Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2009 - India Special Weapons News
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- Indian navy grounds Sea Harrier fighter fleet RIA Novosti 26 Aug 2009 -- The Indian Navy has suspended flights of its fleet of carrier-based Sea Harrier fighter jets following a fatal crash of one of the aircraft off Goa last week, local media reported.
- Indian army receives first T-90 tanks made under Russian license RIA Novosti 24 Aug 2009 -- India's defense industry handed over to the army on Monday the first ten T-90 Bhishma main battle tanks assembled under a Russian license at a domestic plant, Indian media reported.
- Launch of 1st reactor at Russian-designed plant in India delayed RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2009 -- The launch of the first reactor of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant has been postponed from December 2009 to 2010.
- India Begins Trials to Select Air Force Combat Jets VOA 21 Aug 2009 -- In India, trials have begun to select a fighter aircraft for the country's air force.
- Russia to deliver engines for Indian MiG fighters RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2009 -- Rosoboronexport and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd signed a contract on the delivery of 26 RD-33 series 3 engines to India.
- India Warns of Militants Plotting New Attacks VOA 17 Aug 2009 -- India says that militants based in Pakistan are plotting new attacks in the country.
- India and Russia complete design of new lunar probe RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2009 -- India and Russia have finished the design of a second unmanned lunar orbiter to be sent to the Moon in 2011-2012.
- India Steps Up Measures to Control Spread of Swine Flu VOA 13 Aug 2009 -- India is stepping up measures to control the spread of swine flu, as the death toll from the H1N1 virus rises to 20
- Russia aims to start making MiG-35 fighters for India in 2013 RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2009 -- Production of MiG-35 multirole fighters offered for sale to India cannot start before 2013 or 2014, a Russian aircraft maker said on Thursday.
- Swine Flu Death Toll in India Increases VOA 10 Aug 2009 -- In India, five more people have died of swine flu, taking the death toll from the HIN1 virus to six.
- Delhi Police Claim to Thwart Another Terror Attack VOA 07 Aug 2009 -- Police in India's capital say two men they have arrested appear to have been planning a terror strike within days.
- Indian Court Sentences 2003 Mumbai Bombers to Death VOA 06 Aug 2009 -- An Indian court has sentenced 3 persons, including a woman, to death for carrying out bomb attacks in Mumbai six years ago.
- India could agree on extra $1.2 bln for Admiral Gorshkov - paper RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2009 -- Russia is hoping to reach an agreement with India in August to finalize the overhaul of the Gorshkov aircraft carrier.
- Russian shipyard seeks $60 mln loan to complete Indian frigates RIA Novosti 05 Aug 2009 -- Russian Yantar shipyard negotiating a $60 million loan to enable it to complete frigates for the Indian Navy.
- India Enacts New Guidelines After 1st Swine Flu Death VOA 04 Aug 2009 -- Indian health authorities have issued fresh guidelines after the country's first confirmed death from the H1N1 Influenza-A virus.
- Human Rights Watch Labels Indian Police Anachronistic, Abusive Force VOA 04 Aug 2009 -- Report: India modernizing rapidly, but that its police forces have failed to evolve.
- India Confirms its First Swine Flu Death VOA 03 Aug 2009 -- Health officials in India have reported the country's first death from the H1N1 swine flu virus.
- India Gives Pakistan More Mumbai Attack Evidence VOA 01 Aug 2009 -- Indian government officials say they have given Pakistan more details from their investigation of last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks, in the hope that this will prompt Pakistan to prosecute a suspected mastermind of the plot.
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