Bahra University partners IBM for cutting edge computer education
byShimla: To keep abreast with industrial needs, Rayat Bahra education group has partnered with global leading computer company IBM to launch a B Tech…
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Manali girl beats metro kids to come out on top at national science fair
byManali: Not one to be cowed down by belonging to a largely rural background with a schooling founded in government institutions, Jaya Sagar, still…
Horticulture: improving – changing life patterns in Spiti Valley
bySpiti Valley is one of the most inhospitable regions of the country. The valley along with Ladakh and Tibet is one of the few…
Tripura gets ‘Vigyan Gram’ to promote scientific culture
byAgartala: A science village is set to come up in the northeastern state of Tripura to facilitate “edutainment” and to promote, nurture and stimulate a…
India’s first ‘military’ satellite (GSAT-7) launched successfully
byBangalore: India’s first ‘military’ satellite (GSAT-7) was successfully put into the geosynchronous transfer orbit early today by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) heavy rocket, authorities…
Maharashtra gets emergency medical care – thanks to Indian-American doc
byMumbai: The Maharashtra government is set to roll out over 900 fully-equipped ambulances across the state to provide emergency care to accident and trauma victims…
Students use space camera to study Uttarakhand disaster
byNew Delhi: A total of 300 school students studied the earth’s surface as seen from space, including the flood-ravaged state of Uttarakhand, as part of…
Asia’s first electron microscope on display at Kolkata’s SINP
byKolkata: Asia’s first horizontal type transmission electron built by a team of scientists from the city in the 1940s was opened for public display…
Himachal bans manufacture of addictive drug
byShimla: Pain killer drug Dextroproposyphene (DPPP) after having been in use for 40 years being banned by the union government has pushed the Himachal…
Astronauts working on space station leakage
byMoscow, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA has said that the Expedition 35 crew members have begun a six-hour spacewalk in a bid to fix…