Joint mentoring programme of ICFOSS, ASF
byThiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) State-owned International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) will have a joint mentoring programme with the Apache Software…
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Lower brightness of smartphones to get good sleep
byWashington, June 4 (IANS) A recent study has shown that dimming the brightness of lit devices like smartphones and tablets could facilitate a good…
Group searches for two ships lost near Peru in 1615
byLima, June 4 (IANS/EFE) A group of researchers headed by maritime historian Jorge Ortiz Sotelo is continuing the search for two Spanish vessels that…
Scientists to retrace 100-year-old Antarctica expedition
bySydney, June 4 (IANS) Scientists will retrace Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911-14 expedition to gthe Antarctica in November, the University of New South Wales (UNSW)…
Tired of ‘lies’ Parrikar makes a comeback on Facebook
byPanaji, June 3 (IANS) “Lies” spread on the social media has forced Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to make a comeback on Facebook after…
Tired of ‘lies’ Parrikar makes a comeback on Facebook
byPanaji, June 3 (IANS) “Lies” spread on the social media has forced Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to make a comeback on Facebook after…
Russia launches European telecom satellite
byMoscow, June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian launch vehicle carrying an SES-6 telecommunications satellite Monday lifted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur space centre. “The launch…
India to acquire icebreaker for polar exploration
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India is in the process of acquiring an icebreaker for a whopping Rs.800 crore ($144 million) for conducting scientific…
Glitch puts off Indian navigation satellite launch
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to put off its first regional navigation satellite…
Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as chairman again
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd. Saturday appointed its co-founder and chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy as the executive chairman and…