New Delhi, Feb 5 : Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived in India on Thursday to bolster bilateral ties between the two nations.

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee after meeting Zenawi in New Delhi, said, " We are committed to make our own contribution in the development of Ethiopia and are continuing to do so. We are encouraging Indian investors to go and make investment there. Various projects, which are underway, have to be expedited. We also shared our perceptions about the regional development. It was a good meeting."

New Delhi, Feb. 5, : Infosys Director T. V. Mohandas Pai said on Thursday that India's software export growth rate could be less than 16-17 percent during the current fiscal.

New Delhi, Feb. 5 : Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar, on a four-day visit along with a high-level delegation comprising parliamentarians and a business delegation.

Ansari was given a warm reception at the Nay Pyi Taw Airport and inspected a guard of honour by the Myamar Army.

The Vice Premier General of Myanmar, Maung Aye, and External Affairs Minister U Nayan received the Indian delegation.

The high-level business delegation accompanying Ansari comprises officials of the Steel Authority of India Ltd., TATA Motors, Gas Authority of India Ltd., Bharat Heavy Electric Limited among others. 

TATA Motors is setting up a truck-manufacturing unit in Myanmar.

New Delhi, Feb 5: Scientists have determined that glaciers that serve as water sources on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in Southwestern China are melting at a "worrisome speed", having receded 196 square km over the past 40 years.

The decline is equal to about one-fourth of the size of New York City.

According to Xin Yuanhong, senior engineer in charge of a three-year field study of glaciers in the region, glaciers at the headwaters of the Yangtze, China's longest river, cover 1,051 square km, down from 1,247 square km in 1971.

"The reduction means more than 989 million cubic meters of water melted away," said Xin, whose team surveyed the glaciers between June 2005 and August 2008.

New Delhi, Feb 5 : India is expected to share details of the Mumbai terror attacks with UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, who will be reaching New Delhi tonight.

During his day-long visit, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to inform Moon about evidences with regard to Pakistan''''s involvement in the 26/11 attacks.

Mukherjee will also urge Moon to press Pakistan to cooperate in tracking down the perpetrators responsible of the attacks.

Moon is visiting India to address the Sustainable Development Summit in the capital.

New Delhi, Feb 5 : Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari left for Myanmar on a four-day visit today to further strengthen ties between the two countries.

He is leading a high-level delegation comprising Members of Parliament and businessmen, and includes Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju.

The high-level business delegation comprises officials of the Steel Authority of India, TATA Motors, Gas Authority of India Ltd., Bharat Heavy Electric Limited among others. 

TATA Motors is setting up a truck manufactring unit in Myanmar.