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India and Israel establish joint R&D funds for industrial cooperation May 31, 2005 India and Israel have signed an agreement to set up a joint industrial Research and Development (R&D) fund to encourage investment and joint ventures. Read more India, US put energy dialogue on fast track http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1385044,00050001.htm Washington, June 1, 2005 India and the US are working overtime to produce some quick results on bilateral energy cooperation, including nuclear power, ... Read more India, Russia, China trilateral meet today http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=92653 Thursday, June 02, 2005 at 0000 hours IST In their first trilateral meeting, foreign ministers of India, Russia and China will hold talks here on Thursday to... Read more India forms science ties with Canada, Israel, Vietnam http://www.scidev.net/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=readnews&itemid=2130&language=1 2 June 2005 India is building closer science ties with Canada, Israel and Vietnam in a range of fields spanning nanotechnology, alternative fuels, agriculture... Read more

IPR

EU and India to protect traditional Indian knowledge http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/112168/1/1893?PrintableVersion=enabled India has stepped up its global efforts to protect its traditional knowledge in medicine. The Union Science and Technology Ministry and... Read more Software patents would harm small, medium enterprises: Meet told 5/30/2005 1:33:50 http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection= India&month=May2005&file=World_News2005053013350.xml Thiruvananthapuram: Software developers are opposing patents, saying the move would hit small and medium software enterprises in... Read more

Innovation

India outscores China in product innovation 02nd Jun '05 THOUGH China continues to be the primary source market for low-cost manufacturing globally, India has an edge over its neighbour... Read more

Nanotechnology

Nanotech to increase shelf life of processed foods http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=92345 Mumbai, May 26 The Nanotechnology is concerned with the production and control of materials and objects on the nanoscale, which is, to say... Read more Nanotechnology sales increase to €687.5m in 2004 http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/printNewsBis.asp?id=60283 27/05/2005 Nonetheless, compared with the over $100bn (€80bn) food and beverage packaging industry, the growth potential of the nanopackaging... Read more Nano World: New cell phones from nanotech http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article= UPI-1-20050531-15224800-bc-nanoworld-cellphones.xml NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) Nanotechnology soon could enhance cell phones with carbon-nanotube vacuum tubes, microscopic microphones, liquid lenses,... Read more

Pharma, Biotech and Health

Swaminathan for mixing biotech with conventional system Islamabad, May. 28 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505282167.htm Combination of biotechnology with conventional system of crop improvement is imperative to give a quantum jump to the farm... Read more

Electronics, Communication & Instrumentation

India poised for a new telecom innovation Date:30/05/2005 http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/biz/2005/05/30/stories/2005053000261600.htm The breakthrough technology is expected to solve C-DoT's funding problems Alcatel tie-up will take care of the rural sector's requirements... Read more Nokia to establish another manufacturing unit in India http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_850968.html Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:09:44 Finnish telecom giant Nokia (NOA3.ETR) Tuesday announced plans to set up a new unit in Chennai, India, to manufacture parts of... Read more

IT & Software

Computers a touch away for the blind - IIT Guwahati team develops software to aid the visually impaired in typing March 23 The visually impaired can soon become computer-savvy, thanks to IIT, Guwahati, which is trying to help bring the personal computer closer to... Read more

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