India-born professor donates sustainability award money
May 11th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) India-born professor Kamal Bawa has donated the entire prize money of one million Norwegian Kronor (about Rs.10 million) from the world's first major international sustainability ... Read more...
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi to head Shimla’s IIAS
March 5th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the new chairman of the governing body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) in Shimla, an official ... Read more...
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Nanosensors can free science from animal experiments
January 11th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Scientists still continue with animal experiments and vivisection, described as barbaric, but now German researchers have found an alternative - in nanosensors - that could reduce ... Read more...
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2-year celebrations to mark Birla planetarium golden jubilee
September 30th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Asia's first and arguably biggest astronomical observatory, Kolkata's M.P. Birla Planetarium, has lined a host of programmes including opening its gates to 50,000 schoolchildren for a ... Read more...
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India-Cuba joint discovery in biomedical sciences wins award
July 19th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 19 (IANS) A joint discovery in biomedical sciences by a Bangalore-based company Biocon Limited and Havana-based the Centre of Molecular Immunology (CIM) has won the Cuban Academy of ... Read more...
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Now, a sensor film that changes colour to indicate spoiled food!
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have invented a sensor film that changes colour to show when fresh produce has gone off.The plastic film, developed by the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid ... Read more...
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Revolutionary packaging could eliminate food poisoning
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Food poisoning could become a thing of the past thanks to a revolutionary packaging which changes colour to show when fresh produce has gone stale.Scientists have ... Read more...
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NDC creates history with first-ever doctorate viva
February 14th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The National Defence College (NDC), India's premier defence studies institution affiliated to the Madras University, has entered history books by holding its first-ever viva-voce for a doctorate ... Read more...
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Professional course on competition policy launched
January 29th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) With the enactment of the Competition Act and the flurry of cases the regulator is handling, a Delhi-based research institution has launched two courses in the areas ... Read more...
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Indian Statistical Institute, LSE sign research pact
December 5th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has signed an agreement with the London School of Economics (LSE) to help policy makers conduct research in formulating strategies to ensure ... Read more...
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Smart plasters can tell if wound is not healing
November 18th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Scientists have created a high-tech dressing that changes colour if the wound it covers becomes infected -- thanks to a dye that can monitor changes in the body's ... Read more...
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‘Intelligent’ dressing changes colour to indicate state of a wound
November 17th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Dressings effectively protect the site of an injury, but to examine a wound they must be removed. This can not only be painful for a patient, but it ... Read more...
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Heavy smoking doubles Alzheimer’s risk
October 27th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) Middle-aged smokers who puff 40 cigarettes a day more than double their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study shows.The study also found that heavy smoking greatly increased ... Read more...
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Take agriculture knowledge to farmers in their language: Expert
August 26th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 26 (IANS) There is enough global information available on the latest agricultural techniques and strategies, but farmers need to be educated about it in their local dialect and the techniques ... Read more...
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Canada announces Banting Fellowships
July 14th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, has announced the establishment of Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, a prestigious new program by the Government of Canada to attract and develop ... Read more...
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China sends 125th rocket flight, sends research satellite into space
June 15th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): China on Tuesday successfully sent into space a scientific research satellite from its northwest Gansu Province.The satellite "Shijian XII," sent from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of ... Read more...
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Infosys to partner with US institute for research
June 8th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) Infosys Technologies and Georgia Institute of Technology, US, plan to set up a research institution here with centres for excellence in information technology and information systems, energy systems, ... Read more...
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Now, top farm research institute backs Bt Brinjal
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the top government-run research institution, Tuesday supported the introduction of Bt Brinjal and said it will be a step forward in ... Read more...
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Body of missing nuclear centre scientist found
February 26th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The body of a scientist working at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), who had been missing since last week, was found in a railway hospital ... Read more...
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Climate change threatens to push more Bangladeshis into India
November 29th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
Dhaka, Nov 29 (IANS) Many people from coastal areas of Bangladesh forced out of their homes by the effects of climate change have started migrating towards already over-populated and infrastructure-crippled ... Read more...
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First unique ID number to be issued within a year: Nilekani
October 30th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 30 (IANS) Unique Identity Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani Friday said it would take about a year to issue the first unique identity (UID) number in the country.
"According ... Read more...
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Now, printable batteries that can be integrated into ATM cards, greeting cards
July 3rd, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Have problems remembering that TAN number while doing online transactions? Well, your ATM card could soon tell the code just with a simple touch, all thanks to newly ... Read more...
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There is no question of getting Oscar early or late: Gulzar
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 2 (IANS) Renowned poet-lyricist Gulzar who picked up an Oscar for the song "Jai Ho" from the multi-award winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" said Thursday there was no question of ... Read more...
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Hamid Ansari advocates alternate development models (With Image)
April 16th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday said there is a need for developing alternate models of development keeping in mind the public outcry to the acquisition of agricultural land ... Read more...
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New near-field scanner may protect bank cards against fraud
April 7th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Bank cards may now be protected against fraud, thanks to a near-field scanner that can accurately detect weak fields.The development of this scanner is a result of the ... Read more...
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After 11-week steady fall, inflation up again (Lead)
January 22nd, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After 11 weeks of decline, India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 5.6 percent for the week ended Jan 10, from 5.24 percent the week before, ... Read more...
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LSE pips Oxford to become UKs top higher education research institution
December 18th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): The London School of Economics has become the UKs top-ranked higher education research institution after beating Oxford and Cambridge.This is the first time LSE has won the ... Read more...
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Dr. Kalam seeks mentors role for former scientists in schools
September 17th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Sept 17 (ANI): Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday favoured an active teaching role for retired scientists in schools and colleges.He was delivering the inaugural ... Read more...
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