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Come rain or shine, India's lunar mission to keep Oct 22 date

Come rain or shine, India's maiden moon mission to be launched from here Oct 22 will proceed as scheduled, with scientists at work to weatherproof the project.

Rain or shine, India's moon mission will keep its Oct 22 date

Come rain or shine, India's maiden moon mission will be launched from here Oct 22 as scheduled, officials said.

Jharkhand postal department launches e-money order service

Jharkhand's postal department launched e-money order services here Saturday, a day after the 'national postal week' started.

NIT, Warangal, plans Rs.1 bn upgrade

The National Institute of Technology, Warangal, ranked among the top 10 technology institutes in the country, will upgrade its facilities at a cost of Rs.1 billion, it was announced Friday.

Weather permitting, India's moon mission lifts off Oct 22

Weather permitting, Chandrayaan 1, India's first mission to the moon, will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh Oct 22, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said Friday.

Bucking trend, Infosys net up 30 percent in second quarter

Undeterred by the global meltdown and currency volatility, India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Friday reported net profit of Rs.14.32 billion for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal, up by 30 percent year-on-year and 10 percent sequentially under the Indian accounting system.

Turmeric can prevent diabetes-induced blindness

Indian scientists have found yet another reason why turmeric should be part of our daily diet.

Indian physicist wins Lars Onsager prize

The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the prestigious Lars Onsager prize for 2009 to physicist Sriram Shastry of India, who is currently a professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in the US.

Nanotechnology centre to come up in AMU

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will set up a state-of-the-art Nanotechnology centre to facilitate advanced research and studies in material sciences, a university official said Thursday.

Turned away by health centre, woman gives birth at tea-stall

After a pregnant woman was turned away from a community health centre (CHC) in the Uttar Pradesh capital, she was forced to give birth at a tea stall, officials said.

Two premier scientific institutes being built in Bhopal

Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh Wednesday stressed on more scientific research and development in India and said the central government had earmarked Rs.840 billion in the 11th Five Year Plan for the development of human resource.

India is top spam sender in Asia: study

India is the top spam sender in Asia and the seventh largest in the world, accounting for over four percent of the total global spam, says a study.

Airtel set to enter direct-to-home television sector

Telecom operator Airtel Tuesday announced it would launch a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service from Oct 9.

Kerala-based SunTec ties up with eServGlobal

Communication and payment service major eServGlobal has signed a partnership agreement with the city-based billing solutions provider SunTec, the latter announced here Tuesday.

A community radio for tribal people in Kerala

A community radio, which will cater to a large number of tribal people and small farmers in Mananthavady in the Wayanad district of Kerala, will start service from here in December.

And now, Airtel to enter direct-to-home television market

Telecom operator Airtel Tuesday announced the launch of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service.

Small asteroid hits earth Tuesday

It was a spectacular show in the sky early Tuesday morning, when a small asteroid entered the earth's atmosphere releasing a huge amount of light and energy before exploding.

Kerala Agriculture University denies pact with Mahyco

The Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) Monday denied reports that it has entered into an agreement with Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co (Mahyco) to provide it with the germplasm of indigenous rice varieties.

Terror emails 'mystery solved', 20 held for serial bombings

In a major breakthrough, Mumbai Police Monday claimed to have solved the mystery behind the terror emails sent by the Indian Mujahideen (IM) prior to the Ahmedabad and New Delhi serial blasts. Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said here the three techies who had sent the emails have been arrested, as also 17 others who were responsible for a string of terror bombings in different cities.

India's lunar mission set for Oct 22 take-off

India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 is likely to lift off in the early hours of Oct 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 90km from Chennai, a top space agency official said Monday.

Uttar Pradesh technical varsity to start online classes

The Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) will now offer online teaching programmes to its students, officials said Monday. This is expected to substantially overcome its staff shortage problem. UPTU is facing a shortage of nearly 2,000 faculty members.

Online auction of jewellery starts Tuesday

India is set to witness this October what Saffronart officials say is the first ever online auction of rare Indian jewellery and customised watches.

BJP to use e-posters for campaigning

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to launch e-posters for campaigning in the general elections next year in keeping with its image of being a tech-savvy political outfit.

Video conferencing way to clear backlog: RTI chief

Decentralising the Central Information Commission (CIC) is not the way to clear the pending backlog of appeals and complaints, says India's Right to Information (RTI) chief.

Private players in n-power may be allowed: scientist

The country can allow private players into nuclear power generation if the issues of safety - of plant and materials - are taken care of, a leading scientist has said.