A 12-12-12 launch for Indo-French satellite
September 12th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 12 (IANS) The Indian space agency, which scored a century in space missions Sunday, has set a 12-12-12 launch date to send an Indo-French satellite into space ... Read more...
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India, Australia collaborate for scientific research
June 26th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Top scientists in India and Australia will receive funding for cutting-edge research in fields of environment science, materials science, stem cells and vaccines as part ... Read more...
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China declines supporting cyber attackers
March 30th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) The Chinese government has denied allegations of supporting hackers to launch cyber attacks against other countries.The Chinese defence ministry, while refuting the allegations, has stressed that ... Read more...
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Give Calcutta varsity same status as Presidency: Governor
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday suggested that the over 150-year-old Calcutta University be given the same special status as the Presidency University and likewise ... Read more...
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Ex-IITian NRI’s $5 mn gift to cancer research project
January 27th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Living up to his promise made nearly four years ago, a US-based Indian and IT entrepreneur Friday came to his alma-mater Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ... Read more...
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New mobile app helps choose healthy food
January 21st, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) You can scan bar codes, see what's in a food item and switch to a healthier choice in an instant, thanks to a new mobile application.
... Read more...
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World’s largest solar telescope to be set up in Ladakh
January 7th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has assured all help and co-operation to the union Department of Science and Technology in its endeavour to set up a ... Read more...
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Jamia: Little known hub of pioneering scientific research
November 26th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Mohammad Dilshad Manzar is a typical young man from the small town of Samastipur in Bihar but with big dreams. He led a life ... Read more...
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Germany second major science research partner of India: Study
November 4th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) After the US, Germany is the second most productive partner in collaborative research with India in Science and Technology research, a report released Friday said.'Analysis ... Read more...
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Connect universities, hospitals of South Asia: Sibal
September 9th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IANS) Ahead of the SAARC summit in the Maldives in November, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday suggested connecting the region's educational, health and research ... Read more...
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Presidency mentor group submits recommendations
August 25th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The Presidency University mentor group, which has Nobel laureate Amartya Sen as advisor, Thursday recommended the creation of a faculty capable of cutting-edge research to ... Read more...
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Obama for investment in education, innovation to beat India, China
March 1st, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Citing growing competition from India and China, US President Barack Obama has warned against more tax breaks to the wealthy to find resources for investment ... Read more...
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Now, measure universe 3 times farther using super-sharp radio ‘eye’
February 21st, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Scientists have managed to increase their ability to measure the cosmos three times farther thanks to the super-sharp radio 'vision' of astronomy's most precise telescope.This may have ... Read more...
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India eyes supercomputer for accurate weather predictions
February 17th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is planning to acquire an advanced supercomputer to carry out cutting edge research in weather predictions and the future of earth's climate, ... Read more...
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Year of India in Canada to kick off in March
January 26th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 26 (IANS) India has unveiled year-long activities and programmes for its Year of India in Canada with the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Carleton University ... Read more...
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Indian filmmaker awarded UNDP fellowship
January 13th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Delhi-based independent filmmaker Naghma Iman is one among the four awardees of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) fellowship for their work on women's status in their ... Read more...
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Asians awarded for their work on human development
January 13th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, Jan.13 (ANI): Journalists from Bhutan and India and researchers from Indonesia and Vietnam have been recognized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their work on women's status in the ... Read more...
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Sarkozy invites Indian students to study in France
December 4th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 4 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday invited Indian students to study in France and offered to expand ties with Indian universities."France wants to host more Indian students. We ... Read more...
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Now, global scheme to boost rice yields while reducing environment damage
November 11th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Scientists have launched a bold new research initiative that aims to dramatically improve the ability of rice farmers to feed growing populations in some of the world's poorest ... Read more...
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IIT to improve power distribution in Delhi
October 28th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has reached a pact with a power distribution company here to improve the quality of power delivery in the city, ... Read more...
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Jamia’s biotechnology department is one of top 10
August 16th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia university's biotechnology department has been rated one of the top 10 public institutes of India in a nationwide survey, a university official said Monday.
The ... Read more...
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Indian students head for Canada to join research internships
July 12th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Some of the brightest Indian students will be spending this summer in Canada taking part in cutting-edge research internships at Canadian universities.According to a Canadian High Commission ... Read more...
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Britain to build Europe’s largest bio-research centre
June 19th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Britain plans to build Europe's largest medical research centre where thousand of scientists can work together on different projects.
The 1.4-hectare complex worth 600 million pound will have ... Read more...
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Genetically modified ’sick pigs’ created to cure human diseases
June 17th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Scottish scientists, who created Dolly the cloned sheep, have now produced pigs that are genetically modified to suffer from incurable human diseases - so they can be used ... Read more...
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Fish diet may have given our brain its cutting edge
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 2 (IANS) Two million years ago, humans began eating crocodiles, turtles and fish - a diet that could have given our brains its cutting edge, research says.
In what is the ... Read more...
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Jamia gets grant for nanotechnology research
May 17th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Jamia Milia Islamia will carry out advanced research in nanotechnology, the only university in the country to do so, a university statement said Monday.
Given the ... Read more...
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Australia to give 2.4 million dollars for biotechnology research with India
May 12th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Top scientists will receive funding for cutting-edge research into everything from bioenergy and biofuels to vaccines and medical diagnostics as part of a joint multi-million dollar program ... Read more...
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Environment ministry puts on hold Vedanta varsity in Orissa
May 11th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday put on hold construction of the Rs.150 billion Vedanta University in Orissa by the Anil Agarwal Foundation following complaints of irregularities.
The ministry ... Read more...
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Like humans, Viking men too had issues when choosing children’s names
May 11th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Vikings, who are usually linked to weapons and warfare, derived female names from the names of males like any other society, according to a study conducted by Leicester ... Read more...
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American Recovery Act funds 37 innovative energy research projects
April 30th, 2010 - 2:36 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $106 million in funding, part of an $100 billion investment of the Recovery Act, for 37 innovative research projects that ... Read more...
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Vedanta University project gets environmental clearance
April 17th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) The Rs.150 billion Vedanta University project in Orissa by the Anil Agarwal foundation has got environmental and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances from the central government, a project ... Read more...
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Science exhibition on wheels reaches Delhi
April 6th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) People in large numbers thronged Delhi Cantt Railway station in the capital Tuesday to visit a state-of-the-art exhibition on a train on the relevance of science ... Read more...
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Now, ‘hearing’ maps to help architects ward off unwanted noise in rooms
March 6th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Cardiff University scientists have come up with innovative sound-mapping software based on human hearing, which will help architects design out unwanted noise.The new software generates audibility maps of ... Read more...
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Indo-German Max Planck Centre opens in IIT-Delhi
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India and Germany Wednesday inaugurated the Indo-German Max Planck Centre for Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi to support academic groups in cutting-edge research in ... Read more...
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New therapeutic target for leukaemia identified
January 28th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston have identified a potential new therapeutic target for ... Read more...
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