90 fossil fuel firms contributed half of global temperature rise : Study
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Emissions by 90 largest carbon producers contributed almost half of global surface temperature increase and roughly 30 per cent of global...
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Australian agri-business explores partnerships in India
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Australian agri-business sector has begun exploring long-term partnerships in India which may enable the latter to improve quality, safety, availability...
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani returns as non-Executive Chairman
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Bengaluru, Aug 24 (IANS) Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Thursday returned to the global software major as non-Executive Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. “The...
India-Russia fifth generation fighter project appears to be stuck
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New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A long-delayed programme for a fifth generation fighter aircraft that India and Russia were to develop together seems to have hit...
Domestic investors want Nilekani back in Infosys Board
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Bengaluru, Aug 23 (IANS) Smarting from the fallout of boardroom battles in the software major Infosys on their investments in its stock, a dozen leading domestic...
Microsoft acquires Cloud firm Cycle Computing
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New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) To accelerate big computing in the Cloud, Microsoft has acquired Cycle Computing, a leader in cloud computing orchestration, for an undisclosed...
US solar eclipse: Experts predict ‘flower-like’ structure
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Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Stargazers in the US will be able to observe a “flower-like” structure during Monday’s ‘Great American Solar Eclipse’, a team of physicists...
Facebook begins testing ‘going live’ from its camera
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San Francisco, Aug 5 (IANS) Some users are now able to ‘go live’ on Facebook’s Camera — an option that was earlier available by pressing the...
Expert who stopped ‘WannaCrypt’ outbreak held in cyber fraud in US
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New York, Aug 4 Ironic as it may read but a cybersecurity researcher who was hailed as a hero after he discovered a ‘kill switch’...
India, Russia likely to ink deal for more Mi-17 V5 choppers this year
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Moscow, July 31 India and Russia hope to conclude a contract to purchase an additional 48 Mi-17 V5 medium lift helicopters by the end of...
GoDaddy appoints Nikhil Arora as new VP, MD for India
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New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Global web-hosting and Cloud company GoDaddy on Wednesday announced appointment of Nikhil Arora as its Vice President and Managing Director...
India, Portugal to cooperate on startups, oceanography
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Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Expressing surprise that no Indian Prime Minister has ever made a bilateral visit to Portugal, Narendra Modi said here on Saturday that...
India puts Cartosat, NIUSAT, 29 foreign satellites into orbit
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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), June 23 (IANS) In yet another successful multiple satellite launch mission, India on Friday successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite...
India’s 3 downstream Oil PSU’s sign JV agreement for world’s largest integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemicals complex
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New Delhi, June 14 Three state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday signed JV agreement to set up one of the world’s largest refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex...
Intel investing Rs 1,100 cr in India afresh
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Bengaluru, June 14 (IANS) World’s leading chip maker Intel Corporation is investing Rs 1,100 crore ($170 million) in India to set up a new Research and...
Microsoft releases new Windows XP security patches
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New York, June 14 (IANS) In the wake of the “WannaCry” ransomware attack, Microsoft on Tuesday issued a “highly unusual” patch for Windows XP to help...
India to avoid foreign rockets to launch communication satellites: ISRO chief
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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) June 5 (IANS) With its plans to compress the capabilities of in a four ton spacecraft, India intends to use only its...
India’s ‘Bahubali’ passes its test, launches communication satellite
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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) June 5 (IANS) India on Monday scored a double success, launching its latest – and heaviest so far – communication satellite GSAT-19...
Boost to India’s renewables plan as Chinese investments shift to solar
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New Delhi, May 18 India is treading a strong renewable energy path post-Paris Agreement as it witnesses a step-up in Chinese investments in solar energy....
Countdown for launch of South Asia satellite progressing smoothly
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Chennai, May 5 The countdown for the launch Friday evening of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII) rocket carrying the South Asia satellite or GSAT-9...
India test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
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Bhubaneswar, May 4 India on Thursday successfully test fired its medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-ll off the Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile...