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The third developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) conducted on April 15, 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, primarily for the flight testing of indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), could not accomplish the mission objectives. Consequently, ISRO had instituted a two-tier process to carry out an in-depth analysis of the flight performance, identify the causes [...]
The Maoist leadership claims that it had nothing to do with the Jnaneshwari Express accident that killed 150 persons. I am willing to take their word for it. But this also means that those who caused the sabotage, while nominally belonging to the ranks of the Maoists, were acting on their own. Nobody commits such a heinous crime against innocent [...]
THE order of a division bench of the Kerala High Court banning to hold public meetings beside public roads has sparked massive protests in the state. While banning public meetings by the roadside, the court further directed the police, public work department and local self-governments not to grant permission to hold such meetings and asked the police to remove the [...]
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Jose Saramago declared, “In this half-century, obviously governments have not morally done for human rights all that they should. The injustices multiply, the inequalities get worse, the ignorance grows, and the misery expands. This same schizophrenic humanity that has the capacity to send instruments to a planet to study the composition of its rocks [...]
At the instance of the Department of AYUSH, the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) had convened a meeting of a Group of Experts in Homoeopathy, chaired by Dr. Diwan Harish Chand, Vice President of the Governing Body of the Council to suggest ways & means of prevention of flu like illnesses through Homoeopathy on July 8 2010.
On the sidelines of the 16th India – Iran Joint Commission Meeting, the Civil Aviation delegation of two countries discussed air services matters and signed an MOU . The salient features of the MOU include facilitation of code share and cooperative marketing arrangement and an enhancement in the capacity entitlement for the designated airlines of each side from 23 services/week [...]
In a recent study conducted by the School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata in collaboration with Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), under the Deptt. of AYUSH, Govt. of India, the researchers have found a probable role for a homoeopathic medicine Belladonna in preventing Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus infection. The in-vitro study conducted at the School of Tropical Medicine (STM), [...]
India and Ontario, a Canadian province, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation and investment in the field of geology and mineral resources in Toronto, Canada on July 8, 2010. The MoU was signed between Union Minister of Mines and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Shri B.K. Handique and the Minister of Mines with the province of Ontario Government,Canada, Mr. Michael Gravelle in the presence of Indian and Canadian [...]
On July 11, 2010 is World Population Day and the day is observed to raise awareness about the global population issues. The theme for this year is “Everyone Counts”. Increasing population is an important issue in countries likeIndia, where rate of population growth is quite high. Recent studies show that if world population continues to grow at current rate, it will [...]
Scientists have found a mutation in stem cell genes, which they claim could be linked to development of leukaemia and other cancers. An international team, led by Peter Papathanasiou of The Australian National University, has completed a three-year screening project to find the genes that control development and turnover of stem cells. Stem cells can grow into any other kind of cell [...]
THE Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) decided in its meeting on June 25 to increase the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas. In fact, the decision had been taken earlier but its announcement had been kept in abeyance. The meeting of the EGoM was clearly an exercise in match-fixing. Its conclusion was pre-determined. It was arranged beforehand that [...]
“Every One Counts” is the theme of World Population Day 2010. Which falls on 11th of July. This is an annual event, which seeks to raise awareness about global population issues. This year’s theme is about encouraging people to participate in their official census and other methods of collecting data on populations. The event, established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, [...]
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