh Legal Challenge
Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises is facing possible further delays in constructing a giant coal mine in Australia after an environmental group lodged a fresh legal challenge on the grounds the project would harm the Great Barrier Reef and contribute to climate change.
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Toughest Leg of Solar Impulse's Global Journey Delayed
The most challenging leg of Solar Impulse 2's landmark flight around the world powered only by the sun was delayed on Tuesday due to concerns about the weather, organisers said.
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Solar Impulse 2 Set for Most Challenging Leg of Epic 6-Day Journey
In a rare test of man and machine, The Solar Impulse 2, the world's only solar-powered aircraft is about to undertake its greatest challenge yet - to fly non-stop for six-days from China to Central Pacific.
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Solar Plane Pacific-Crossing a 'Human Challenge'
The pilot set to attempt an ambitious crossing of the Pacific Ocean in a solar-powered plane said on today that the flight will not only test the aircraft but his own endurance as well.
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World's first solar-powered toilet set for launch in India
The invention consists of eight parabolic mirrors that focus concentrated sunlight to a spot no larger than a postage stamp.
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China moves WTO against EU solar subsidies
China has filed a World Trade Organization case challenging subsidies provided by some European Union members to help promote the solar panel industry.
