TCS holds camp in US for science, maths students
byWashington, June 18 (IANS) India’s leading IT services, Tata Consultancy Services, held its goIT summer camp programme in the Cincinnati area exposing students to…
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Saudi Arabia e-security centre to prevent hacking
byRiyadh, June 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has set up a national e-security centre to protect the country’s e-system from hackers, a media report said…
280 new moon craters identified
bySydney, June 18 (IANS) Using ultra-high resolution mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified 280 craters on the moon that have never been mapped…
Half of NASA’s new astronaut class are women
byWashington, June 18 (IANS/EFE) NASA announced Monday that it has selected its first new contingent of potential astronauts in four years and half of…
Obama defends surveillance of American communications
byWashington, June 18 (IANS) As the US whistleblower accused President Barack Obama of worsening “abusive” practices, Obama defended extensive surveillance of US communications, saying…
Facility to test bird hits on aircraft in Bangalore
byBangalore, June 17 (IANS) The state-run Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) have jointly set up a…
Google offers new format to advertise Indian products
byBangalore, June 17 (IANS) Global search engine Google is offering a new format in India to advertise products and brands for users, the company’s…
North India power hit as Himachal hydro plants shut
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s two major hydropower projects remained shut today due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, sparking a power crisis in Punjab,…
China builds world’s fastest supercomputer
byBeijing, June 17 (IANS) China Monday announced that it has built the world’s fastest supercomputer which is capable of performing 33.86 quadrillion operations per…
Fauna that lived in Mayan times survive climate change
byGuatemala City, June 17 (IANS/EFE) Fauna that was prevalent at the height of the ancestral Mayan culture has survived prolonged droughts, hurricanes and the…