Russia offered Germany long-term deals for natural gas and rare earths on Tuesday, putting pressure on China, which currently dominates the rare earths market, to end delays in agreeing to imports of Russian gas.

China controls 97 percent of the global supply of rare earth minerals -- used heavily in Germany's electronics industry -- and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door to Germ

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Monday said that despite the nuclear disaster in Japan following the recent tsunami, Bangladesh has not abandoned its proposed Rooppur nuclear power plant project with Russian assistance. Replying to a question at a regular press briefing yesterday afternoon, she said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Russia towards the end of this year as scheduled.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev goes to Germany to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel with a stronger hand than ever to win a long-held aim: closer access to consumers in the biggest market for Russian gas.

The host nation is Russia's third-largest trading partner and the biggest buyer of Russian gas, but the relationship has intensified since Germany announced the phaseout of nuclear power by 202

New Delhi: Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has dropped hints that India may not buy nuclear reactors from countries which refuse to sell enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology to it.

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New Delhi: India will finally operate a nuclear-powered submarine by this year-end. The Akula-II class nuclear submarine K-152 Nerpa, to be rechristened INS Chakra, will be handed over to the Indian Navy by its Russian counterpart in November or December.

Omar for direct international flights to Valley
SRINAGAR: The Union Tourism Ministry has decided to identify 20 new tourist destinations in the State and set a huge amount for development of three mega circuits.

Need for engaging private research firms: ISRO Chairman
TIRUNELVELI: The Indian Space Research Organisation, which has planned to put three satellites into the orbit with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle before end of this year, will send its GSAT -14 with its indigenously developed Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle D-5 during mid-2012, Chairman, ISRO, K.

The future of the Kyoto Protocol is in peril and the global compact could end up being an empty shell by 2012. Major developed countries, including Japan, Russia and Canada, have refused to be part of the protocol in its second phase and to commit targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions under it. Europe has also changed the goalposts.