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Honda planning another bike manufacturing plant in India August 16, 2006 Japanese auto major Honda is rumored to be considering establishing another bike manufacturing plant in the Indian market......... Read more Hybrid Welding Wire TIG (Tunsten Inert Gas) welding is used with high alloy structural materials in structures for cryogenic service......... Read more

IT & Software

Is it beginning of end for outsourcing? The IT outsourcing boom is over, onshore providers are facing new pressures and companies are outsourcing more strategically and selectively....... Read more

Innovation

Goodnight mosquitoes BANGALORE: The latest buzz is that a Bangalorean has invented a device which can kill mosquitoes by the dozen. L Devadass, a former HAL employee and a Priyadarshini award...... Read more

Technical Education

Monash varsity teams up with IIT Bombay August 18, 2006 SYDNEY: Melbourne-based Monash University is determined to grasp the great opportunities India's economic boom offers. Speaking on "Engaging with....... Read more IIT agrees to set up centre in Kerala: CM August 16, 2006 Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16. (PTI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has agreed in principle to set up a centre in Kerala........ Read more

IPR

Patent Rules: sub-limits for processing will help User friendly changes but no rationale for the fee schedule....... Read more Music pirates ride tech wave August 14, 2006 NEW DELHI, AUG 14: From dingy units copying cassettes, piracy has now shifted to organised IT units, manufacturing top quality cds and passing them off as originals to consumers, causing the economy losses worth Rs 650 crore....... Read more

Electronics & Communication

Fujikura makes ultralong superconducting wire Fujikura has developed a method of manufacturing the intermediate layer for yttrium-type superconducting wires in lengths of more than 500 meters.......... Read more

Energy & Environment

Tamil Nadu to become India's power hub August 13, 2006 Thanks to the investment friendly policies of a pro-active Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu is poised to become the power hub of the country, Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy said on Sunday,....... Read more Mizoram to produce electricity from bamboo August 20, 2006 AIZAWL: A bamboo-fuelled eco-friendly power station is to come up in Mizoram to help meet the energy needs of India's northeast. Mizoram produces,....... Read more Dell reposes faith in lithium ion batteries August 21, 2006 BANGALORE: Dell has reiterated its faith in lithium ion batteries as well as in Sony. While Dell continues to research on newer ways to power our,....... Read more Analysis: India's biomass power strategy August 20, 2006 NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- An Indian parliamentary committee on energy has asked the government to create,....... Read more Biodegradable plastic from Cassava Japanese and Indonesian researchers have succeeded in developing biodegradable plastic from cassava, a woody shrub of the spurge family with an edible tuberous root,....... Read more

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Could Revolutionise Airport Security Detecting residual vapours of chemicals, explosives and biological agents without delving into people's luggage is the future of airport security with the help of cutting edge,...... Read more Nanotechnology collaboration between Europe and India August 18, 2006 The EuroIndia project announces the launch of its website at www.euroindianet.info. EuroIndiaNet is designed to promote stronger....... Read more PPP & entrepreneurial ventures will boost nano-tech: Kapil Sibal August 14, 2006 In a move to further boost the area of nano-technology, the government has set a bigger Nano Science and Technology Mission........ Read more Nanotech takes India by storm August 19, 2006 MUMBAI: Imagine a shirt which protects you from cold during the chill and cools you when its hot. In summers, it changes to a lighter colour....... Read more Nanotechnology - to detect and treat ovarian cancer August 20, 2006 Manufacture of stain resistant clothes to light and strong tennis rackets The way things are created is being....... Read more

Pharma, Biotech & Health

India: All Set to Grab the Global Biogenerics Pie August 14, 2006 Frost & Sullivan's Healthcare Practice in South Asia and Middle East (http://www.healthcare.frost.com) will host an analyst briefing webinar on August 22, 2006, 11.30 am to 12.30 pm,........ Read more Dr Reddy's working on magic heart pill HYDERABAD: Dr Reddy's new drug is good news for patients as it can potentially cut heart attacks by 60% and patient expenditure by 70-80%.,........ Read more Ranbaxy gets nod to sell HIV drug for children NEW DELHI: Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited on Monday announced that it had received approval to manufacture and market Triviro-LNS kid ........ Read more Ranbaxy launches bladder disorder drug in India New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited Saturday launched in the Indian market its branded drug Soliten (Solifenacin) for management of bladder disorder........ Read more New microscope can scan for cancer A team of researchers form Shimadzu Corp. and the government-affiliated scientific institute Riken have developed a microscope that will be helpful in creating cancer medications ........ 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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