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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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Climate change As fresh reports predict a bleak environmental future and activists take a stand all
over the world, Russian technology shows we may be able to help avert natural disasters even now
Space research
remains a priority
WWeather control?eather control?
for years to come
This spring, Russia and India next step, according to Mr
will commemorate two Boyarchuk. India, he added,
milestones in cosmonautical has evinced a keen interest
history. The first occurred 25 in the project.
years ago, in April 1984, The first Russian research
when the first Indian satellite CORONAS-PHO-
astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, TON, intended for solar stud-
went into space aboard the ies, was launched in late Jan-
Russian spaceship uary.“The satellite has an In-
Soyuz-T11. The second is Yuri dian instrument that covers
Gagarin’s birthday. Gagarin a wide energy range. It is
was the first man in space starting its work, all the in-
and would have been 75 on 9 struments, including the In-
March 2009. dian one, have been checked
and everything is working
Yuri Gagarin, who died trag- fi ne,” stated Mr Boyarchuk.
ically while on a training jet CORONAS-PHOTON will
fl ight on 27 March 1968, was for the first time study the
born in 1934 into a peasant gamma radiation of solar
family in a village in Russia’s fl ares.
Smolensk Region. On 12 Another key project, Mr Bo-
April 1961, his Vostok space- yarchuk said, is Luna-Re-
ship was launched from the source (Indian name “Ola”)
Baikonur space site to ac- that would land a lunar
complish the first manned rover on the Moon. The
space fl ight in history. It last- launch will be managed by
ed just 1 hour and 48 min- India, with the moon rover
utes. The spaceship circled built by the Lavochkin Re-
the Earth once and landed in search and Production Asso-
the Saratov Region. Gagarin ciation.
bailed out at the altitude of Following in the footsteps of
several kilometers and land- the leading space powers,
ed by parachute not far from India is turning its gaze to
the spacecraft. the Moon, and is proceeding
Gagarin’s birthday was hon- in a planned and purposeful
oured by a Moscow-Delhi manner, realising that Rus-
video conference on the topic sian assistance is indispen-
“Russian-Indian space co- sable.
operation: from the past to The Lavochkin, located in
the future”. Khimki outside Moscow,
During the conference the builds all the automatic inter-
head of research at the RAS planetary and lunar stations,
EVGENY LISICIN_ITAR-TASS
Astronomy Institute, Alex- and was the main site visited
ander Boyarchuk, an- in early March by the Indian
Experts believe global warming member of the Intergovernmen- abate, carrying less water which term climate change, short-term nounced the near-term plans delegation led by the head of
Yes,
has been underestimated: our tal Panel on Climate Change, is critical for farming. As average weather-tweaking tools are al- of bilateral cooperation, the ISRO, Madhavan Nair.
climate is changing even faster said recently. annual temperatures rises, mon- ready available. This is not sci-fi : which include the launching India already launched its
than expected. “Prolonged Climate change may affect north- soon circulation will shift east- Russian scientists have devel- of a radio telescope with a fi rst satellite Chandrayaan-1
it is really
warming of the planet due to ern Russia as well as India much wards, releasing more precipita- oped technology that can bring 10-meter antenna and Indi- last year which has sent back
greenhouse emissions, devastat- further south. Projections show tion over the Indian Ocean, rain to water-starved regions, an radiation receivers. early images.
ing wildfi res and melting perma- that even the Great Ganges could Bangladesh and Myanmar and dispel clouds, clean the air in pol- The launching of an ultravi-
possible...
frost in the Arctic release billions lose two thirds of water by 2030. withdrawing it from India, Nepal luted cities or predict tsunamis. olet telescope may be the CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
of tons of gas that raises the glo- Another sinister forecast pre- and Pakistan. Although human-
bal temperature,” Chris Field, a dicts South Asian monsoons will kind has no control over long-
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Shipbuilding For more about the
present state and prospects of
New political bestseller Clearing the path
noted: “We outlined fi ve pri-
ority areas for co-operation, the industry, go to PAGE 5
namely solar energy, hy-
from Russia’s ex-PM for collaboration
drates, chemical research,
nanotechnology and bio-
medical research.”
Another important avenue is
Yevgeniy Primakov, former (in the fi elds of oriental stud- “India and Russia have opment in strategically im- setting up research fellow-
Prime Minister of Russia, ies and the world economy) - traditionally strong ties in portant industries.“Last au- ships for Indian and Russian
released his new book, A which allows us to speak of high-tech and fundamental tumn, the Russian govern- scholars, including the pres-
World without Russia? Where him as a Russian Kissinger. sciences, and this trend will ment formulated a new area tigious Ramanuja grant tra-
short-sighted political This is the ex-premier who in continue,” believes Dr Y.P. of its investment strategy, ditionally awarded by the
thinking can lead. There was a 1998 turned his plane back Kumar, an adviser at the and India is willing to em- Government of India.
90-minute presentation to a while on his way to the USA Indian government’s brace the opportunity,” he Special attention was given
packed editorial office of when he heard that Nato had Department of Science and says. to employing Russian re-
Rossiyskaya Gazeta started bombing Serbia, and Technology who visited This opens new vistas both for searchers as consultants for
newspaper, with barely room people are expecting that he Moscow in early March. joint scientifi c research and projects.
for the ministers, members of will explain some of the most subsequent application of its Healthcare and renewable
parliament, chief editors and intriguing mysteries of mod-
VITALY ANKOV_RIA NOVOSTI
IRINA KOZYREVA
findings. “We are placing a energy were the two pro-
political scientists, not to ern times, from the collapse RIR stronger focus on putting sci- grammes identified at the Russia plans to triple orders ration (USC) this month, hop-
mention reporters, who of the USSR to the wars in entifi c achievements to com- session as areas of particular of state ships in the next six ing that the state-run enter-
crowded into the room. Iraq and Kosovo. “Against the backdrop of mercial use. India and Russia importance for both coun- years to 680 bn rubles ($19 prise can compete with for-
NIKOLAY KOROLEV
Academician Primakov be- globalisation, Russia and should fully leverage their tries. “We have agreed to de- bn) and build a new shipyard eign companies better than
DMITRY SABOV
Primakov: his new book should gins his analysis of relations India will need to expand combined research potential,” sign a roadmap for each area near the Baltic Sea port of individual Russian shipyards,
RIR reveal much from behind the between post-Soviet Russia their partnership to main- says Dr Kumar. before the next session sched- Primorsk, Industry and Trade Prime Minister Putin said.
scenes at international events and the West by refuting a tain a competitive edge in The topic was discussed at uled for mid-September Minister Viktor Khristenko USC should focus on niche
There’s a simple explanation widely held assumption: that the world technology mar- the last ILTP session in Sep- 2009,” says Dr Kumar. said last week. products, such as fl oating nu-
for the interest in Primakov’s Russia lost the Cold War – a ket,” says Dr Kumar. This ap- tember 2008, which identi- He believes India is actively The state's spending should clear power stations, ice-
books: he’s not only an aca- hind-the-scenes episodes. myth, and a mistaken myth, plies not only to traditional fi ed development highlights seeking ways of putting aca- help shipbuilders boost their class vessels and ships trans-
demic analyst but also a di- In Russia, analysts don’t not least because Moscow areas of collaboration under of this programme. demic knowledge to its prac- share of contracts in Russia porting commodities.
rect participant in some of often reach the top posts in succeeded in retaining its nu- the Integrated Long-Term The session opened a discus- tical application by industri- to 28 pc, from 8 pc last year. The state's support program
the key events in internation- government, but Primakov clear capabilities. Project (ILTP) for the past 20 sion about the need to focus al groups and companies. The government plans to for the shipbuilding industry
al politics of the last two dec- has at various times headed years, but also new aspects on the most promising direc- complete the formation of may total 136 bn rubles ($ 3,8
ades, including many be- up two academic institutions CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 such as joint project devel- tions of joint work. Dr Kumar CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 United Shipbuilding Corpo- bn) to 2016, Putin said.
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