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Scientists perform world's first 3D, colour X-ray on human body

July 13, 2018

Scientists from New Zealand have performed world’s first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on human. It has potential to improve the field of medical diagnostics. The new device is based on the traditional black-and-white X-ray but incorporates particle-tracking technology called Medipix developed ..

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India’s genetically modified crop area fifth largest in world: Report

July 12, 2018

According to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) latest ‘Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/ GM Crops in 2017’ report, India with 11.4 million hectares (mh) has world’s fifth largest area cultivated under genetically modified (GM) crops ..

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Wings: BSNL launches India's first internet telephony service

July 12, 2018

State-run telecom firm BSNL through its mobile app ‘Wings’ launched India’s first internet telephony service. Through this app, BSNL customers will be able to make calls to any phone number, domestic or international. Before this service, phone calls on mobile ..

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China launches two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan

July 10, 2018

China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites PRSS-1 and PakTes-1A of Pakistan on board of Long March-2C rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. It was overall 279th mission for the Long March rocket series (mainly used to send satellites into ..

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NASSCOM opens Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Bengaluru

July 7, 2018

Indian IT industry apex body NASSCOM (National Association of Software & Services Companies) has opened Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CoE-DSAI) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The centre was set up in collaboration with Karnataka Government with an ..

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ISRO conducts first test of crew escape module for India’s manned mision to space

July 6, 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted test of Crew Escape System that provides escape mechanism for astronauts if the launch operation is aborted. The crew escape system is being developed as part of the he proposed human spaceflight ..

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Genome Valley 2.0: Telangana Government inks MoU with Singapore’s Surbana Jurong

July 4, 2018

Telangana Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based engineering & consulting firm Surbana Jurong for preparing roadmap for Genome Valley 2.0. It will be an upgraded version of life sciences and biotechnology industrial cluster state’s capital city Hyderabad. ..

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Kerala Government declares Kozhikode and Malappuram districts free from Nipah virus

July 2, 2018

Kerala Government has declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts free from Nipah virus infection. These districts were declared as temporarily Nipah free as no positive case of the infecton was reported till completion of double incubation period of the virus. Earlier ..

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