Further delay in commissioning Kudankulam N-plant
byChennai, May 14 (IANS) India’s atomic power plant operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has shifted the commissioning of the first 1,000…
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Google signs MoU to train engineering students in Andhra
byHyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Google India Private Limited Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to train engineering students…
Accenture to help Odisha in mobile governance
byBhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) Accenture Services will develop five mobile governance applications for Odisha, an official said Tuesday. The applications will be identified by…
Kerala-based Telmoco launches Android tablet phone
byThiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Telmoco Development Labs Pvt. Ltd., Kerala’s first incubated consumer electronics start-up based in Technopark here, has forayed into the retail…
Kudankulam n-plant opponents seek emergency plan details
byChennai, May 14 (IANS) Anti-nuclear activists have sought details of the emergency plan from the authorities to check their preparedness in evacuating people living…
Ancient mosaic found in Israel
byJerusalem, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists have found a mosaic dating back around 1,500 years in an area in the northern part of Be’er Sheva,…
Astronaut makes first space music video
byWashington, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield has recorded the first music video in space while…
15 aircraft to ensure ISS crew lands safely
byMoscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fifteen aircraft and six rescue vehicles will be deployed to ensure the safe recovery of the Soyuz TMA-07M landing…
India must develop own climate model: US expert
byNew Delhi: India is amongst the countries most vulnerable to climate change and must develop its own model to study changes at the regional…
Robot explores Mexican archaeological site
byTeotihuacan (Mexico), May 13 (IANS/EFE) A robot that weighs just 25 kg is helping scientists explore the underworld of Teotihuacan, an archaeological complex. The…