In a bid to boost scientific innovations that can improve the life of the common man, the government on Thursday announced setting up of a Rs 2,000-crore fund to help encourage and finance such products. Presenting the General Budget in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Finance and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government have identified a few amazing science and...
02:38 PM, Feb 28, 2013
You cannot strip down versions of European products and introduce them in India, VK Viswanathan, Managing Director of Bosch India, tells Forbes India. ...
12:28 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Bangalore: About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) India event in this tech hub beginning Tuesday. "The innovations to be demonstrated by the geeks below 35 years at the event are in the areas of web, computers, biomedicine, energy, materials and transportation," CyberMedia publisher Pradeep Gupta, who is hosting the two-day...
11:41 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Los Angeles: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts. Jobs is among a dozen people, music groups or companies receiving honorary awards Feb. 11, the day before the Grammys. He died of cancer in October. The Grammys are honoring Jobs with one of the group's Trustees Awards, citing the late Apple boss' advancements that "transformed the way we consume music, TV,...
10:29 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Bangalore: Is it a stove or a lamp? "It is actually both," says engineer-inventor Anil Rajvanshi, developer of a dual purpose device that simultaneously solves the twin problem of cooking and lighting in rural homes that do not have electricity. A lantern, which burns kerosene to produce bright light and also doubles up as a cooking stove, is the latest invention from Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) at Phaltan in...
01:54 PM, Feb 14, 2011
New Delhi: Three former international captains Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Daniel Vettori will be leading Indian Premier League (IPL) teams this season, bringing a new perspective and fresh ideas to the fourth edition. IPL's costliest catch, Gautam Gambhir, will be in charge of the revamped Kolkata Knight Riders while Sangakkara, who stepped down as the Sri Lanka captain after the World Cup final loss to India, will be leading ...
11:42 PM, Jan 12, 2008
Kolkata: All-rounder Trent Johnston is on course to return from injury to boost Ireland for the must-win World Cup Group B match against South Africa on Tuesday. Irish captain William Porterfield told reporters the Australia-born veteran came through a training session at Eden Gardens on Monday and should make the first game of the tournament at the 90,000-capacity Kolkata venue. "If Trent's fit, he plays. He's one of your first ...
06:43 PM, Jan 01, 2008
A mobile phone that reads your mind can be a reality in just about five years time, says IBM Research. ...
06:16 PM, Apr 30, 2007
