‘Northeast needs new road making techniques for growth’
February 6th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 6 (IANS) To ensure enhanced rural connectivity, growth, investment and environmental protection, sustainable new technology must be adopted in road construction in India, specially in the mountainous ... Read more...
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Emirates ruler grants $3.25 million
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 3 (IANS) Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) granted $3.25 million (Rs.16 crore) to the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research ... Read more...
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Lepakshi forms joint venture for electronic city
January 13th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Lepakshi Knowledge Hub (LKH) Friday formed a joint venture with GEM and Vittal Innovation City to develop a hi-tech electronic city in Anantapur district of Andhra ... Read more...
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Chinese jailed for selling 70,000 pirated maps
January 11th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) A man in Shanghai has been jailed for producing and selling more than 70,000 unauthorised maps of the city.A people's court in Shanghai sentenced 49-year-old Lu ... Read more...
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China to have top bio scientists by 2020
January 5th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China will boost its bioscience technology development and produce three to five top scientists in the world by 2020, it was reported Thursday.A programme unveiled by ... Read more...
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Something fishy happening on Norway beach
January 4th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Experts in Norway have been left baffled since finding thousands of fish, weighing about 20 tonnes, lying on a beach.Experts were stunned after so many dead ... Read more...
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PM says China overtaking Indian science, R&D; spending to double (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 3 (IANS) Admitting that India's position in the world of science was being overtaken by countries like China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday announced that spending on ... Read more...
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PM for changing ‘face of Indian science’, R&D; spending to go up
January 3rd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 3 (IANS) India's position in the world of science was being overtaken by countries like China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday and announced that spending on ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs technology-based business: PM
December 30th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islambad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan needs technology-based business that fetch higher returns, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani Thursday made the remark while meeting students from National University of ... Read more...
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Mayawati sacks two more ministers
December 29th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) In a surprise move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday sacked two more of her ministers, taking to six the number of ministers dropped over ... Read more...
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Three engineering students expelled for ragging in Bihar
December 28th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 28 (IANS)Three students of Motihari Engineering College in Bihar, including a girl, have been expelled on charges of ragging a junior student, officials said Wednesday.The three students, including a ... Read more...
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China launches remote-sensing satellte
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) China Thursday launched a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite -- Ziyuan I-02C -- from the Taiyuan satellite launch center in northern Shanxi province, Xinhua reported.Ziyuan I-02C has been ... Read more...
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Pakistan, France ink pact to promote science
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan and France have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote science.Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali along with French Ambassador Philippe ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha clears research academy bill
December 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed a bill that will pave the way for setting up an academy for innovative research in the field of science ... Read more...
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BJP writes to Medvedev against Gita ban
December 21st, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday sent a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev condemning the likely ban on Bhagavad Gita by a Siberian ... Read more...
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PM begins summit talks with Russian president
December 16th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday began a bilateral summit meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin here, seeking to renew the two ... Read more...
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Rolls Royce opens office in Abu Dhabi
December 13th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 12 (IANS) Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, Monday opened a new office in Abu Dhabi to further enhance its growing activities in the Emirate and the ... Read more...
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India to deepen engagement with Asia-Pacific region
December 7th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Ahead of the first trilateral consultation between India, Japan and the US here, India has said it will continue to deepen its engagement with the Asia-Pacific ... Read more...
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Wipro leading IT service provider in Saudi Arabia
December 5th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) Global software major Wipro has emerged as a leading IT service provider in Saudi Arabia with a commanding position in the kingdom, the IT bellwether said ... Read more...
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Traces from old n-tests found in Antarctic moss
November 30th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 30 (IANS) Nuclear weapons, tested 50 years ago, have left their imprint on living moss shoots in the Antarctica.These imprints, known as atmospheric radiocarbon 14C or bomb spikes, ... Read more...
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140 tremors rocked India so far this year
November 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) About 140 earthquakes, in and around the Indian subcontinent, have been felt since January this year, parliament was informed Monday.Replying to a question in the ... Read more...
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International meet on vaccines to begin Monday
November 13th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) In one of the first events of its kind, India will host a four-day long international symposium on vaccines here from Monday where issues of ... Read more...
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Iran to launch three new satellites
November 13th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Iran plans to launch three new domestically-manufactured satellites, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said.The satellites named Fajr (Dawn), Navid (Promise) and Tolou (Sunrise) will be launched ... Read more...
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Specific words can promote spatial skills in kids
November 11th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Preschool children who hear parents use specific words describing the size and shape of different objects and then repeat them do much better on tests of ... Read more...
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South Korea’s jobless rate drops in October
November 9th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 9 (IANS) South Korea's jobless rate dropped to 2.9 percent in October as the number of people employed grew at the fastest pace in 17 months, a government ... Read more...
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Kalam visit fruitful, but Kudankulam officials aloof: MP
November 9th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's visit to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) and his 10-point development programme for the area has brought about a change ... Read more...
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China to give tech help to Pakistan
November 5th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) China is to collaborate with Pakistan in building some science and technology projects and in joint research.The 17th Session of the China-Pakistan Joint Committee on ... Read more...
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Washing machines polluting sea shores
October 21st, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) Washing machines are becoming a major source of harmful microplastic pollution - bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than a pinhead - which is littering sea ... Read more...
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Don’t just focus on politics: Gilani to media
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the country's media to focus on educational and health issues instead of chasing politicians.Gilani Monday told the ... Read more...
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US bets on India, says Pakistan’s a problem in Afghanistan
October 13th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) The US said that India will be the linchpin of it new vision of an economically integrated and politically stable South and Central Asia and ... Read more...
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Advani only wants to be PM, says Congress
October 11th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani for his 38-day rath yatra which began in Bihar Tuesday, Congress leader Ashwani Kumar said ... Read more...
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India behind China in contribution to science: Kiran Karnik
October 11th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Member of the Prime Minister's Scientific Advisory Council Kiran Karnik Tuesday said that funding for scientific research in universities has been strangulated and this has ... Read more...
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TCS selects over 300 students at Agra campus
October 11th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 11 (IANS) India's top software exports company, Tata Consultancy Services picked up more than 300 students during a three-day campus placement camp held at the Hindustan College of ... Read more...
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Gene tech can bolster global food supply
October 11th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Genetically-modified plants could bolster global food supply which is being challenged by rapid climatic changes and rising population levels.Over 90 percent of the total food supply ... Read more...
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India, Thailand for cooperation in tsunami warning
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India and Thailand Monday discussed possible cooperation in developing regional weather forecasting and a tsunami warning system.The issues came up in a discussion held between ... Read more...
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