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PM Announces Setting up of National Institute Of Science Education and Research at Bhubaneswar The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, announced the setting up of National Institute of Science Education and Research at Bhubaneswar today........... Read more Harvard academic studies Indian fashion industry September 3, 2006 New Delhi - An Indian American academic at Harvard is conducting a seminal study of India's burgeoning fashion industry in a bid to understand what makes it tick.......... Read more Cement industry in India - On strong foundation September 11, 2006 Riding on increased activity in real estate and boom in infrastructure development, the Indian cement industry is on a roll........... Read more

International

Netherlands eyes India as 'key of innovations' September 04, 2006 New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India and the Netherlands are set to accelerate their bilateral trade and investment with the Dutch......... Read more India, China sign MoU on technology cooperation September 07, 2006 BEIJING, SEPTEMBER 7: The warming of relations between India and China was reflected in the first-ever ministerial......... Read more Brazil, India Pledge Greater Cooperation BRASILIA, Brazil - The leaders of Brazil and India pledged Tuesday to double trade between their countries, at a ceremony honoring......... Read more Cost saving drives Taiwanese hardware firms to India Companies can save 25 per cent on freight cost if they ship from India Growth in mobile phone market spurs investment in the hardware sector............ Read more

IT & Software

Microsoft launches new Encarta in India September 07, 2006 Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, announced the launch of Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007, its best-selling encyclopedia brand, in India.......... Read more

Technical Education

Cisco Systems collaborates with IIT-Roorkee September 11, 2006 Cisco Systems, the global leader in networking for the Internet, announced its collaboration with the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, for advanced research on mobile agent technology......... Read more

Innovation & IPR

India's 10-Year Patent Drive The West begins licensing Indian-born inventions. A decade after India launched an innovate-and-patent campaign, early signs of an Indian technology invasion are evident........ Read more 6 Indians in elite US innovator list September 4, 2006 New York City: The oldest tech magazine in the world, the weighty Technology Review owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has......... Read more India plans legislation on intellectual property to scientists September 10, 2006 Beijing, Sept 10: Indian Government plans to introduce a new US-type legislation to promote innovation.......... Read more Grants to promote interest in scientific research "There is great scope for India gaining competitiveness in research by enlarging investments........... Read more `India's Patents Act must extend to software' To become ICT superpower, India will have to recognise patenting.......... Read more

Electronics & Communication

Intel rolls 'Tulsa' processors for servers SAN JOSE, Calif. - Seeking to make up lost ground in servers, Intel Corp. has unveiled eight new microprocessors, based on 65-nm process technology............ Read more Japanese mobile carrier aims to beat iPods TOKYO - KDDI Corp., the second-largest mobile-phone carrier in Japan, has introduced 12 handset models........... Read more Sony unveils Blu-ray Disc recorder September 13, 2006 TOKYO - Sony Corp. announced at its dealer convention here Wednesday (Sept. 13) that it would introduce a Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder,........... Read more Dell logs into India with production unit in TN September 14, 2006 WASHINGTON: A few months after Infosys' Narayana Murthy gathered Rs 10,000 to start his company in the early 1980s, a young American.......... Read more

Energy & Environment

Scientists solve an El Niño riddle September 11, 2006 New Delhi - Scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, working with colleagues in America, have solved a riddle relating ......... Read more Coal-to-diesel plan is a good Start September 10, 2006 Barrows is associate professor of integrative sciences at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology; her research includes the study of transition metal catalysis of the water gas shift reaction........ Read more India now free to import tech for N-power units' September 11, 2006 India will require to pursue efficient nuclear fission for its nuclear power programme as well as develop efficient nuclear waste management........ Read more

Nanotechnology

Biodegradable napkin - featuring sensitive nanofibers - may quickly detect biohazards from avian flu to E. coli, says Cornell scientist September 11, 2006 ITHACA, N.Y. -- Detecting bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances in hospitals, airplanes and other commonly....... Read more Nano researchers build new and improved humidity sensors September 12, 2006 September 12, 2006 - Edmonton - University of Alberta researchers have built a humidity sensor that can do much more ......... Read more Nanotechnology propels advances in regenerative medicine research September 11, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11 - The promise of regenerative medicine and the nanotechnology catapulting it into........... Read more ApNano Materials Announces Nanotechnology-Based Medical Anti-Friction Coating September 12, 2006 ApNano Materials, Inc. (www.apnano.com), a provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced........... Read more

Pharma, Biotech & Health

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world Experts rank top 10 ways of improving health in poor countries from emerging stem cell and related technologies........ Read more Ranbaxy launches asthma inhalation capsule in India September 12, 2006 New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd Tuesday launched its branded inhalation capsules in India for the treatment of asthma........ 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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