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…
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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…
Telecom scam fallout: Higher tariff, dented image
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The so-called 2G scam, where suspected government corruption in the award of telecom spectrum led to the cancellation of…
Sam Pitroda awarded
byNew Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister, has been conferred with the Seventh IILM Distinguished Global Thinker award. The…
Scientists identify memory-boosting molecule in mice
byLos Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Scientists have identified a key memory-enhancing molecule in mice that could pave the way for boosting cognitive functions in…
Kudankulam’s commissioning shifted to next month
byChennai, June 14 (IANS) India’s atomic power plant operator, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has again shifted the commissioning of the…
Bigflix’s to beef up movie library size
byC0hennai, June 14 (IANS) With the number of registered users on its website touching around one million, the internet connectivity increasing in tier-two cities…