China launches Asia’s largest helicopter
January 5th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China's largest-ever civil helicopter Thursday got certification from the civil aviation administration, the country's civil aviation authority, People's Daily reported.The move marks the official approval for ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals to launch 100 sugar clinics in 90 days
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) In a move to combat diabetes, Apollo Hospitals, India's biggest corporate hospital chain, will in the next three months launch 100 sugar clinics dedicated to ... Read more...
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Brain parasite affects reward producing chemical
November 6th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which infects more than 60 million people in the US alone, directly affects the output of dopamine, a key chemical that controls ... Read more...
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Green building may get incentives: Delhi Lt Governor
October 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna Friday said the government might consider incentives for Green Buildings to encourage greater energy efficiency.Green Building, also known as green ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s officer training set for massive reform
October 12th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The training of Indian Army officers is set for a major change with a decision Wednesday introduce courses on national, strategic and technical aspects in ... Read more...
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300 of Pakistan’s 500 locomotives out of order
October 11th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 300 of Pakistan Railways' 500 locomotives are out of order, leading to a loss of a whopping nearly Rs.25 billion a year, authorities said.The lack ... Read more...
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Nature walk for school kids at Dikshit’s house
October 5th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Students from different schools across the city, Tuesday savoured a nature walk at Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence as part of the Wildlife Week ... Read more...
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Wipro ranked second for diversity in employees’ profile
April 20th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) With 120,000 employees of 74 nationalities in 54 countries, Indian software major Wipro Technologies has been ranked second for its employee diversity by the US-based Association ... Read more...
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Some millionaires do not feel wealthy: Fidelity survey
March 15th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.15 (ANI): Four out of ten respondents in a survey conducted by Fidelity Institutional Wealth have said that they do not feel wealthy, even though they reported an average of 3.5 ... Read more...
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New discovery may help in the fight against ovarian cancer
February 4th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A new study has found that that a type of regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer.Scientists at the Ovarian Cancer Institute Laboratory at the Georgia ... Read more...
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“Betelgeuse - second sun for Earth” story untrue
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): Experts have said that Betelgeuse, the giant red star in the constellation of Orion, will not explode next year.
Earlier, FoxNews.com had said that the star had already become ... Read more...
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Vaccines could make elephantiasis spread more easily
October 24th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that potential vaccines against elephantiasis might make the infection spread more easily through communities.The conclusion is based on the finding that parasitic worms ... Read more...
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India, UAE can’t risk backlash over BlackBerry: Analysts
October 13th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 13 (IANS) Though BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM), based at Waterloo near here didn't react Tuesday to India's decision to extend its deadline till Dec 31 to ... Read more...
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HP acquires Fortify Software to enhance its application life cycle strategy
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:58 am ICT by BNO News
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – Hewlett Packard on Wednesday completed the acquisition of Fortify Software to enhance its application life cycle strategy.This acceleration in combination with the static bridges will help ... Read more...
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How body recycles itself captured on camera
September 14th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 14 (ANI): Researchers have discovered how cells decide what to recycle and have captured it on camera.Our bodies recycle proteins, the fundamental building blocks that enable cell growth and development. ... Read more...
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Maize-based biofuel unlikely to reduce global production of CO2
March 12th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 12 (ANI): New economic analysis has confirmed that maize-based biofuel is unlikely to reduce global production of carbon dioxide (CO2).The analysis, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and ... Read more...
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Vikram Solar invests Rs.100 crore in green power
March 10th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Vikram Solar Private Ltd. has invested Rs.100 crore at its plant at Falta, a special economic zone (SEZ) in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, for producing solar ... Read more...
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RBI asks nationalised banks to reach far-flung areas
February 21st, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 21 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked nationalised banks to provide banking services in all villages, far-flung areas and human habitations in the country, RBI deputy governor ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks gather to see the life cycle of their 17th spiritual leader
January 4th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 4 (ANI): Buddhist monks converged at Bodh Gaya here to witness a musical play depicting the life cycle of Karmapa Ujjain Trinela Dorjee, their 17th spiritual leader.A ... Read more...
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Married couples better at dealing with health shocks than singles
December 29th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): If you're married, you are better able to cope economically with disability and health shocks, according to a new study.In the working paper by University of British Columbia ... Read more...
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Couples better able to cope with health shocks
December 29th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 29 (IANS) Marital status plays a vital role in helping people cope with disability and health shocks in economic terms, says a new report.
University of British Columbia (UBC) economists Giovanni ... Read more...
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Physicist identifies mysterious core left by exploding star
November 5th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 5 (ANI): A physicist from the University of Alberta in Canada has identified a mysterious core left by an exploding star.The physicist in question is University of Alberta physics professor ... Read more...
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New DPP from November 1: Defence Minister Antony
October 27th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced here on Tuesday that the new defence procuring procedure (DPP) would be effective from November 1.Addressing a national seminar on defence acquisition, ... Read more...
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Ecologist brings century-old eggs to life to study evolution
July 19th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 19 (ANI): An ecologist from the Cornell University has brought back to life century-old eggs of zooplankton to better understand evolution.Nelson Hairston Jr., chair of Cornell's Department of Ecology and ... Read more...
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Scientists discover chink in malaria mosquitoes
June 30th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 30 (IANS) Malaria infects more than 400 million people worldwide, claiming more than a million lives, most of them children, every year. Now scientists have identified a chink in the ... Read more...
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Science museum in Coimbatore seeks to dispel social dogmas
June 28th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, June 28 (ANI): A unique museum in Coimbatore not only showcases marvels of science and technology, but also dispels superstitious notions with an essence of rationalism.Usually, there is a regular stream ... Read more...
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Cat bug may increase your odds of a road accident
June 10th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): If you're infected with a common parasite, called toxoplasma, then chances are that you'll crash your car, concludes a new study.A new study has found toxoplasma, or toxo ... Read more...
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Trains much more harmful for climate than planes
June 8th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 8 (ANI): A new study has suggested that greenhouse gas emissions generated by trains are much more higher than those produced by an airplane.Unlike previous studies on transport emissions, ... Read more...
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Using concrete to make railroad tracks could help environment
May 11th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A new study has determined that if concrete is used in the production of deteriorating cross ties in railroads, they would emit six times less CO2 (carbon dioxide) ... Read more...
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Misuse of energy rife in industrial methods: Study
March 28th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Fabricating microchips is a prime example of how energy misuse is rife in industrial methods. It uses up more energy than making manhole covers, according to a detailed ... Read more...
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Knock Knock - Here comes the Brazilian Wandering Spider!
March 20th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
Knock Knock, a new visitor may be round the corner. Some one you were least expecting to find either near your grocery store or market place. Yes, the deadly Brazilian Wandering Spider. ... Read more...
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Scientists make breakthrough in developing AIDS vaccine
March 13th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Taking a major step towards AIDS research, Rutgers scientists have almost created an HIV vaccine that shows promise in stopping an unusually diverse set of HIV isolates ... Read more...
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Short-sleepers at five-fold diabetes risk
March 12th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): People who sleep less than six hours a night are nearly five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study.The study showed that ... Read more...
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Meet the worlds only immortal creature!
January 27th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): In what is the first case of immortality in a living organism, scientists have recognized Turritopsis nutriculaas as the only known animal that is capable of rejuvenating ... Read more...
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Career drinking rising among Aussie women
November 4th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 4 (ANI): Career-oriented women, who drink to keep up with their male colleagues, are battling with alcohol-related problems, according to a new survey.The study led by University of Western ... Read more...
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