Filipinos explore business with Rajasthan stone industry
August 25th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 25 (IANS) A business delegation from the Philippines visited the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), exploring tie-ups with the state's stone and ceramics industry.The 28-member ... Read more...
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World Bank must help tackle global growth risks: New chief
July 3rd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The World Bank has an economic and moral imperative to help address risks to global growth, no matter where they emerge, new World Bank group president ... Read more...
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Asia, Africa, face daunting challenges: PM (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Noting that three-fourths of the world's poor live in Asia and Africa, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said rural rebuilding and war on poverty ... Read more...
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Asia, Africa face daunting challenges: PM
March 5th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Noting that three-fourths of the world's poor live in Asia and Africa, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that rural reconstruction and poverty ... Read more...
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UN: European financial crisis slowing down global manufacturing
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The economic crisis in Europe could be slowing down global manufacturing output, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Friday.The report by the UN Industrial ... Read more...
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UNIDO announces programme for stone industry in Rajasthan
December 15th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 15 (IANS) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Thursday proposed an ambitious project for technology modernisation programme for Rajasthan's stone industry and strengthening of the stone testing ... Read more...
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UN denies signing controversial Buddha birthplace deal
August 19th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 19 (IANS) The controversy surrounding a little-known Hong Kong-based organisation's claim that it was going to develop the Buddha's birthplace in Nepal into a "Buddhist Mecca" in a ... Read more...
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Deshmukh assures support to South Korean model village project
May 4th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Vilasrao Deshmukh assuring support to the model village project by South Korea in India, on Wednesday said it will ... Read more...
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India’s growth offers huge opportunities: US
April 27th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS) With 80 percent of India of 2030 yet to be built, there are huge business opportunities for American and Indian companies in varied areas, including defence, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan successfully test-fire n-capable missiles (Fourth Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore/Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) India Friday successfully test-fired its homegrown nuclear-capable Prithvi II and Dhanush missiles, a defence official said. Pakistan too tested its nuclear-capable Hatf-II ballistic missile.The Prithvi II ... Read more...
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New “Harbor Shield” technology being developed to protect US ports from terror attacks
March 1st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The United States is reportedly developing a new technology to safeguard its ports from being attacked by terrorists and smugglers.America, which is the global hub of commerce, ... Read more...
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US firm to buy DRDO’s explosive detection kit (With images)
December 14th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A US firm has shown "keen interest" in a patented explosive detection kit developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and a pact will be ... Read more...
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Obama signals easing of high-tech exports, unveils $15 bn deals (Intro Night Roundup)
November 6th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama began his maiden visit to India Saturday by promising to remove restrictions on sensitive high-tech exports, a nagging irritant in the evolution of ... Read more...
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India, Japan welcome setting up of nuclear energy working group
October 25th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Oct.25 (ANI): India and Japan today welcomed the establishment of a Nuclear Energy Working Group under the Energy Dialogue in April 2010 to exchange views and information on their respective ... Read more...
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DRDO responsible for live bomb explosion that killed 8 in July 2002: NHRC
October 21st, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oc.21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has recommended payment of three lakhs rupees each to the next of kin of the eight persons, who died when a live bomb ... Read more...
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UN agency to partner in Vibrant Gujarat 2011 Summit
October 19th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 19 (IANS) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has accepted an invitation from the Gujarat government to be a 'partner organisation' in the Vibrant Gujarat 2011 Summit.UNIDO is ... Read more...
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Pill ‘less effective in obese women’
July 17th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Some birth control methods, such as the pill, might be less effective in obese women, while others, such as those given using a shot, might work just as ... Read more...
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DRDO develops new medicine to fight deadly wild mosquitoes
July 15th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 15 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) after decades of research has successfully developed a breakthrough technology to fight away deadly mosquitoes which transmits diseases like Malaria, ... Read more...
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Hormonal contraceptives have mixed success among obese women
July 9th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that hormonal contraceptives have mixed success among overweight women.Four of seven studies examined in a recent research review comprising 39,531 women suggest that ... Read more...
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India may soon get its own UAV: HAL chairman
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Shashank ShantanuBengaluru, May 23 (ANI): India is likely to come out with its indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the coming two to three years, a top official of the ... Read more...
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India tests n-capable Agni II missile (Third Lead)
May 17th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhadrak (Orissa), May 17 (IANS) After two successive failures last year, India Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni II missile, with a range of over 2,000 km, from a launch ... Read more...
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Prahlad Jani Amazes Doctor By Living Without Food Or Water
May 12th, 2010 - 2:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A holy man from India has completely shocked and amazed his team of doctors by surviving without any food or water for two weeks. The 83 ... Read more...
Prahlad Jani - The Indian Starving Yogi shocks all
May 12th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ahmadabad, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Indian Starving Yogi – Prahlad Jani has managed to create a huge stir worldwide, because he has neither eaten a morsel of food and nor had ... Read more...
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Starving Yogi - Prahlad Jani shocks all
May 11th, 2010 - 3:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ahmadabad, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A starving yogi – Prahlad Jani has shocked all and sundry. He is an 83 years old man who claims that he has been bereft of food ... Read more...
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‘Mariani,’ Assam’s potential business hub
April 26th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Apr 26 (ANI): Mariani, a town situated on Nagaland-Assam border, is gradually transforming into a business hub.With peace prevailing in the region, the youth here are increasingly ... Read more...
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Globe’s Hottest Chili To Serve The Indian Armed Forces
March 24th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Indian armed forces have an up-to-the-minute armament against the terror campaign. It is the globe’s hottest chili.After conducting experiments, the Indian armed ... Read more...
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Grenades With Chili ‘Bhut Jolokia’ All Set To Be Used Against Terrorists
March 19th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Guwahati, India, Mar 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you thought that spices could only to be used to accentuate food flavors and impress your taste buds, then its time for you ... Read more...
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China becomes world’s second-largest producer of manufacturing output
March 6th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) report has put China ahead of Japan as the world's second-largest producer of manufacturing output, trailing behind only the United ... Read more...
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New sub-machinegun can pierce bullet-proof jackets: DRDO
February 17th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) says it has developed a modern sub-machinegun (SMG) that will be extremely useful in anti-terror operations as its ammunition is ... Read more...
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India and UN join in a $40-million project to dispose of hazardous medical waste
February 12th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A $40-million pilot project is underway to help India dispose of hazardous medical waste, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said Thursday.UNIDO, which promotes industrial development for ... Read more...
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UN and India work on disposing hazardous medical waste
February 12th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (DPA) The UN Industrial Development Organization Thursday launched a $40-million pilot project to assist India dispose 300,000 tonnes of annual medical waste.
Kandeh Yumkella, director of the UN agency ... Read more...
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Defence procurements are as per laid down procedure: Antony
December 14th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday assured the Lok Sabha that procurement of defence items, including missiles is made from various indigenous as well as foreign ... Read more...
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Test flight of Agni-II missile tonight
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 23 (ANI): The much-awaited test flight of the Agni-II surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballastic Missile will take place on Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast tonight.This is the first time ... Read more...
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Four student films on social issues to go for Stanford summit
July 2nd, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Technology met social consciousness Thursday when documentaries on various social, environmental issues by young students were showcased of which four will participate at a social change summit ... Read more...
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UAV design competition by defence research
June 10th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kolar (Karnataka) June 10 (ANI): Engineering students from across the country participated in a design competition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), organised by the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) here on ... Read more...
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