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Indian scientist awarded prestigious grant under Obama initiative

August 20, 2014

Partha Mitra, an Indian researcher in the US has been awarded a prestigious research grant under President Barack Obama’s initiative to map the human brain.   The grant will support Mitra’s endeavors to develop a “virtual neuroanatomist”, an artificial-intelligence system that ..

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‘IBM Simon’: World’s first smartphone turns 20

August 17, 2014

World’s first smartphone to come into existence— a $900 klutzy IBM Simon mobile phone —turned 20. The phone was developed by IBM and the American cellular company BelSelf and hit the market in 1994. IBM Simon It was around 23 ..

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PM Modi commissions INS Kolkata into Indian Navy

August 16, 2014

Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, commissioned INS Kolkata into the Indian Navy at a scintillating ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. Key points about INS Kolkata: Largest indigenously-built warship Constructed by the Mazagon Dockyards Limited and designed by ..

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Study detects toxic pesticides major Tea brands in India

August 14, 2014

As per a study conducted by Greenpeace India, pesticides have been detected in leading brands of tea sold in India, both national and international. These include pesticides that the WHO has categorized as both highly and moderately hazardous. The NGO examined ..

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Ministry of Railways Launches New Improved e-Ticketing System

August 14, 2014

Now booking rail tickets through the IRCTC website will be faster and smoother than before with the new e-ticketing system developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). IRCTC has developed and introduced following e-systems:- 1) New e-Ticketing system: This would enable ..

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WHO approves use of experimental drug ZMapp against Ebola Virus

August 13, 2014

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the use of drug ZMapp to combat Ebola spread as the death count surged. The WHO decision comes after a US firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical supplied ZMapp to treat two US health workers who ..

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Strange practice of aboriginal Martu people of Australia helped kangaroo population flourish

August 9, 2014

As per a study conducted by anthropologists, the practice of aboriginal Martu people of Australia which involves setting small grass fires to catch lizards has actually enhanced kangaroo populations. The Martu people have been following this practice for at least 2000 ..

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NASA to launch Mars 2020 Rover to further exploration of the Red Planet

August 8, 2014

NASA has announced that it will launch a new mission to Mars in 2020 named as Mars 2020 Rover mission. The mission will endeavor to find out the potential habitability of the Mars environment, and directly search for signs of prehistoric ..

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Rosetta: First spacecraft placed into orbit around a comet

August 8, 2014

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spacecraft ‘Rosetta’ became the first spacecraft to intercept and go into orbit around a comet. It is now in position to help researchers to begin with their investigations into how the Solar System came into ..

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Russia hackers stole 1.2 billion usernames and passwords

August 8, 2014

As per Hold Security – a US firm with expertise in spotting breaches, a Russian group of hackers dubbed ‘CyberVor’ has stolen 1.2 billion usernames and passwords belonging to more than 500 million email addresses. It claimed the hacked information ..

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