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“Patna” – World's Longest Free Wi-Fi Zone in India

February 27, 2014

The Chief Minister of Bihar, Mr. Nitish Kumar unveiled the world’s longest free Wi-Fi zone at the e-Bihar summit in Patna.  The free Wi-Fi zone stretched nearly 20 km between the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at the eastern end ..

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Quadricycles to ply from October 1, 2014

February 26, 2014

The Quadricycles will be allowed to run in cities across the country from October 1, 2014. It will have hard top and doors. As a safety measure, it will be mandatory for such vehicles to have seatbelts for both the ..

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“Email Miles”- Tracks how far our email has traveled

February 25, 2014

Email miles is a new GPS based system that tells us how far our email has travelled. This new technology uses Global Positioning System (GPS) and internet tracking to calculate the number of miles an email has travelled before reaching an ..

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Study: Fertilization destabilizes Global Grassland Ecosystems

February 23, 2014

As per study led by University of Minnesota researchers, the fertilization of natural grasslands, either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry, is having a destabilizing effect on global grassland ecosystems. About the study on ..

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India's First Minority Cyber Village inaugurated in Rajasthan

February 23, 2014

The Minister for Minority Affairs Mr. K Rehman Khan inaugurated India’s first Minority Cyber Village in Chandoli in Alwar district of Rajasthan. Ministry of Minority Affairs has targeted villages with substantial population of minorities for this project. Minority people will ..

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“Asteroid 2000 Em26”: Potentially hazardous space rock safely passed by Earth

February 23, 2014

The space rock, known as 2000 EM26, poses no threat and passed the Earth at just under nine times the distance to the moon. Though, it is defined as a potentially hazardous Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) that was large enough to ..

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Dua’s layer: Dr. Harminder Singh Dua, Indian origin UK doctor discovered new layer of cornea

February 21, 2014

To cure blindness of eye due to glaucoma, Professor Harminder Singh Dua from the Nottingham University discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the human cornea that can help treat glaucoma. (He is an Indian origin UK doctor). About the new layer discovered ..

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Vizag Zoo: Soon, India’s first breeding centre for wild dogs (Dhole)

February 21, 2014

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) or Vizag Zoo will be the first zoo in India to have a conservation breeding centre for the endangered wild dog or ‘Dhole.’ The Central Zoo Authority selected IGZP to have a breeding centre ..

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Purushottam Express will get first Braille signage coach in India

February 21, 2014

Purushottam Express (Train Number 12801/12802) will become the first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually challenged passengers by the end of February 2014. Purushottam Express is a super-fast train running between Delhi and Puri. ..

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Dr. VV Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang bagged International Gandhi Award 2013

February 21, 2014

The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 to Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang for making outstanding contributions in the field of leprosy to eradicate the disease through treatment, ..

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