IFC invests $2.7 million in ATM maker Vortex Engineering
June 25th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, Monday announced it is investing $2.7 million as equity in the city-based low-cost ATM ... Read more...
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Solar ATMs fuel rural revolution in India
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) An Indian start-up is catalysing a quiet revolution by designing, developing and installing unique solar-powered ATMs in rural areas.The initial lot of 400 solar ... Read more...
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Two Maharashtra brothers to contend in US Tech Challenge
April 20th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Ahnand and Karuna Vethanayagam, two young Indian brothers from Maharashtra, are coming to the US to contend in the Bay Area's largest team-design science competition, the ... Read more...
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Rishi Kapoor has always been an inspiration, says Hrithik
March 26th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan who gets into the shoes of the iconic character Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in the remake of "Agneepath" is working with Rishi ... Read more...
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Brit drivers ‘risking life by using Twitter, Facebook while driving’
March 20th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): The UK police are concerned about the increasing numbers of motorists using Facebook and Twitter behind the wheel, and have warned of potential 'catastrophic consequences'.Devon and Cornwall ... Read more...
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New 2D cloak that ‘turns underwater objects invisible to sonar’
January 6th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): A scientist has created a two-dimensional cloak that turns objects underwater invisible to sonar and other ultrasound waves.Illinois professor Nick Fang constructed the 2D acoustic cloak made of ... Read more...
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‘Swirl tubes’ make quiet, fuel-efficient jet planes
November 11th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): MIT researchers found that the swirl tubes were able to generate large amounts of drag without creating much more noise than is found in the average home.The experts ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“I Feel That As A Filmmaker, I Have Improved By Miles From Dil Vil Pyar Vyar To Red Alert”: Ananth Mahadevan
July 9th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On the eve of release of his latest film Red Alert, Ananth Mahadevan tells Jyothi Venkatesh that he opted for Sunil Shetty because of his looks, ... Read more...
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Acting Is Like Death, Because Like Death, Acting Bhi Aap Ke Paas Bolke Nahin Aati Hai: Seema Biswas
July 6th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Seema Biswas tells Jyothi Venkatesh that most of her co-actors get the shock of their lives when they realize that she is very down to earth ... Read more...
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Coldest place on Earth can become even colder
January 8th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 8 (ANI): Reports indicate that the coldest place on Earth, that is, Vostok Station in Antarctica, can become even colder.Vostok Station in Antarctica currently holds the crown for the coldest ... Read more...
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Rosetta comet chaser captures spectacular image of Earth
November 16th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, November 16 (ANI): The OSIRIS instrument on ESA's (European Space Agency's) Rosetta comet chaser recently captured a spectacular image of the Earth.The image was acquired with the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera from ... Read more...
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My backless shot tells a lot about ‘Kurbaan’ theme: Kareena Kapoor
November 12th, 2009 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Kareena Kapoor says there is nothing "vulgar" about her backless shot being used for the publicity posters of forthcoming release "Kurbaan", an intense thriller about ... Read more...
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The Pacific Gyre From The Eyes Of Chris Jordan
November 4th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chris Jordan, the artist from Seattle, has come out with mind wrenching pictures from the Pacific Gyre or the Great Pacific garbage patch. The gyre, is ... Read more...
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Australia has assured protection to Indian students: Krishna
May 29th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) The Australian government Friday assured India it will protect Indian students from racial attacks in Melbourne and bring the culprits of recent attacks to justice, Indian External Affairs ... Read more...
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Earth cyclones may help explain vortices on Venus
March 15th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): An international team of scientists is studying cyclones on Earth to help them better understand ''superrotating'' vortices on the planet Venus. At cloud top level, the entire ... Read more...
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”Fish technology” developed to draw affordable renewable energy from water currents
November 22nd, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): The day is not far when slow-moving ocean and river currents may become new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source, all thanks to VIVACE - a machine ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New images capture Uranus as it changes seasons
October 14th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has released new Keck II telescope images of the Uranus as it changed seasons.With an 84-year orbit around ... Read more...
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All actors want to put on a frock: Colin Firth
July 3rd, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) British actor Colin Firth, who stars in "Mamma Mia" and dresses up in spandex and sings ABBA songs, believes all actors want to "put on a frock and ... Read more...
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Birds gravity-defying beak eating mystery unravelled
May 16th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): A team of MIT mathematicians and engineers has solved the gravity-defying mystery behind a birds beak, by finding that certain types of shorebirds defy gravity to get ... Read more...
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Soap bubble spawns tiny hurricanes in a teapot-sized vessel
April 10th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
London, April 10 (ANI): French scientists have made a significant progress in creating a tempest in a teapot-sized vessel using a soapy solution.Hamid Kellay, a physicist at the University of Bordeaux ... Read more...
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Scientists puzzled by eye of a hurricane on Venus
March 14th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by admin
Paris, March 14 (ANI): Venus Express scientists that have been studying the planet, have been puzzled by an enormous structure with a central part that looks like the eye of a ... Read more...
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Bats use air bubbles to stay afloat in the air
February 29th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 29 (ANI): Swedish researchers have found out what enables bats to hover in the air like bumblebees, despite the fact that current aerodynamic theories suggest that they should not be ... Read more...
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Discovery of a hot spot on Saturns cold North Pole surprises scientists
January 8th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): Scientists have confirmed the presence of a hot spot over Saturns North Pole, which is a startling discovery since that particular region has experienced winter darkness for over ... Read more...
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