A state of the art nano-manufacturing lab costing over $ 7.5 million donated by a global nanotechnology major was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on Thursday. The prestigious institute located in Mumbai also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Applied Materials (AMAT) Inc, which donated three advanced tools to IIT, for collaboration in R&D projects.
The researchers said arsenic contamination in drinking water is a global problem.
He said the networking through EDUSAT was the first step towards creating universities that could meet the demands of the knowledge era.
The umbrella Science and Technology agreement is part of the series of pacts aimed at bringing the two countries together in areas such as health, space and information technology.
Mukesh Ambani-promoted biotech venture Reliance Life Sciences is close to acquiring a US company for nearly $1 billion (Rs 4,500 crore).
In the years to come, nanotechnology is expected to usher the next technological revolution having deep impact on the economy and society in the 21st century.
Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade will top the agenda of the two-day meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group to be held in New Delhi next week.
The military is 'totally prepared to stand up to the demands made by the government and the people.'
An Indian-American entrepreneur was among a select group of business leaders invited by US President Barack Obama for consultations on the ongoing government shutdown and its impact on them.
Modi, upon arrival, was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
The assessment highlights the challenges posed by modern technologies that are automating and making redundant multiple human tasks, from manufacturing to healthcare
Knowledge of technical skills, creativity, social and emotional intelligence is what recruiters are looking for.
The countries with positive employment outlook included India, Mexico and Turkey, as also the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
India is affected by a 'resource inefficiency curse'.
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 "Nobel-class" Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and research organisations, and six different countries.
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Research and teaching have remained Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao's first priority and first love, and that is what sets him apart, says Dinesh C Sharma
Even as plans to redevelop Dharavi continue to gather dust in government files, its young residents have chalked their own course and chosen to fly high. Hepzi Anthony recounts a few inspiring tales.
A culture of science and innovation must be embedded in society wherein people not only use new technology but understand it as well. Without this, obscurantism and blind faith can sit side by side with digital technology and, in fact, use the same technology to reinforce their hold on people, says Shram Saran.
United States Vice President Joe Biden on Monday left for a rare vice presidential trip to India for the first leg of his visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
The scholars are awarded for their outstanding scholarly achievements, character, commitment to others and to the common good.
Obama said these young scientists and engineers teach something beyond the specific topics that they're exploring.
'This has been an ongoing process,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former consul general in San Francisco, 'but I believe a Modi visit to the West Coast can be a force-multiplier.'
India needs to come up with new ideas to make the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas more appealing to overseas Indians. The Diasporas talents should be used for the country's development, says Thomas Abraham, founder of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political, economic and foreign policy road map of the Narendra Modi government and covers virtually all crucial areas.
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