India has staked a claim for one of the 10 non-permanent seats for the two-year term during 2011-12 in the Asia quota.
The organic nickel compounds created by Rajsapan Jain and his colleagues at the University of Victoria, Canada, display magnetic properties spontaneously at room temperature.
The minister said that during his recent visit to Islamabad, he had stressed that Pakistan should provide transit facility to Afghanistan through land.
This will make Apsara off-limits to the IAEA, once the Indo-US N-deal kicks in.
Kalam asked the scientific community to have a clear vision for the progress of the country in the field of science.
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal, Tamil Nadu Governor Surjeet Singh Barnala and State Ministers participated in the function.
Dr Singh said many bright young Indian scientists working abroad in advanced fields of research wish to come home for varying periods of time and "we must fully exploit the potential of this reverse brain drain."
The beat constables were suspended for dereliction of duty.
The trend is expected to continue in 2007.
Portraying India as a profitable investment destination, which will require fund inflows to the tune of $500 billion over the next five years
Defence and security cooperation, short of any military alliance, will also high be on agenda of talks that Singh will have with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.
Konkan Railways' Anti Collision Device is the first device of its kind in the world
The instrument, built by Joseph Pichamuthu who was formerly with the National Aerospace Laboratories, helps a pilot make a safe landing even when the aircraft is directly facing the sun.