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Forget pizza delivery, drones mapping high-altitude glaciers now
San Francisco, Dec 16: About five km high in the Peruvian Andes, drones are helping scientists map glaciers and wetlands with 10-cm precision and gauge how climate change will affect the people who rely on those glaciers for water supply.…
Image issue limits India-Saudi business expansion: Saudi biz leader
New Delhi, Dec 14: There exists a severe image problem and a mental block among entrepreneurs from both India and Saudi Arabia on doing business in each other's country, which is the key hurdle in expanding bilateral trade beyond the…
Gopalpur Port – New Gateway to East Coast of India
The Gopalpur Port has become operational on 12th December 2015 after a long gap of two years when it was devastated by Cyclone Phailin. Sri Lankan vessel “Grace” with a shipment of around 20,000 tonne of sand of Odisha Sands Complex…
National Herald slugfest could derail reforms
There are unlikely to be any outright winners in the latest confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over the National Herald case which entails a legal battle involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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Five degree mercury rise in Hindu Kush by 2050, warn experts
New Delhi, Dec 11: Temperatures across the Hindu Kush, a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas, will increase by about one to two degrees Celsius, in some places by four to five degrees, in the next 35 years, international…
Indo-US experts developing solar-powered oral cancer detector for remote areas
Kolkata, Dec 10: Researchers in India and the US are testing a handy solar-powered device for early detection of oral cancer which could be integrated with mobile technology, enabling faster and accurate diagnostics in rural areas.…
Northeast can set off India’s 2nd Green Revolution: ICAR director Ngachan
Agartala, Dec 10: The mountainous northeastern region, which comprises eight states, occupies eight percent of India's land area and is home to four percent of the population, can set off India's second Green Revolution, a top Indian…
Shun Facebook to kill loneliness before it eliminates you
New Delhi, Dec 9: If you think that no other age group is more vulnerable to loneliness than the elderly, go check your backyard. The mammoth rise of the internet and emergence of various social media platforms have left many young Indians…
15-year-old Jharkhand student develops jacket that helps the blind
New Delhi, Dec 9: Unlike most children of his age, Prithvi Raj isn’t interested in science experiments like baking soda volcanoes or balloon rockets. A class 10 student from Rajkiyakrit (Government) School at Garwah in Jharkhand, Prithvi…
Odisha: Big investment interest but little to show
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9: Odisha, a mineral rich state, may have attracted big ticket expressions of interest from potential investors and been ranked seventh in ease of doing business among the states but is miles behind in getting the projects…