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India opens navigation centre for satellite system
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) The state-run Indian space agency Tuesday opened a navigation centre near Bangalore for a proposed Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), a constellation of seven spacecraft that will enable users to know their location and time accurately.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:19:34 PM

Abdul Kalam calls for space solar power research
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for drawing up a workable research document for marketing space solar power to space-faring nations in six months.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 6:50:15 PM

Online submission, tracking of grant proposals soon: Jaipal Reddy
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The ministry of science and technology and earth sciences is set to have its online submission and tracking system of all competitive grant proposals in place within few months, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences S. Jaipal Reddy said Saturday.

Saturday, May 11, 2013 5:31:39 PM

BARC to showcase technological achievements in agriculture and food sciences
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) India's premier atomic energy research institution Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will showcase its achievements in the fields of agriculture and food sciences at an exhibition Friday in Mumbai as part of the National Technology Day celebrations.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:50:03 PM

India to have five rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will include a mission to Mars later this year.

Monday, May 06, 2013 1:21:55 PM

Saturn to be closest to Earth Sunday for decade
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Planet Saturn will come close to Earth Sunday - its closest position till 2023 - and will be visible directly opposite the Sun, an astrophysicist said here Saturday.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 6:31:48 PM

Indian researchers get generous fillip from EU
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) An over 2.2-million-euros grant to research the mysteries of the human DNA in a lab in France - that's the handsome sum Indian researcher Ramesh Pillai has got from the European Research Council (ERC). Till now, 13 Indians have got grants to pursue unfettered or "blue sky" research, ERC data shows.

Friday, April 26, 2013 12:41:31 PM

Nutrient from urine, anti-bacterial clothes: Innovations from IIT-Delhi
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A process to recover nutrients from human urine and an antibacterial shirt to keep the body fresh in sweltering heat are some of the innovative solutions offered to the industry by students of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) for the benefit of common people.

Sunday, April 21, 2013 11:36:38 AM

Jamia in cutting-edge nanotechnology research, says official
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Jamia Milia Islamia here is at the forefront of path-breaking research in nanotechnology, which could change the lives of people for the better, a university official said Saturday.

Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:10:28 PM

Hydrogen as energy source: Breakthrough in Kolkata lab
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In a two-pronged approach aimed at solving India's energy and water problems, Kolkata scientists have acheived a breakthrough in developing an efficient and bankable hydrogen-based energy source.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:09:27 PM

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