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Young scientists
Bangalore, dhns:
Executive Committee of the National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, has conferred ‘Young Scientist’ award on Dr K L Prakash and Dr B C Nagaraja, lecturers, for contribution to ‘environment resource management’ and ‘ecology and environment management,’ respectively.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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PM to inaugurate Science Congress today
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SHILLONG: 'We need brains, not bombs,' as a local student says, is precisely the message Shillong would seek to put across when it plays the proud host to the biggest-ever scientific event in the North-East - the 96th Indian Science Congress (ISC) -- which is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the scenic campus of NEHU on Saturday.
- Date:
- 03/01/2009
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- Shillong Times (Shillong)
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Fuel Cell Vehicle
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KOHIMA, Jan 2 – Child scientist from Maharashtra, Sanjana, has crafted an innovative idea of a pollution-free vehicle as she explained her project ‘Fuel Cell Vehicle’ (FCV), a vehicle that can run on hydrogen generated from sewage. She was showcasing her project in the 16th National Childre’s Science Congress here.
- Date:
- 03/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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ASTEC to popularise science through Aryabhatta centres
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GUWAHATI, Jan 2 – The Assam Science, Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) has been able to set up Aryabhatta Science Centres in around 145 development blocks of the State. The Council has set a target of setting up such centres at 219 development blocks.This programme was launched on February 28, 2008.
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- 03/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Another small Chandrayaan step in India’s space stride
At 7:08 am on October 26, 2008, when the spacecraft Chandrayaan-I pushed beyond the 1.5 lakh-km mark in space, it depended on a 32-metre antenna in a quiet saucer-shaped valley about 40 km from Bangalore near a village called Byalalu.
- Date:
- 02/01/2009
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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New device to arrest breakage of rice grains in Burdwan
BURDWAN, Dec. 31: Burdwan~ one of the leading paddy growing districts in the state will soon employ a high-tech drying process which will cut down on breakage of rice grains.
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- 01/01/2009
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- Statesman (Kolkata)
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M3 throws new light on moon surface
The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), one of the 11 payloads on board India's Chandrayaan-I spacecraft, has taken composite image of the Orientale Basin region of the moon providing new information, the officials said.
- Date:
- 26/12/2008
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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2015: A Space Odyssey. Starring: You
Feeling Adventurous? Reach For The Moon, Says Isro
- Date:
- 25/12/2008
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Council to establish Patent Cells in universities
COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) will establish Patent Cells in some universities to enhance patent filing of biotechnology products in the State, S. Vincent, Member Secretary of the Council, said here recently.
- Date:
- 23/12/2008
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Scientists find hole in Earth's magnetic field
LOS ANGELES – Recent satellite observations have revealed the largest breach yet seen in the magnetic field that protects Earth from most of the sun's violent blasts, researchers reported Tuesday. The discovery was made last summer by Themis, a fleet of five small NASA satellites.
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- 18/12/2008
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
