Second Blackout in India Cuts Power to 670 Million People

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India has been struck by its second major blackout over the past few days, leaving 670 million people without power.

The power grids, in the northern and eastern parts of the country, which supply electricity to half of India's 1.2 billion people, collapsed on Tuesday.

The epic blackout has trapped coal miners, left train passengers stranded, and left hospitals with no power amidst the sweltering heat and humidity of India's summer.

This unprecedented collapse is the worst to his India in more than a decade, bringing embarrassment to the government.

"We are professionals; this is our job that it should not happen. But today's incident, we appreciate your concern, your anger, it is absolutely correct. If I were in your place I would have also done the same manner what you are doing. But believe us, we are trying hard." CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT-RUN, POWER GRID CORPORATION, R. N. NAYAK

According to Reuters, by the afternoon rush-hour, only about 40 percent of power was back up, but electricity has yet to be restored to the capital, New Delhi

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Leaked letter reveals Indian Air Defences as 97% Obsolete; Tanks with No Ammunition

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NEW DELHI: India’s tank fleet lacks ammunition, its air defences are “97 percent obsolete” and its elite forces lack essential arms, the country’s army chief wrote in an explosive letter leaked Wednesday. The letter to the prime minister dated March 12 lists the shortcomings of the armed forces in embarrassing detail in a blow to the government and the Asian giant’s military prestige. Its publication also ups the stakes in a public battle between army chief General VK Singh and the government which began with a dispute over Singh’s retirement earlier this year. “The state of the major (fighting) arms i.e. mechanised forces, artillery, air defence, infantry and special forces, as well as the engineers and signals, is indeed alarming”, Singh wrote in the letter, DNA newspaper reported.

The army’s entire tank fleet is “devoid of critical ammunition to defeat enemy tanks”, while the air defence system is “97% obsolete and it doesn’t give the deemed confidence to protect… from the air”, he wrote, according to DNA. The infantry is crippled with “deficiencies” and lacks night fighting equipment, while the elite special forces are “woefully short” of “essential weapons”. Singh also told The Hindu newspaper this week that he had informed Defence Minister A.K Antony of a $2.8 million bribe offered to him in 2010, leading to embarrassing questions as to why the government did not order an enquiry. Antony told parliament on Wednesday that he was aware of the letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and he would reply appropriately.
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Warning to Indian "Wannabe Army" - Forget Pakistan!!

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Indian communication satellite explodes after lift off

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India's ambitious space program suffered a serious setback as its rocket carrying an advanced communication satellite GSAT-5P exploded after lift off. It was at 4:04 pm (almost 20 minutes ago from now) that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the rocket, with a 2,310 kg GSAT-5P satellite costing about Rs 125 crore. It rose into the sky with a deep roar, emitting thick orange flame at its tail. And suddenly it exploded and disintegrated into pieces.

Indian communication satellite GSAT-5P ready to lift off

The launch was originally scheduled for Nov 20 but was aborted a day earlier after a leak was detected in one of the valves of the Russian-made cryogenic engine. Later, tests ensured the stability of the valve. The ISRO gave the go-ahead for a Christmas day launch. The Russians had supplied seven cryogenic engines long back, and India has used six of them till date.

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