India's manned space mission will have IAF men
When India's first manned mission to space takes off, possibly in 2017, it will have Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board.
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Digital Sky Technologies invests $200 Million in FB
Facebook has announced that a Russian Internet-investment group, Digital Sky Technologies has invested $200 million in the company.
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NIIT annual net profit up 44.1 percent
IT training and talent development company NIIT has reported a 44.1 percent increase in standalone net profit for 2008-09 despite a 17.8 percent...
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Every 30th Indian has a computer
In spite of the annual dip in growth rate of personal computers (PCs) in India, the country now boasts of one PC for every 30 of its citizens.
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Fly ash, a source of fireproof concrete?
Tens of millions of tonnes of fly ash, produced worldwide annually by coal fired power stations, could become a valuable source for fireproof concretes.
New technique will detect water on earth-like planets
Since the early 1990s, astronomers have discovered more than 300 planets orbiting far away stars, nearly all of them being gas giants like Jupiter.
