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General

Kalam honoured with Tobias Award President A P J Abdul Kalam was honoured with South Africa's prestigious Tobias Award, instituted after a renowned scientist of that country............ Read more

Technical Education

IIT among world's 100 best universities LONDON: The Indian Institute of Technology has joined the premier league of best universities in the world.......... Read more

International

Syria and India to Boost Scientific and Technology Cooperation Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 05:30 PM DAMASCUS,(SANA)- Minister of Higher Education Gaiyath Barakat discussed on Wednesday with the Indian Ambassador to Syria means of activating mechanism of implementing the signed agreement between Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Science and Technology in India ........... Read more

Innovation & IPR

66 teenage creative works awarded prizes VietNamNet Bridge – The awards ceremony of the 2nd National Creative Contest for Teenage was held on September 30 in Hanoi.......... Read more India identifies 1,07,000 traditional knowledge products New Delhi, Oct 1: India will soon put up on the Internet names of 1,07,000 Traditional Knowledges (TKs) belonging to the country and which cannot be patented by anyone in the world, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Ajay Dua said today. .......... Read more

Electronics & Communication

DoT wakes up to the research call Monday, October 02, 2006 22:39 IST NEW DELHI: Two world-class research and development (R&D) centres are being planned for promoting telecom equipment manufacturing in India........... Read more India invites SA to join it in e-network INDIAN President Abdul Kalam has invited SA to participate in the creation of an internet-based “world knowledge platform” to promote science, technology, and economic development............ Read more High-end board design seen growing in India BANGALORE, India — The failure of many Indian pc-board makers has deterred new entrants, according to the India Semiconductor Association (ISA),............ Read more

Nanotechnology

Want a car windshield that cleans itself? 2 Oct, 2006 2336hrs IST BESANCON (FRANCE): From a glass that cleans itself to a conductive adhesive that could make soldering obsolete — the marvel of nanotechnology is wowing the West at the Micronora trade fair. ......... Read more Ancient Greeks, Romans used nanotech dyes 3 Oct, 2006 0123hrs IST MELBOURNE: A study based on a 2000-year old recipe for hair dye has shown that ancient Greeks and Romans used nanotechnology to permanently colour grey hair black. ........ Read more

IT & Software

TCS' Suryodaya to Tap Gujarat's IT Talent The state of Gujarat and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are launching ‘Suryodaya’, a technology-enabled learning program to develop IT talent in the state of Gujarat......... Read more Microsoft in Partnership in Gujarat 3 Oct, 2006 Microsoft India and the Government of Gujarat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing University students and faculty in the state easier access to Information Technology. ......... Read more TCS Gujarat SEZ to be ready by 2008 3 Oct, 2006 The 20-acre Special Economic Zone being developed by the IT behemoth Tata Consultancy Services in Gandhinagar district will start functioning in about 18 months......... Read more NIIT in pact with DSTA STRATEGIC TIE-UP: Kailash Agarwal (left), Regional Head-E-Governance practice, NIIT Technologies, exchanging documents with Singapore's Defence Science and Technologies Agency (DSTA)......... Read more

Energy & Environment

GE Global Research’s Hydrogen Electrolyzer Receives Popular Mechanics 2006 Breakthrough Award NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), ........ Read more GE’s Electrolyzer Cited as Breakthrough Technology in Hydrogen Energy NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), ........ Read more

Pharma, Biotech and Health

UOG professors help India protect cycads You used to see the leaves of the fadang decorating the walls or tables at a home during a fiesta and the fadang seeds were used for tortillas, according to physiologist Thomas Marler......... Read more TNAU plans field trial of transgenic version of Bt brinjal Even before the controversy over the proposed field trials of Bt brinjal hybrids developed by Mahyco seed company, to be resolved,........ Read more

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Edited by Moinudeen and Vineet
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