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Science Express for raising biodiversity awareness flagged off

July 29, 2014

The third phase of Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station in Delhi. The train with its innovative exhibition aims to spread awareness amongst masses in general and youth in particular about the exceptional biodiversity ..

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Researchers discovered new species of 'Mayfly' in India

July 28, 2014

Researchers have found a new species of mayfly in the southern Western Ghats of India. As per scientists, this is the first time that any mayfly belonging to the genus Labiobaetis has been found in peninsular India. The new species, ..

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Over 90% of human genome is ‘junk’ DNA: Research

July 26, 2014

According to the researches at Oxford University, less than 9.5% of human DNA is functional. This is in contrast to the hitherto presumed theory that 80% of the human genome is of some biological importance. The study uncovers that at ..

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CII-GEC launched "EPEAT" environmental rating systems for electronics

July 24, 2014

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development along with US based the Green Electronics Council launched Indian debut of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) environmental-rating system for electronics. The Green Electronics Council is a U.S-based non-profit organization that ..

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INS Kamorta: India’s first indigenous warship delivered to Indian Navy

July 12, 2014

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) delivered to the Indian Navy country’s first indigenously built warship INS Kamorta. The highly sophisticated Anti-Submarine Warship (ASW), the first in its class of four corvettes being built by GGRSE for the Navy was ..

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The Miracle girl "Mississippi baby"cured of HIV as an infant now detected with virus again

July 12, 2014

The baby girl who had emerged as a ray of hope for the global combat against AIDS, when she was cured of HIV after being born to an infected mother has now been detected with the HIV virus. In a ..

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Study attributes Oklahoma earthquakes to subsurface wastewater injection

July 11, 2014

A study has attributed the dramatic increase in earthquakes in central Oklahoma since 2009 to subsurface wastewater injection at a few wastewater disposal wells. As per researchers, Oklahoma earthquakes make up nearly half of all central and eastern U.S. seismicity ..

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Now minimum broadband speed is 512 kbps: TRAI

July 9, 2014

As per a notification released by Telecom Regulatory Authority India (TRAI),the minimum broadband speed has been raised to 512 kilo bytes per second (kbps). The earlier minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps was as per the Broadband Policy 2004. The ..

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R K Pachauri calls Shopping Malls “energy guzzlers”

July 9, 2014

Noted environmentalist and, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) R K Pachauri termed shopping malls as “energy guzzlers” and said they are not suited to the Indian environment. Pachauri, who is also chairperson of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel ..

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Scientists develop new method to forecast floods upto 11 months in advance

July 9, 2014

Researchers have developed a new method to forecast devastating floods up to 11 months in advance, based on satellite monitoring of minute changes in the gravitational field of river basins. ​Scientists measured the quantity of water that was stored in ..

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