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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Jail inmates to be brought before courts – virtually

Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) Now jail inmates in Uttar Pradesh need not be taken physically to the courts, they will be presented virtually – through video conferencing. The state government has planned to introduce video conferencing system in seven prisons in June. ‘The new technology...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Day and night to be equally long Saturday

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Sky gazers in the capital are looking forward to watch the spring equinox Saturday – when the sun shines directly overhead as viewed from the earth, making the night and day equally long. According to scientists, equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 18th, 2010 | No Comments

All schools in India to have an IT teacher, says Sibal

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) All secondary schools in India will have a computer teacher each and the central government will bear the related expenses, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday. ‘We have now a policy. All schools will have an ICT (Information and Communications...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 17th, 2010 | No Comments

India needs 100 million broadband connections, says Pitroda

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda Wednesday said India needs around 100 million broadband connections and the government is focused on connecting 250,000 panchayats across the country through broadband. ‘We have today about 10 million broadband connections...
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Posted by IANS-CT in Bollywood, Science and Tech on 03 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Teenagers can benefit from resistance training-University of New Castle Study

London, March 17 (Calcutta Tube) Adolescents can benefit from resistance training programmes, a new study has revealed. David Lubans and Robin Callister from the University of New Castle, Australia, evaluated the impact of a programme involving free weights and an elastic tubing resistance training tool...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Cyber crime is the latest threat to India

Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Cyber crime is the latest threat to India’s security with those inimical to its interests hiring experts to spy on companies and vital networks, says famous ethical hacker Sunny Vaghela. ‘There has been an increase of 200 percent in cyber crime cases in India in...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 17th, 2010 | No Comments

ISRO shootout result of misunderstanding: minister

Bangalore, March 17 (IANS) The shootout at the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India’s space agency ISRO near here appears to be the result of a ‘misunderstanding’ and should not be given importance, the Karnataka government clarified Wednesday. ‘It appears...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Shootout at ISRO facility, hunt on for two men

Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India’s space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintained it was not a terror...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Shootout at ISRO centre near Bangalore, no injuries

Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Two men found lurking around the Deep Space Network (DSN) centre of India’s space agency ISRO early Tuesday fired gunshots when questioned and escaped after the guards returned fire, an official said. The incident occurred at Indian Space Research Organisation’s...
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Posted by Ankan Basu in Science and Tech on 03 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Don’t table biotech bill in parliament, CPI to PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Saying that the biotech bill is all ‘wrong and retrogressive’, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioning him not to introduce the ‘draconian’ bill in parliament. In the letter dated March...
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