Coastal radar network by mid-2013, says minister
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India's ambitious project to install coastal surveillance network with a chain of static radar and electro-optic sensors at 84 places along the 7,500-km coastline is ... Read more...
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Cyberabad police to build confidence among northeast people
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) In an attempt to instill confidence among people from Assam and other northeastern states, the Cyberabad police have decided to form confidence building committees, a police ... Read more...
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Singapore’s GDP contracts
August 10th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 10 (IANS) Singapore's economy shrank by 0.7 percent on quarter in the second quarter, reversing the 9.5 percent growth in the previous quarter, said trade and industry ministry ... Read more...
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Delhi government allots flats to 500 slum dwellers
July 18th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A total of 500 slum dwellers living in eight clusters across the city were Wednesday allotted flats by the Delhi government under a central government ... Read more...
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Dedicated zones to boost electronics manufacture
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The government will set up dedicated zones to boost manufacturing of electronics products in the country.The union cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal to offer financial ... Read more...
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Cabinet to take up IT and electronics policy next week: Sibal
July 5th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The union cabinet might take a call on the proposed IT and electronics manufacturing policy next week, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday."Yesterday (Tuesday) cluster ... Read more...
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Hundreds homeless as shacks gutted in Delhi (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings ... Read more...
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Thousands left homeless as jhuggis gutted in Delhi
June 1st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Around a thousand people were left homeless as about 250 jhuggis (shacks) were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old quarters ... Read more...
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Delhi power company fine-tuning supply network
May 18th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Expecting the demand for power in the capital to cross 5,400 megawatts during the peak of summer, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has started checking ... Read more...
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Himachal to have 12 more silk producing units
May 10th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will soon have 12 more silk thread producing units in private sector to boost sericulture, an official said here Thursday.Of these 12 units, six ... Read more...
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Government to set up fund to promote R&D; in IT sector
May 9th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The government is planning to set up an electronic development fund to promote innovation and commercialisation of products in the IT sector."Under the draft National ... Read more...
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Budget will fuel inflation: Naveen Patnaik
March 16th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) The budget for 2012-13 presented Friday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will fuel inflation and hurt the masses, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.Describing the ... Read more...
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Interstate narcotic syndicate busted in Delhi
March 10th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Delhi police have busted an interstate narcotic drugs syndicate and arrested three people in this connection, police said Saturday.The accused, identified as Rafique (30), the ... Read more...
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Planning for Bangalore’s growth
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) Sprawling malls and multi-storeyed commercial and residential complexes continue to sprout at a frenetic pace in India's technology capital.However, increasing concern that Bangalore's development is unplanned ... Read more...
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500 dwellings gutted in Delhi slum fire
January 31st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Nearly 500 dwellings were gutted Tuesday morning in a fire broke that out in a densely populated slum at Ghazipur in east Delhi. However, no ... Read more...
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Protein key to storing long-term memories
January 29th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Some billions of synapses connect our nerve cells and keep our memories intact and alive for decades with the help of self-copying clusters or oligomers of ... Read more...
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Railways favourites for national basketball titles
December 15th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Indian Railways would be looking at an encore by winning both the men's and women's titles at the 62nd senior National basketball championships commencing here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Geologists name new mineral after Kazakh president
December 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakh scientists have discovered a new mineral and named it in honour of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the government said Thursday.The new mineral was named ... Read more...
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Pinjore heritage festival begins Dec 2
November 20th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The sixth Pinjore Heritage Festival will be organised Dec 2-4 at Yadvindra Gardens in Pinjore town of Haryana, an official announced here Sunday.Chief Parliamentary Secretary Ram ... Read more...
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Nutrition-starved bugs become resistant to antibiotics
November 18th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Bugs starved of nutrition during infection become resistant to nearly every type of antibiotics, even if they are exposed to some of them for the first ... Read more...
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Good to see the bowlers hunting in a pack: Dhoni
November 17th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited India's new bowling attack for the massive innings and 15 run victory in the second Test against the West Indies ... Read more...
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Gut bugs have vital bearing on health, immunity
October 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Gut microbes have a vital bearing on our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and developing resistance to pathogens.For example, studies have shown that ... Read more...
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Assocham-UNIDO deal for two agro-clusters in Bengal
October 9th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Industry body Assocham has entered into a pact with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) for setting up food and agro-clusters in two West Bengal ... Read more...
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Free flats for scheduled castes, tribes in Delhi
September 19th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday said it will allot free houses to slum dwellers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes communities in the ... Read more...
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New technique lights up tumour cells during surgery
September 19th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) A technique which lights up tumour cells during surgery could help those who suffer from ovarian cancer.
Now doctors may spot undetectable tumours measuring just a ... Read more...
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Blueline operators can run buses as a co-op, court told
September 16th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has decided to allow former Blueline bus operators to run over 500 buses on ... Read more...
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Delhi ready with 15,000 flats for poor
September 6th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi government has completed the construction of 15,000 flats for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers. The allotment of 7,000 flats will start in October, ... Read more...
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Opportunity in developing electronics system: Pilot
August 30th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot Monday said there is a huge opportunity in developing the electronics system and design manufacturing (ESDM) ... Read more...
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Allow us to ply on inter-state routes: Blueline operators to court
August 19th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Blueline bus operators Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Delhi government for utilisation of their buses by allowing them to ply ... Read more...
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Bengal drafting new IT policy
August 4th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) The West Bengal government is drafting a new Information Technology policy which would be made public after consultations with IT experts Sam Pitroda ... Read more...
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33 Delhi slum clusters to be removed in October
July 21st, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A total of 33 slum clusters in Delhi will be removed from October and those residents eligible for alternate housing will be relocated, Public Works ... Read more...
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Nalco seeks energy banking ties with GRIDCO
July 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The state-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has proposed the Orissa-run GRIDCO Ltd to have energy banking arrangement so that both can help each other to ... Read more...
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Spanish footballer meets Delhi slum dwellers
June 30th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Popular Spanish footballer Fernando Llorente interacted with several families living in the slums of Okhla here, a NGO said Thursday.Llorente is the ambassador of Save ... Read more...
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6,000 slum dwellers will have roofs: Dikshit
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday decided to allot new houses to about 6,000 families living in 33 slum clusters under its rehabilitation scheme.Delhi Chief Minister Shiela ... Read more...
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‘Kerala Model’ proposed for growth of IT in state
June 9th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) A group representing over 150 IT companies in Kerala Thursday said it has submitted to the government a "Kerala Model" -- a plan that emphasises taking ... Read more...
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