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Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar gets Canada’s highest civilian award

January 8, 2013

Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar who is President of Micronutrient Initiative, Canada, has been conferred with Canada’s ‘highest’ civilian award – the Order of Canada. Order of Canada award is given to recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to ..

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Meteorite “Black beauty” throws light on Mars history

January 8, 2013

As per US scientists, the meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 which is ncknamed “Black Beauty,” is a new type of Martian meteorite, possessing 10 times more water than usual. The rocky lump was found in 2011 in the Sahara Desert ..

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What is Organic fertigation?

January 6, 2013

What is Fertigation? Fertigation is a practice of conjunctive application of fertilizers and water to crop plants. How it is done? Soluble fertilizers like urea, potash and a wide variety of fertilizer mixtures available in the market are nicely mixed ..

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Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini “Lady of the Cells” passed away

January 6, 2013

“Lady of the Cells”, as she was known in Italy, Rita Levi-Montalcini  (103) passed away. She was a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and later won a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of ..

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By 2015, Internet mobile users expected to double to 165 million

January 6, 2013

As per a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the number of mobile Internet users in India is set to nearly double and touch 165 million by 2015, increasing from the present 87 million users. Why ..

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Cyber attacks in India on the rise: Report

January 6, 2013

As per the Quick Heal Annual Windows and Mobile Malware Report, 2012, Cyber attacks have taken India under its grip and there is a sharp growth of malware and their modifications on mobile devices, especially on the Android platform. Social ..

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IIT-Bombay gears up to take up Aakash-3 as next project

January 3, 2013

After a successful launch of Aakash-2  — India’s low cost device for higher education — the IIT Bombay is now planning the next improved version of the tablet Aakash-3. The institute will soon release a global tender for producing 50 ..

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Internet completes 30 years of its evolution

January 3, 2013

On January 1, 2013 Internet turned 30. It was on this day in 1983 when Internet Protocol was launched which replaced vulnerable Network Control Program (NCP) used previously, thereby making sure the network was not susceptible to a single point ..

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China unveils “Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)” in Asia-Pacific

January 3, 2013

China launched Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a kind of global positioning system, in the Asia-Pacific from its Beidou satellite network with an aim to gain up to 20 % of global market share by 2015. What would it do? ..

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Ramanujan’s mysterious deathbed Theory proven correct

January 1, 2013

A cryptic deathbed theory given by India’s mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, has now been proven correct and it could also explain the behavior of black holes. In 1920, when Ramanujan was on his death-bed, he wrote a letter to his ..

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