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280 new moon craters identified

Using ultra-high resolution mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified 280 craters on the moon that have never been mapped before. The researchers at Curtin University in Western Australia used computer modelling of lunar gravity and topography data to explore detailed basins that would be obscured using other methods, Xinhua reported. A total of 66 of the craters identified ...
Steven and Alex Gerrard soak up the sun in Ibiza on 6th wedding anniversary

Steven Gerrard and wife Alex lark have been spotted splashing around in the sea, while celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary in Ibiza. The loved-up couple, which got married in a lavish do at Cliveden House in Berkshire in 2007, showed that they are still head over heels in love even after years of marriage, the Sun reported. Alex, the stunning mum of three, wore a printed triangle bikini ...
ESAs Herschel telescope finally switched off

European Space Agency's billion-euro Herschel space telescope has been switched off. Mission controllers sent the final command to the Herschel satellite Monday at 12:25 GMT (14:25 CEST), marking the end of operations for ESA's hugely successful space observatory. Herschel's science mission had already ended in April upon exhaustion of the crucial liquid helium that cooled the observatory's ...
Space lotuses to touch down in Shanghai

The 50 flowers of 13 varieties grown from seeds that traveled into space will be on show at Guyi Gardens on June 28. "The space lotuses will be a highlight, as many people are excited about the recent space mission," said Sun Jia, spokeswoman for the 500-year-old gardens in Jiading district. Sun added the best time to enjoy the show will be the full bloom period, which is expected to ...
Stephen Harper targets Justin Trudeau over charity gigs

Charity asks Justin Trudeau to return fee after event flops OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau showed poor judgment in taking money from charities, but didn't have much to say about his own office's role in pushing the story to media. "I get good remuneration from the taxpayers of Canada, as a public servant, I don't think it's ...

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Quebec construction workers picket during the first day of their province wide stop work action in Gatineau, QC on June 17, 2103. (Andre Forget/QMI ...
How Cities Compost Mountains of Food Waste

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Mobster recounts murder for hire in Whitey Bulger trial

Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger, who was arrested in Santa Monica, California on June 22, 2011 along with his longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig is shown in this 2011 booking photo. (REUTERS/U.S. Marshals Service/U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via ...
Photo Space centre’s projector to the stars prepares to semi-retire

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre executive director Rob Appleton stands next to Harold, the star projector at the centre in Vancouver, on Monday. Harold, which has been in use since 1967, is semi-retiring, with its last full day of use being July 28. "Harold's going to go on vacation. After 45 years of only taking one day off a year, he's due for a vacation," Mr. Appleton told The ...
Europe bids farewell to prolific Herschel space telescope

This artist's illustration shows the European Space Agency's infrared Herschel Space Obsevatory set against a background image of the Vela C star-forming region. The space telescope launched in 2009 and ended its mission in ...

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Cauvery Supervisory Committee rejects TN demand for its share of water

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee has rejected Tamil Nadu's demand for its share of water saying that it is not feasible due to the deficit in inflows and very low storage level in the reservoirs in Karnataka.

The Committee meeting, chaired by Union Water Resources Secretary S K Sarkar here last evening, saw representatives of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sparring over the water-sharing of the Cauvery river.

However, a meeting of the Committee scheduled for the first week of July would review the situation.

The meeting noted that availability of water was very small as compared to the average and even less than that of last year's storage.

It hoped the water availability would improve during the monsoon which was expected to be good.

It was noted that inflows in Karnataka was about 85 per cent deficit of the normal and the flow at Biligundulu is also 75.4 per cent deficit with respect to normal flows.

"Looking at the data as cited above such as the deficit in inflows and very low storages in the reservoir in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the request of Tamil Nadu for release of water by Karnataka was considered and found not feasible as of now," the meeting concluded.

While Tamil Nadu demanded a total of 63 thousand million cubic feet (tmc) of Cauvery water, Karnataka said it had no water to spare for the neighbouring state. ...