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24 February 2014

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SPOTLIGHT

 

India's basket programme empowers African women

 

India is helping in the empowerment of African women through a unique initiative being undertaken in coordination with the internationally-renowned National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.  ...

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

Su-Kam launches product experience center in Uganda

 

Su-Kam Power Systems is making rapid strides in widening its reach amongst customers and strengthening its brand name in Uganda. The company has launched its first ever exclusive product experience centre: ‘Power Shoppee’ in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The company, as a part of its aggressive retail expansion plan, aims to launch 5 additional ‘Power Shoppees’ in Jinja, Kampala, Mbala, Arua and Gulu towns of Uganda during the first quarter of 2014....

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Another African safari for IPL

 

Five years after it created an unforgettable buzz in South Africa, the money-churning Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to return to Nelson Mandela's country once again.  ...

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HEALTH

 

Bovine viruses linked to bowel cancer

 

Can some cow viruses cause colorectal (or bowel) cancer? This type of cancer has been on the rise in high beef consuming countries, especially undercooked beef....

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Option B Plus to cut risk of perinatal HIV transmission

 

To reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, three southern states of India and another western state of the country Maharashtra have adopted a new drug regimen as part of the National AIDS Control Programme....

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EDUCATION

 

14 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology to be established

 

The Indian government has approved the establishment of 14 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), parliament was told Wednesday.  ...

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Biotech queen Kiran heads Bangalore B-school

 

India's biotechnology queen Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the new chairperson of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) as incumbent Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries stepped down....

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IT/TECHNOLOGY

 

Indian team in race to land craft on the Moon

 

This is turning out to be a David-vs-Goliath story. A poorly funded, rag-tag team in India is now among the top contenders for the Google Lunar XPrize, the grand global competition to land a robotic spacecraft on the Moon by December 2015....

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An Indian city to get world's longest free Wi-Fi zone

 

The government of eastern India state Bihar claims it began the trial run for the world's longest free Wi-Fi zone, which covers a 20-km stretch in the capital Patna....

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BEL to invest $100 million in electronic warfare products

 

State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will invest Rs.620 crore/$100 million over the next five years in developing electronic warfare products jointly with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a top official said....

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ENERGY

 

'High price volatility driving world energy agenda'

 

High energy price volatility has replaced climate framework as the top critical uncertainty driving the world energy agenda, the World Energy Council (WEC) said in Johannesburg....

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TOURISM

 

Now online images of Indian heritage sites to woo tourists

 

Sitting next to their desktops, people across the world will now be able to explore iconic Indian world heritage sites like the Taj Mahal, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar and Red Fort, besides other monuments.  ...

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