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`Million scholarships for young students to pursue science'

To catch them young and make them pursue a career in science, the United Progressive Alliance government is offering scholarships to one million young students in the age group of 10-15 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday.

PM lauds IISc, pays homage to slain Delhi professor

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday paid tribute to M.C. Puri, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi professor who was killed in a terror attack in the premier Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus Dec 29, 2005.7:30 PM on December 03

Law on intellectual property transfer soon: PM

The Indian government plans to bring a new law to create a mechanism to transfer intellectual property (IP) created by public funded research to beneficiaries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday.7:30 PM on December 03

India to double allocation for science: PM

India proposes to double the fund allocation for science and technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday and asked academicians to prepare a blueprint to make basic sciences and mathematics the preferred subjects for children.6:02 PM on December 03

Lockheed Martin initiative receives government boost

US aerospace major Lockheed Martin's India Innovation Growth Programme (IIGP) has received a qualitative boost with a key government department coming on board to promote entrepreneurship in the country.5:30 PM on December 03

Tight security for PM's visit to Bangalore

India's IT hub Bangalore Wednesday turned into a virtual fortress ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's daylong visit following heightened security concerns in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.11:00 AM on December 03

Hit by downturn, Wipro keeps 9,800 freshers waiting

Reeling under the impact of global meltdown, Wipro Technologies Ltd has kept about 9,800 graduate engineers, hired from campuses last year, waiting to join the IT bellwether, a company official said here Tuesday.10:32 PM on December 02

PM to begin premier science institute's centenary fete

Undeterred by the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and to send a strong signal that 'it's business as usual', the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is decking-up to host Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday to formally herald its centenary celebrations.6:30 PM on December 02

Watch Moon, Venus and Jupiter at their closest

As the sun went down Monday evening, the three brightest objects in the sky - Jupiter, Venus and Moon - came closest, a phenomenon that will not be visible again till 2012.7:30 PM on December 01

Kerala state buses to ferry Infosys employees

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has agreed to ferry on a daily basis the 2,000 professionals employed at the campus here of information technology (IT) major Infosys.2:31 PM on December 01

School students unleash onion-garlic-chilli pesticide!

Onions, garlic and chillies don't just spice up your favourite dish, they can also keep pests at bay. And now five school students in Uttar Pradesh have used them to prepare an eco-friendly pesticide.10:30 AM on November 30

Monday night, hide Moon, Jupiter, Venus behind your thumb!

When the Sun goes down Monday evening, step outside to watch the best sky show of the year. Jupiter, Venus and Moon - three of the brightest objects up there at night - will be closest to each other then.8:30 AM on November 30

Two more Chandrayaan instruments to be activated in mid-December

Two of the 10 remaining scientific instruments onboard India's first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 will be activated in mid-December for conducting experiments while the spacecraft orbits over the moon during next two years, a top space agency official said Saturday.8:30 PM on November 29

Space scientists pay homage to Mumbai terror victims

International space scientists and experts Saturday joined Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair at a meet here in paying homage to the victims of terror attacks in Mumbai.7:00 PM on November 29

Blogs unite Indians in face of terror

As Indian security forces waged a 59-hour battle against the terrorists who had attacked 10 prominent places in Mumbai, internet blogs united horrified people across India. While some used them to give vent to their anguish and pray for the victims, others provided minute-by-minute updates of the tragedy.3:31 PM on November 29