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Wipro to open development centre in Australia

Global software major Wipro Ltd will boost its presence in Australia by opening a 150-seat software development centre at Melbourne this December, the IT bellwether said Wednesday.6:32 PM on September 30

We can build n-plants up to 3,000-4,000 MW: L and amp;T

Engineering and Construction major Larsen and amp; Toubro Tuesday said it can build nuclear power plants with generating capacity of 3,000-4,000 MW a year.11:01 PM on September 29

Now Israeli mobile jammers for Uttar Pradesh jails

Jails in Uttar Pradesh will soon have high frequency mobile phone jammers imported from Israel as those installed 10 years ago now prove ineffective in checking cell phone use by inmates.11:31 AM on September 29

Scientists trying to identify 'sanjivani' herb

The 'sanjivani' may not be just myth. Scientists are now busy trying to identify the magical herb, which according to the Indian epic Ramayana brought back to life Lord Ram's dying brother Lakshman.8:30 AM on September 29

India to use Facebook, Twitter to curb road accidents

Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even blogs will be made use of by the Indian government to spread the message of safe driving, transport officials said Monday.8:01 PM on September 28

PM to inaugurate international conference on atomic energy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a three-day international conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy here Tuesday that will discuss options to contribute in developing a roadmap for the growth of nuclear energy and its peaceful applications.6:00 PM on September 27

Right to Education: Using technology to jump start learning

The right of children to free and compulsory education is perhaps the biggest inclusive step taken by India since independence. The delay in enacting the law has caused the country to slip deeper into illiteracy, poverty and social discrimination.12:00 PM on September 27

Mobile phone to verify your Indian identity: Nilekani

Move over passport and PAN card! Identity authentication at banks, gas connection centres or while providing rural jobs will just be an SMS away, Unique Identification Authority chief Nandan Nilekani said Saturday.8:30 PM on September 26

Eleven scientists to get Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award

Charusita Chakravarti of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Santosh G. Honavar of L.V. Prasad Eye Institute and S.K. Satheesh of the Indian Institute of Science are among the 11 scientists named Saturday for the country's top science award.5:30 PM on September 26

Chandrayaan-I a 110 percent success, asserts ISRO chief

By finding water on the lunar surface, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has completed Disagreeing with a section of the media, which dubbed the moon mission a 'failure' when it was abruptly aborted Aug 30 after Chandrayaan lost radio contact with the earth, Nair maintained that it was a wonderful mission.10:00 PM on September 25

India's probe first to sniff water on moon

India's Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was the first instrument to detect water on the moon - way back in November last year when the spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 entered lunar orbit, space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.7:30 PM on September 25

Delhi-Noida metro will be operational by December

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Friday said its Delhi-Noida section will be operational by the end of 2009. The remaining sections of the second phase would be completed by next year with the airport line slated for a September opening ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.4:01 PM on September 25

Nobel laureates decry delay in India's mega science project

Prominent scientists from around the world have called for 'urgent action' by the Indian government to prevent any further delay in the construction of the proposed underground physics laboratory in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.11:31 AM on September 25

India's own probe also found water on moon: ISRO

India's own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country's maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA's probe that was also aboard Chandrayaan-1, India's top space scientist G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.11:30 AM on September 25

India's lunar probe finds water traces on moon face

In a discovery hailed as path-breaking, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has found evidence of water on the moon.10:31 PM on September 24