Himachal Pradesh Police is set to launch a website which will list the names of sex offenders, an official said here Wednesday.


Himachal police to list sex offenders on website


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When Gaurav asked for a mobile phone, with all his classmates showing off their smartphones, his mother was unwilling to spend too much on something she believed was only good for making calls. She bought him a smartphone from a lesser known brand, for just upwards of Rs.4,000. But, did she consider how safe it was?


Make sure your next mobile isn't a health hazard (Tech Talk)


Thirty-eight-year-old Abinash Das is excited. From his doorstep he will soon be able to get any government certificate and permit within an hour and will also be able to file a police complaint - thanks to the government's Rs.20,000 crore "digital village" project that will eventually cover all the 250,000 gram panchayats.


Digital village - Government at people's doorsteps


Padma Bhushan N. Seshagiri, former special secretary to the union information technology department and Planning Commission and founder director-general of the state-run National Informatics Centre (NIC), died here after a brief illness. He was 73.


NIC founder director-general Seshagiri dead


A documentary on the people displaced by the coming up of Tarapur Atomic Power Station, India's first nuclear plant near Mumbai, has bagged the Yellow Oscar at the Uranium Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Anti-nuke film gets Yellow Oscar in Brazil


Havana, May 28 (IANS/EFE) Cuba will begin tests in Havana to progressively introduce digital television on the island using methodology and equipment donated by China, the communications ministry announced Monday.


Cuba to begin tests for digital TV


Researchers have analysed more than 100 global studies to show that exposure to pesticides, weed killers and solvents is likely to be associated with a higher risk for developing Parkinson's disease.


Pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson's disease


The union health ministry has formed a national innovation council to build an ecosystem for healthcare products and services across the country.


Innovation council formed for healthcare ecosystem


Chinese hackers have compromised the designs for many of America's most sensitive advanced weapons systems, according to a media report citing a confidential report prepared for US defence officials.


Chinese hackers compromise US weapon designs: Report


The French government posted Mat Weiss as its space counseller with diplomatic rank in Bangalore to strengthen and expand relations between its space agency and the Indian space agency, headquartered here, an official said Monday.


France posts space counsellor in Bangalore


Startup Village, country's first telecom technology incubator, here is set to host from May 29 the regional round of the prestigious BizSpark India Startup Challenge held by Microsoft, an organiser said Monday.


Microsoft challenge at Kochi Startup Village from May 29


Senegalese President Macky Sall and African Union (AU) Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma have launched a web-based portal on regional infrastructure projects.


African leaders launch app


The Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth driven by social media, mobility, analytics and cloud, said a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).


Indian software industry to see strong revenue growth: PwC


Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch programme, an official said.


Russia plans four spacecraft launches in 2014


Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vkontakte, Russia's biggest social networking website, was put on a state registry of blacklisted websites by mistake Friday, an official said.


Russian social network blacklisted by mistake


There is new hope for those who are sick of their glasses but have been refused Lasik surgery for sight correction as their cornea was too thin or irregular. A new method now assures complete vision correction through a quick and ablation-free technique.


New sight correction surgery launched


The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday launched three Aadhaar-Enabled services to help citizens authenticate their identity online and announced opening of 300 more permanent enrolment centres.


UIDAI launches online identity authentication services


India's status as an observer at the eight-nation Arctic Council will give it a chance to understand the ice cap's climate, which impacts the Indian monsoon, along with the possibility of exploring the mineral-rich North Pole and shorter shipping routes for future business, a senior official said.


'India has science, business interests in the Arctic'


Scientists have come up with a non-invasive and more effective way to detect oral cancer, says a study.


Non-invasive technique to detect oral cancer developed


If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate houses in the Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar district, an official said Thursday.


Wind energy to light up Maoist-hit Bastar


The country's second National Institute of Design will come up in Haryana's Kurukshetra district and Japan will provide technological assistance for the same, a minister said Wednesday.

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