Kolkata: Observing that there was lack of optimum use of science and technology for development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday that the profile of science must be raised in India. "We did not use science and technology in our development processes as much as we should have," Manmohan Singh said at the Indian Science Congress Association meeting here. "We did not build local capacities that could meaningfully address problems...
08:07 AM, Jun 03, 2012
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
The heart cells created from patients' skin are at the same stage of development as those of a newborn baby. The study is exciting for ...
04:47 PM, May 24, 2012
The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, declared the ISAT results 2012 on Wednesday at 2pm. Candidates who appeared for the test to be eligible for the B.Tech programme at the institute may view the results at http://www.iist.ac.in/isat2012/ online.htm. The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technologys IIST Admission Test-ISAT 2012 was conducted on April 21, 2012 in 22 cities across the country. However, when IBNLive tried...
02:33 PM, May 23, 2012
Washington: Pakistan is half way through the construction of its fourth nuclear reactor at Khushab, which will give it capability to speed up plutonium manufacturing, latest US satellite imagery has revealed. On completion, the reactor would enable Islamabad to build large number of smaller nuclear warheads, Washington-based eminent think-tank Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said. Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme is considered to be among the fastest growing in...
11:59 AM, May 23, 2012
Mumbai: With the number of class IX students failing to secure a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their final exams in their Maths and Science papers rising this year, city-based schools are a worried lot. School principals believe that special efforts are required from teachers, students and their parents to obtain better results in the coming years. As per state government's new rule, all class IX students will...
03:41 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 16 Indian teenagers have been shortlisted for Google Science Fair 2012. Of the 90 regional finalists announced by Google, 13 have been nominated for the Scientific American Science in Action award, including two students from India. The Scientific American Science in Action award will be announced on June 6 along with the 15 Google Science Fair finalists. These top 15 and the Science in Action...
12:50 PM, May 22, 2012
Washington: The National Academy of Sciences is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration's European-based missile defence shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system. The academy's assessment could complicate White House efforts to persuade Congress to fund the still-developing programme. Though the academy says the plans would protect Europe effectively, some lawmakers already are asking why the US, at a time of...
02:50 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Country's premier institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is facing staff crunch as only 400 doctors are functioning in the hospital against the sanctioned strength of 625 doctors. The hospital caters to 8,000 patients on a daily basis. Adding to the woes of the premier hospital, there have been instances where doctors have quit in the past couple of years for better pay and work opportunities...
03:20 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: 'Battleship' steams into movie theaters overseas this week, giving international audiences the first chance to decide whether a board game-based movie is sea-worthy. The Hasbro Inc search-and-destroy game was once a way for kids to while away a summer afternoon. But as it debuts in Europe on Wednesday, 'Battleship' the movie has become a potential franchise, sporting Michael Bay-inspired special effects, aliens invading Earth, a bikini-model actress, superstar...
02:15 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government has come up with a novel idea to keep beneficiaries of a government scheme, under which milch cows, sheeps and goats are distributed for free to landless poor, motivated in rearing the animals by announcing prizes worth thousands of rupees for best maintenance. In a recent order, the state Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi referred to a Director of Animal Husbandry...
11:39 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Two doctors, arrested by the CBI for allegedly manipulating admission process for post-graduate courses at All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), were on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Justice R Kiran Nath granted bail to doctors Noopur Bajpai and Sonal on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 each with one surety of the same amount. "Both the accused are granted bail," the judge...
07:59 PM, Mar 28, 2012
Lahore: Pakistani authorities did not grant visas to members of the Indian band Euphoria, which was to perform at a university in Lahore last week, as the venue was within a cantonment, a representative of the organisers said today. Euphoria's performance at the prestigious Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on March 23 was cancelled after Pakistan's Interior Ministry did not clear the issuance of visas to its members. "The...
03:48 PM, Mar 27, 2012
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11:55 PM, Mar 15, 2012
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