Technology - general
Nicholas Piramal Research in India's first public-private drug research project
22 Feb 2008
Nicholas Piramal Research & Development Ltd (NRDL), and the department of biotechnology (DBT), have signed the country's first public-private drug discovery agreement.
Rinspeed to debut its eco-friendly underwater car 'sQuba' at Geneva Motor Show
15 Feb 2008
An open-top car that can actually be driven underwater is being showcased at Geneva next month. Also: View photo gallery
Moser Baer to invest $1.5 billion in 600 MW thin film photovoltaic capacity
11 Feb 2008
Moser Baer plans $1.5-billion investment to boost its 40 MW photovoltaic capacity to over 600 MW in the next two years.
MIT and ABB to develop green technologies
25 Jan 2008
Google joins hunt for cheap renewable energy
29 Nov 2007
Horizon fuel cell technology powers world record in UAV flight
By | 02 Nov 2007
Predator version to battle California wild fires
By | 25 Oct 2007
MIT creates the first fully autonomous Land Rover
By | 23 Oct 2007
MIT creates the first fully autonomous Land Rover
By | 23 Oct 2007
NEC Develops world''s first fully integrated portable DNA analyser
By | 15 Oct 2007
Kapil Sibal inaugurates tsunami early warning system
By | 15 Oct 2007
Core Projects to provide content for NASA virtual learning centre
By | 11 Oct 2007
Retailers turning to new technologies to retain market share
By | 04 Oct 2007
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation