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Science top job for leather man may 5, 2006 New Delhi, May 5: A scientist who helped clean up the nation's leather sector and put India on the international leather fashion map is expected to take over as the country's new science and technology secretary,....... Read more India Inc turns to contract labour may 1, 2006 Automobile, paper, cement main sectors employing such workers,........ Read more

Technical Education

GLIM signs pact with IIT-Madras April 30, 2006 To provide inter-disciplinary exposure and interaction among students and faculty of different backgrounds, Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) has entered into an MoU with IIT-Madras that envisaged sharing of academic and infrastructure resources for joint,....... Read more IIT Delhi develops 'litter sweeper May 01, 2006 New Delhi - Now technology has come to the help of strained backbones. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed a high-tech 'litter sweeper' that could bring cheer to civic and sanitation workers,...... Read more NIIT picks majority stake in London IT firm May 08, 2006 New Delhi: India IT major NIIT Technologies has taken yet another global step and announced Monday the acquisition of a controlling stake in ROOM Solutions, a $25 million insurance solutions provider based in London,...... Read more

Innovation

Fuelling innovation through industry-academia tie-up The Indian IT industry has grown constantly through innovation in processes, technology and people. To move to the next stage...... Read more

International

BASF OPENS NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER IN SINGAPORE May 1, 2006 (Singapore/Xinhua) - German chemical company BASF opened its first nanotechnology research center in Asia in Singapore on Friday. ....... Read more

IPR

In the eye of IP storm In the spotlight this week is a patent row over iris recognition...... Read more Pakistan, India for common IPR of Basmati May 3, 2006 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India are likely to get a common trademark for Basmati rice as they agreed to jointly file a case to claim Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) over it worldwide........ Read more

IT & Electronics

Intel launches emerging markets initiative May 2, 2006 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. said Tuesday (May 2) it will invest $1 billion over the next five years in technology development for emerging, ...... Read more Huawei plans to invest $100 mn in India May 2, 2006 NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will invest $100 million in India on its R&D centre in Bangalore ...... Read more Dell to design enterprise products in India May 5, 2006 Dell is setting up a team in Bangalore, India, to design enterprise servers and storage products, a company executive said Friday...... Read more

Energy & Environment

Pure drinking water for all by 2009 New Delhi: Each of India's 600,000 villages will get access to pure drinking water by 2008-09 under the government's nationwide development....... Read more Oil price hike inevitable, but impact must be moderate: CII New Delhi: Industry chamber CII today said an oil price hike was inevitable given the surge in global crude prices,....... Read more Wind to water Devices that make water from air are now hitting the consumer market - this, after they've already been used by the military and rescue forces in calamity-affected areas,....... Read more WASTE-TO-WEALTH PLANT The RDF, to be launched in May, will have a capacity of turning between 700 and 1,000 tonnes of wastes,....... Read more Industry has to worry about e-waste May 05, 2006 The growth of the IT sector and increasing demand for consumer electronics goods have no doubt raised India's status....... Read more

Nanotechnology

Nano chips to maximise space 4 May, 2006 Developments in processor insulation technology promise savings in storage costs, says James Brown,...... Read more

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Edited by Moinudeen and Vineet
News-items compiled and contributed by Anuradha, Seema and Subodh.
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