Kolkata to host 100th Indian Science Congress in 2013
January 7th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (IANS) The centenary of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held in Kolkata next year, it was announced here Saturday.The 99th edition of the ISC ... Read more...
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India’s largest science event kicks off Tuesday
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) More than 15,000 delegates including scientists and students, talks by Nobel laureates and sessions on innovation, technology and research -- all these and more are ... Read more...
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DRDO to display models of missiles
January 1st, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) India's premier military weapons developer, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will display models of its innovations at the Jan 3-7 Indian Science Congress ... Read more...
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Plea against Indian Science Congress thrown out
December 24th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a man seeking cancellation of the 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the largest national science ... Read more...
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99th Indian Science Congress to focus on women
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the largest national science event, to be held in Bhubaneswar next year will focus on the role of women ... Read more...
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ISRO stars skip science congress
January 5th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Two big guns of the Indian space agency skipped the country's prestigious science event, the 98th Indian Science Congress.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan was ... Read more...
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Ratan Tata excluded from Nehru award list
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Contrary to an earlier announcement, industrialist Ratan Tata was left out from the list of Jawaharlal Nehru Award recipients at the 98th Indian Science Congress Monday.Inaugurating the ... Read more...
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Science congress to start Monday
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The 98th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) that gets underway here Monday will not only focus on the quality of education and excellence in scientific ... Read more...
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Chennai eco park’s opening by PM gets red signal
December 30th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The inauguration of the Adyar Eco Park or Adyar Poonga in Tamil Nadu by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not happen Jan 3 - the project has ... Read more...
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India’s participation highest during International Year of Astronomy 2009
September 8th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): A 1300-page final report for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 has been released which revealed that the highest of participation came from India.The report was released at ... Read more...
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British minister to woo voters by attending Punjabi wedding
February 14th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A British minister is to attend a Punjabi wedding in Chandigarh, seemingly to woo voters in his constituency.
Business, Innovation and Skills Minister Pat McFadden is looking forward ... Read more...
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School students throng Indian Science expo
January 7th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of school and college students thronged the exhibition grounds of the 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2010) here and were very excited to see ... Read more...
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Chennai to host next science congress
January 7th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) The 98th Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai Jan 3-7, 2011.
"The next science congress will be hosted by SRM University, a deemed ... Read more...
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India developing e-dog to sniff out explosives
January 6th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Indian scientists are developing an electronic device that will sniff out explosives like RDX which remain undetected by existing security equipments."A prototype of the e-device is ... Read more...
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India develops affordable nano sensors to detect heart attack
January 6th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) A team of Indian scientists and engineers has developed affordable sensors using nano materials to detect a heart attack quickly."The device with nano sensors can not ... Read more...
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India wakes up to invest more in weather forecast (Lead)
January 5th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) The Indian government has decided to invest Rs.1 billion in capacity building for advanced weather forecast after decades of neglect, a top official said Tuesday."We have ... Read more...
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‘Space technology holds key to challenges facing India’
January 4th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) Space technology and its applications can help India meet its food and energy security needs, a top space scientist said here Monday."Space technology and applications ... Read more...
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‘India facing acute faculty shortage in higher education’
January 3rd, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) India is facing serious shortage of faculty members in higher education due to rapid increase in number of institutions, union Minister of State for Science ... Read more...
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PM salutes Nobel laureate ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan for good science
January 3rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday saluted the latest Indian Nobel laureate Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan for his creativity, talent and commitment to good science.
"All Indians felt proud that ... Read more...
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Government to revise value of doctoral fellowships: PM
January 3rd, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday assured young scientists and research scholars that his government would revise the value of doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships.
"The government is considering the ... Read more...
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Red tape, political interference regress Indian science: PM (Second Lead)
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday regretted that red tape, political interference and lack of recognition of good work contributed to a regression in Indian science ... Read more...
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People with fruity smelling sweat get bitten less by mosquitoes
September 6th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): Ever wondered why some people are bitten less than others by mosquitoes and midges? Well, the answer is: their sweet-smelling sweat.In a new study, boffins have discovered key ... Read more...
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Raunchy stories behind constellations revealed
April 13th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): The organisers of Europe's largest science event will reveal saucy stories behind the naming of constellations in an adults-only lecture.Royal Observatory staff will deliver a lecture entitled 'X-Rated ... Read more...
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