A 15-year-old girl from Punjab has become the only Indian student to make it to the finals of the Google Science Fair, 2013, a company statement said here Saturday.


Punjab girl to represent India at Google Science Fair


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The much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project will become operational soon, India's principal scientific advisor said Saturday.


Kudankulam n-power project to be operational soon


India needs to bring the malnutrition debate on the political centre-stage, experts noted Friday at the India launch of the Lancet 2013 series on maternal and child nutrition.


Malnutrition ought to take political centre-stage: Experts


Work on the country's first fast reactor fuel cycle facility (FRFCF) or fuel reprocessing facility at Kalpakkam is awaiting the union cabinet's nod, said a top official Friday.


Kalpakkam re-processing facility awaits cabinet nod


The cabinet has approved GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellite projects to create an in-orbit spare capacity to meet any contingency and protect the services of existing users, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday.


Cabinet clears two communication satellites plans


Northeast India's first digital library with around 15,000 ebooks and journals was opened here Friday.


Northeast India's first online digital library opened


St. Petersberg, June 28 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Russia have bilateral relations in the area of nuclear energy.


UAE, Russia discuss nuclear energy


As over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes a toll on the population of hilsa - the silvery tropical fish savoured in India and Bangladesh as the quintessential Bengali delicacy - experts from both the countries are seeking joint initiatives to manage and preserve habitats of the prized fish and weed out perilous practices threatening its breeding.


India, Bangladesh seek to save the delectable hilsa


The US government has said it will substantially reduce the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research and send into retirement most of the 360 chimpanzees it currently owns or supports.


US to reduce chimpanzees' use in research


The Indian Army Wednesday launched a web site - suryahopes.in -- to provide updates on the whereabouts of people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.


Army launches web site on Uttarakhand relief


The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has given its consent to operate the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) subject to a rider, said senior officials.


Pollution board gives consent to Kudankulam N-plant


Abu Dhabi, June 26 (IANS/WAM) Around 80 of the world's leading scientists, doctors and public health officials met in Cairo to discuss building defences against a deadly virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).


World experts pool knowledge against killer virus


Dubai, June 26 (IANS/WAM) The continued growth of social media in the Arab region has facilitated innovations by people, created new horizons for government entities and new social trends by Arab societies, says a new report.


Social media helping education in Arab world


Scientists have engineered a cutting-edge sensor chip that can detect diseases from a drop of blood, says a new study.


Now, a chip that detects disease in blood drop


The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) has clarified that the equipment orders for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) were placed with a Russian company in 2001-02.


Orders for Kudankulam N-plant were placed in 2001-02


Seoul, June 25 (IANS/Xinhua) The website of South Korea's presidential office Blue House Tuesday was shut down by hacking attacks. The incident was reported by Yonhap, South Korea's largest, publicly funded news agency.


Hacked, website of South Korea presidential office shuts


India is set to take a giant leap in connectivity as work begins soon on a grand, Rs.20,000-crore ($3.3 billion) project to link its 250,000 village councils with high-speed data cables to take e-governance to the grassroots and facilitate e-services in fields ranging from education to entertainment in this subcontinental nation.


India's villages to get connected, to revolutionise e-governance


Music now goes beyond conventional mellifluous compositions. It's time for some most unexpected sounds mixed with unique beats and meaningless lyrics - a la "Gangnam style" and "Why this kolaveri di". Some attribute this to technology and others to evolving tastes.


Sound of music gets new twist with technology


Scientists have discovered 133 new species of fauna in India and among the most significant is a bird - yet to be named - found in the Great Nicobar Island.


Scientists discover 133 new species of fauna in India


A new asteroid has been discovered by two students from a Delhi school and the find has been confirmed by the international space community, an NGO for popularizing space said Saturday.


Delhi school students discover asteroid


Madrid, June 21 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, said Thursday that it has opened sanction proceedings against Google over its new privacy policy after verifying several infractions by the firm.

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