| 'Bhuvan should be accessed by different organisations' | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Bhuvan, an indigenously developed satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth, should be widely accessed by different organisations and agencies for their programmes, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today. |
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| India's first stem cell institute to come up in city | 16-NOV-09 |
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| Bangalore has been chosen as the location to set up India’s first major stem cell institute. The institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, called inStem will be set up by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), government of India at an investment of Rs 200 crore. |
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| Blame it on Bollywood | 15-OCT-09 |
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| Call it the Bollywood effect. At his press conference in Mumbai during the election campaign, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid repeatedly gave film references. When someone alleged the Congress party had given very few seats to Muslim candidates and could be accused of neglecting the community, Khurshid recited lines from the famous Anand Bakshi song from the movie Amar Prem, “Kuchh to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna” (people will say something, that’s their job). After a few minutes, a chit was passed on to him saying that Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan had arrived for the next press conference. Khurshid wrapped up his press meet while saying, “This was just the matinee show. Now the evening show will start. |
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| Govt to amend laws to strengthen RTI Act | 08-JUL-09 |
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| The Centre today said it proposes to strengthen the Right to Information (RTI) Act by making changes in the laws to provide for disclosure by government in all non strategic areas. |
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| India's investment in science & technology lesser than China | 02-JUL-09 |
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| The government today admitted that investment in science and technology in the country has been lower than that of China but said several initiatives including establishment of centre of excellences have been taken for growth of scientific research in the country. |
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| National regulatory body for BT sector on the anvil | 19-JUN-09 |
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| The Centre will soon set up a national biotechnology regulatory authority, Prithviraj Chavan, minister of state for science and technology, said here on Thursday, inaugurating the ninth edition of ‘Bangalore Bio 2009’. |
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| 59 ministers to be sworn in today | 28-MAY-09 |
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| Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offices worked the phone all Wednesday to inform 59 colleagues to stay in town and be ready to be sworn in as ministers following the unveiling of the second list of council of ministers. An earlier list of 19 Cabinet ministers was announced two days ago. With today’s list, the strength of the council of ministers goes up to 79, including the PM. |
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| Atomic Energy Act to be amended soon | 27-FEB-09 |
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| The government has prepared the draft of the amendment to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, in order to allow private participation in setting up nuclear power plants in India. |
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| Lift please | 07-JAN-09 |
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| Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan, Congress MP Sachin Pilot and some other Congress leaders flew to attend the swearing-in ceremony on the Omar Abdullah government. |
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| Koda may get a Cabinet seat, but not anytime soon | 13-AUG-08 |
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| With the prime minister reluctant to take Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren back in the Union Cabinet, the Congress leadership is working out a strategy to make him the chief minister of |
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| Congress repeats most incumbents for RS polls | 14-MAR-08 |
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| The Congress today repeated most incumbents in its first list of Rajya Sabha candidates Four ministers Murli Deora (petroleum), Prithviraj Chavan (minister of state in the prime ministers office), |
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| Chavan seeks regulation to minimise debris in space | 25-SEP-07 |
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| Minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office, Prithviraj Chavan, has called for a careful review of international policy and regulatory environment as applicable to commercial space activities |
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