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Mom Inserted Into Mars Orbit

September 24, 2014

The Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM), or Mangalyaan was successfully inserted into Mars’ orbit on the 24th of September 2014 with the help of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This gives India the distinction of not only being the first nation ..

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NASA Maven enters MARS orbit

September 22, 2014

MAVEN Spacecraft has entered MARS orbit. MAVEN which stands for- the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution craft is yet another feather in the cap of the NASA. MAVEN is the first spacecraft of its type to study the upper Martian ..

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Insane wait for iphone 6 over

September 19, 2014

Apple’s new baby has hit the market and the crazy fans around the world were seen queuing outside the Apple stores to be the first iphone 6 owners-a great matter of pride for millions worldwide. The new phone which was ..

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Apple unveils bigger iPhone 6, 6 Plus & Apple Watch

September 10, 2014

Apple surprising its admirers as usual unveiled 2 new smartphones – iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – and a new smart-watch simply called Apple Watch at a function in San Francisco, US. Apple Watch, is a miniature computer strapped ..

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‘Email’ invented by Indian-American V A Shiva Ayyadurai turns 32

August 30, 2014

On August 30, 2014, email turned 32 years. The method of message transfer was invented by Indian American V.A.Shiva Ayyadurai when he was just 14 years. V A Shiva Ayyadurai was born to a Tamil Family in Bombay in 1963. ..

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‘Digital cloud’ for every Indian on anvil

August 30, 2014

PM Narendra Modi’s next giant drive to free up service delivery from the hold of the lower bureaucracy will be in the form of a ‘digital cloud’ for every Indian. Now, Certificates issued by the Govt.: Education, residential, medical records, ..

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Everything about .bharat domain

August 28, 2014

Government of India in pursuit of its efforts for making India digitally accessible to all its citizens, has launched a new .bharat domain name in Devanagri script. This will enable the companies willing to launch websites with hindi domain names ..

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NASA to launch SMAP satellite in November 2014

August 26, 2014

American space agency NASA has planned to launch Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite in November 2014. It is part of the first tier of missions recommended for NASA by the Earth Science Decadal Survey. Utility of SMAP The satellite ..

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“The Green Bus project”: India‘s first ethanol-run public bus launched in Nagpur

August 26, 2014

India launched “The Green Bus project” in Nagpur with the launch of its first ethanol-run, environment-friendly public bus. The bus will emit carbon dioxide as low as 15% to 90% and its emissions will be monitored by the Union government, ..

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President inaugurates India's first IIEST

August 25, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) of the country in Shibpur located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal. IIEST are a group of academic institutions in India for research and education ..

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