Simulation used to test Mars technology
byZaragoza (Spain), April 10 (IANS/EFE) An April 4-7 simulation of a manned mission to Mars provided the opportunity for successful tests of some of…
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Himpol SMS help, a service in Himachal not many know of
byShimla: Not many are aware of Himpol, a 24×7 SMS gateway service launched for the convenience of public in May 2010 to file complaints against crimes, as neither has the district administration,…
Online FIRs against power theft in Haryana
byChandigarh: First information reports (FIRs) against power thefts in Haryana will now be registered online, an officer of the state’s power utilities said here…
Mexican social network manager quits
byMexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) The manager of the Facebook and Twitter accounts for Valor por Tamaulipas, or VxT, an outlet that reports on…
‘Russian space programme to focus on landing missions’
byMoscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Landing missions to celestial bodies in the solar system will form the backbone of Russia’s space research programme in…
Adlabs Imagica – entertainment theme park to open April 18
byMumbai, April 8 (IANS) Adlabs Imagica, a 110-acre entertainment theme park on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, is ready to open doors April 18. With as…
Arsenic exposure linked to diabetes
byLos Angeles, April 8 (IANS) For the first time scientists have established a link between arsenic exposure in youngsters and development of Type 2…
Exercise can keep blood sugar problems at bay
byWashington, April 8 (IANS) Scientists of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have shown that growth of white muscle due to…
Arsenic found in German beers: Report
byWashington, April 8 (IANS) High levels of arsenic have been detected in some German beers and are believed to come from a filtering material…
Fresh radioactive water leakage at Japan’s n-plant
byTokyo, April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Radioactive water may have leaked again into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…