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General

India's R&D spend lower than China's NEW DELHI, DEC 4 : India's expenditure on research and development is 0.7% of its gross domestic product (GDP) as compared with China's 1.2% ........... Read more Second Indo-American Women to Go to Space Houston, Dec 4, 2006: Sunita Pandya Williams is all set to become the second woman .......... Read more

Innovation & IPR

A cost effective artificial peacemaker developed in India Indore, Dec.10 (ANI): An Indore based artificial pacemaker manufacturing company is offering pre-programmed artificial.......... Read more Science Fair 'IRIS' Kicks Off IRIS (Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science), a joint initiative by the Department........ Read more MIT Technovators awards for 10 Indians Akula launched SKS Microfinance in 1998. It is one of the fastest growing microfinance organisations in the world........ Read more U.S. official blasts Indian patent system BANGALORE, India - A U.S. official leading a business delegation here called India's patent and copyright laws.......... Read more Number of patent applications touches 24,000 in 5 years New Delhi, Dec 4. (PTI): India's technology prowess is not just limited to software services exports, as is reflected.......... Read more

Technical Education

Agencies like DRDO, ISRO should tie up with varsities: Kalam New Delhi, December 4: The future for science students seems bright, if the suggestions made for the XI Technical Education Plan are anything to go by......... Read more Engineering education Indians proudly claim to have the largest pool of engineers in the country. This is the resource that forms the backbone of........ Read more Govt to conduct linguistic survey of India NEW DELHI: The Government proposes to conduct a linguistic survey of the country over the next ten years........ Read more

International

OECD: China passing Japan in R&D BEIJING - China should surpass Japan this year to become the world's No. 2 investor in research .......... Read more India, Canada sign MoUs on Science and Technology New Delhi, Dec. 5 (ANI): India today signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Canada to .......... Read more

Electronics & Communication

India gets first chip made at home NEW DELHI: Communications & IT minister, Dayanidhi Maran on Friday unveiled the first 'Made in......... Read more Kalam favours free bandwidth It is the demolisher of imbalances and a leveller.......... Read more Lucent, Alcatel kickstart integration of India units MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: Following the global merger of French equipment giant Alcatel and.......... Read more Cisco plans largest R&D centre in India BANGALORE: India looks to be close to John Chambers' heart and key to Cisco's larger global strategy........... Read more

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology - in my toothpaste (Nanowerk Spotlight) Imagine a toothpaste that not only seeks out but actually repairs damage to tooth........ Read more India moves towards military nanotechnology (Nanowerk News) The Indian Express reports today that the Department of Science and Technology.......... Read more

IT & Software

CDAC to launch software tools in seven Indian languages The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) is all set to launch software tools........... Read more

Energy & Environment

Paradip to showcase IOC tech prowess New Delhi, Dec. 6: In a major technological leap, Indian Oil Corporation has decided to......... Read more Cairn Energy plans JV with ONGC to build 500 km pipeline The issue of evacuation of Cairn`s crude oil from its fields in Rajasthan is likely to be resolved soon, reports Business Standard.......... Read more Kalam for accelerating thorium based N-power capacity New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) President A.P.J Abdul Kalam Monday said India should use its thorium reserves.......... Read more

Pharma, Biotech and Health

Indian agriculturists bag outstanding scientists award Washington, Dec 4. (PTI): Two Indian agriculturists were today presented with the outstanding scientists......... Read more Canada to partner India in knowledge city project The park itself is to be set up through public-private enterprise, Sibal said.......... Read more Dr. Reddy's to launch 'polypill' for treating heart disease New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories will launch.......... Read more

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Edited by Moinudeen and Vineet
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