Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday pledged to "fully support" the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on all fronts, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya said. ...
04:03 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will announce the country's fourth science and technology policy at the inaugural session of the Indian Science Congress beginning in Kolkata from Thursday. ...
09:46 PM, Jan 02, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate 100th session of the Indian Science Congress in Kolkata on Thursday during his two-day visit to West Bengal. ...
09:11 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Kolkata: Expressing concern over growing intolerance among people of dissent, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured a rational discourse because narrow mindedness might affect creative instincts. The Prime Minister noted that people are losing the ability to engage in rational discourse where different points of views are expressed. "Public debate was often hostage to sensationalism. I sometimes fear that a growing culture of narrow mindedness may affect the creative,...
02:54 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Bhubaneswar: In something unique from the Indian Science Congress, a group of students have successfully built a car from scrap. For impressing the girls, if your parents won't buy you a car, you can now build one. "The unique thing about this is that all the parts came together from unconventional places. The tyre is specially manufactured in Pune. The suspension is from a motorcycle. The steering mechanism is from...
09:07 AM, Jan 05, 2012
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for 2009, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, interacted with children at the Indian Science Congress in Chennai. Here is an excerpt of the question-answer session: Question: Did you want a Nobel Prize when you were a teenager? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: Not in any serious way. Question: Why did you shift from physics to chemistry to biology? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: I was not happy with physics. I realised I was not...
01:41 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Chennai: Students of SRM University have made their very own satellite which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has promised to launch later in 2011. The satellite is the size of a large gift box, costs Rs 2 crore and took two years of hard work. "The main objective is to measure carbon dioxide and water vapour in the cities above India. And to check how much Indian cities are...
09:37 AM, Jan 08, 2011
Chennai: Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will be presented the Jawaharlal Nehru Award by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the five-day 98th Indian Science Congress, beginning on Monday, "for his contributions to Indian society and development of the Nano car." "The Prime Minister will present the Jawaharlal Nehru award to Ratan Tata for his contributions to Indian society and for developing the Nano car, making it more affordable to the...
12:49 PM, Jan 03, 2011
Singh said scientists should be encouraged to work in their country. ...
12:59 PM, Jan 03, 2010
2 youngsters have used high technology farming methods to grow dates and trade them globally. ...
03:50 AM, Jul 11, 2007
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposes introduction of a system of international peer review in the research labs. ...
08:32 PM, Jan 03, 2007
Manmohan Singh will inaugurate India’s annual scientific review, the Indian Science Congress being held in Tamil Nadu. ...
09:23 AM, Jan 03, 2007
With PM and President visiting Cuddalore from January 3-7 for the Indian Science Congress, security is on high alert. ...
10:58 PM, Jan 01, 2007
