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Biologist Prof. Obaid Siddiqi who revealed "Stop Codons" passed away

The renowned biologist, Prof. Obaid Siddiqi (81) died due to injuries after meeting an accident. He was known for his pioneer work of identifying the process that how...

July 31, 2013

Only 1% of students opt for research Programmes: UGC

As per the higher education figures released by the University Grants Commission (UGC), in 2011-12 only 1% of students enrolled for research programmes as compared to 86% who...

July 31, 2013

INSAT-3D and Alphasat satellites launched successfully

European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D  and Alphasat satellites from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services....

July 28, 2013

Curiosity rover confirms Martian air mostly contains CO2

The Curiosity rover sent by NASA which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 with the aim to explore the Red Planet has confirmed that its air is...

July 25, 2013

Huawei Technologies working on Fifth Generation (5G) Technology

Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologies is working on the Fifth Generation (5G) which will be probably available for use by 2020. Samsung has also promulgated that it has...

July 24, 2013

World's first ever mission to Moon's South Pole Planned for 2016

The International Lunar Observatory Association and Moon Express announced first mission to the south pole of the moon in 2016 at NASA Lunar Science Institute conference at NASA...

July 24, 2013

Scientist engineer “Functional” blood vessels in mice made from stem cells

Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and Harvard Stem Institute, Harvard University have been able to engineer “stable and functional” blood vessels in mice using induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS)...

July 21, 2013

"Zc(3900)": Scientists find evidence of existence of a new four-quark particle

Particle physicists performing experiments at the Belle particle detector in Japan and in BESIII detector in China have found evidence of the existence of a four-quark particle named Zc(3900)....

July 19, 2013

40% of global population is online: ITU

As per the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), nearly 40% of the global population or 2.7 billion people are already online in 2013 while India still stands far with...

July 19, 2013

Prominent gastroenterologist Rangabashyam passed away

Renowned surgical gastroenterologist, surgeon and teacher, N. Rangabashyam, passed away. About Dr. Rangabashyam Dr. Rangabashyam was a groundbreaker in the field of surgical gastroenterology and proctology — that...

July 19, 2013

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