http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:01 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/MS_Swaminathan_award_to_be_presented_in_Hyderabad_128294 Hyderabad: The Retired Indian Council for Agricultural Research Employees Association and Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. ltd. (NSPL) will jointly present the MS Swaminathan award to the leading Indian scientists and agriculturalists, to acknowledge their ... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/India_creating_architecture_to_ensure_cyber_security_NSA_128210 New Delhi: India is creating a "coherent and comprehensive" security policy to deal with the "anarchic new world" of cyber threats, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said here Wednesday."(The) government is in ... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Dip_Chip_warns_of_toxicity_in_real_time_128184 Tel Aviv: Now, there's a quick check for synthetic chemicals and poisons that contaminate water or food supplies and generate bodily reactions from minor illness to painful death.   Yosi Shacham-Diamand, professor of engineering at Tel Av... Tue, 15 May 2012 07:22:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Non_oral_contraceptives_carry_higher_clot_risks_128127 Copenhagen: Certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives, skin patches, implants and vaginal rings carry a higher risk of serious blood clots than others, says a new study.   Several studies have assessed the risk of venous thrombosis (blood ... Fri, 11 May 2012 06:08:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/A_vacuum_cleaner_that_talks_as_it_cleans_128096 London: A Japanese company has come up with a robot vacuum cleaner that can talk to people as it cleans. The gadget can be controlled with an iPhone and it also sends back photos of the home while it does its job  The Cocorobo - created b... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:43:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Lowly_yoghurt_could_boost_male_virility_too_128092 London: Eating probiotic yoghurt calms upset tummies and does more besides - it could boost your virility as well, say scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  They found male mice fed the vanilla-flavoured desser... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:40:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Additional_13_billion_for_defence_communication_network_128070 New Delhi: A proposal is being processed for a Rs.5,236 crore ($1.3 billion) exclusive pan-India optical fibre cable (OFC) for the defence forces to enable them to vacate the radio waves they currently occupy, parliament was informed Wednesday.&nbs... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:17:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Some_good_cholesterol_unable_to_protect_heart_128068 Washington: A sub-class of high-density lipoprotein (HDl) cholesterol, known as "good" cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) and in fact may be harmful, says a study.  This is the first study to revea... Wed, 09 May 2012 11:06:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_NASAs_Spitzer_detects_light_of_alien_SuperEarth_128067 Washington: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time.  "Spitzer has amazed us yet again," said Bill Danchi, Spitzer program scie... Wed, 09 May 2012 11:05:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/__India_can_learn_water_management_from_Israel_Minister_128066 New Delhi: The availability of per capita water resources is declining steadily in India which has a lot to learn from Israel in the field of water management technology, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said here Wednesday. "Despite... Wed, 09 May 2012 11:04:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Dedicated_navy_air_force_satellites_by_2014_127865 New Delhi: India's navy and air force will have dedicated communication satellites between 2012 and 2014, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament Monday.In written replies to questions, Antony said the naval satellite is planned to be l... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:51:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Patna_team_to_represent_India_at_global_tech_competition_in_Sydney_127751 New Delhi: A team from Patna's Birla Institute of Technology has won the right to represent India at the worldwide finals of a tech competition in Sydney with its solution for enhancing the learning abilities of school students suffering from dysle... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:44:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Pistachios_help_growth_of_beneficial_gut_bugs_127750 Washington: Eating pistachio nuts may help the growth of potentially beneficial gut bugs and promote digestive health, says a new study.  Pistachios are also an excellent source of vitamin B6, copper and manganese and a good source of pho... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:44:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Plastic_waste_in_ocean_can_harm_environment_says_study_127720 Washington: Tonnes of plastic waste that are shoved into the ocean could impact the environment, says a case study.  Working on a research sailboat gliding over the Pacific Ocean, oceanographer Giora Proskurowski noticed the water littere... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:09:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/India_to_launch_satellite_to_monitor_border_127677 New Delhi: India proposes to launch Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) with cloud penetrating capability for imaging various parts of the country, including border areas, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.Replying to a question, Minister of... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:50:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Pakistan_testfires_missile_127635 Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday test-fired the Hatf IV (Shaheen 1A) missile, reported Geo News.The Pakistan missile test comes just days after India tested a nuclear-capable missile that can strike a target 5,000 km away.(IANS) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:15:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Brazil_asks_US_for_transfer_of_military_technology_127633 Brasilia: Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim has made a proposal to Pentagon chief Leon Panetta for collaboration in the military sphere including the transfer of US technology.Amorim and Panetta met Tuesday in Brasilia at the first gather... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:13:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Tamil_Nadu_woman_behind_satellite_launch_Thursday_127571 Chennai: Tamil Nadu will have special reason to cheer Thursday when an Indian rocket puts Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) into orbit and the remote sensing satellite starts performing, as a local woman is directing the project for India's hea... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:57:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/St_Jude_to_provide_latest_medical_technologies_to_India_127468 Hyderabad: US-based global medical device company St. Jude Medical Inc. will make its latest technologies available to patients in India, a top company official said here."We will continue to launch patient-benefitting technologies as well ... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:08:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/PM_hails_AgniV_milestone_127464 New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hailed India's successful Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile test as "another milestone" in the country's "quest for security, preparedness and to explore the fron... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:02:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/India_poses_no_missile_threat_NATO_127454 Brussels: NATO does not consider India as a missile threat despite the country's advanced missile development programme, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.India is all set to test its domestically-developed Agni-5 ballistic miss... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:21:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/India_tests_5000km_range_AgniV_missile_127452 New Delhi: India Thursday created history with the successful testing of the much awaited Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can accurately hit targets more than 5,000 km away.With this launch, India entered an exclusive c... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:19:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Cuba_upgrades_power_plant_with_Chinese_technology_127307 Havana: Cuba was renovating its oldest hydroelectric plant with Chinese parts and technology, media reports said.The Salto Piloto Plant would be upgraded with two 270 kilowatts (KW) turbines manufactured in China, reported Xinhua citing Havana... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:46:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Invest_in_research_technology_for_future_of_IITs_127300 New Delhi: Increased investment in research, higher monetary assistance and development of technology for industries are the three steps that will ensure a bright future for the Indian Institutes of Technology, says deputy director of IIT-Delhi ... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:47:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/NASA_to_draft_20year_Mars_strategy_by_August_127249 Moscow: NASA will compile the Mars research plan for next 20 years by August, the US space agency officials have said.According to NASA, the programme would be reformulated to reflect the space agency's "high-priority science goals" and... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:39:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/UNSC_deplores_North_Koreas_satellite_launch__127234 United Nations: The UN Security Council Friday deplored the satellite launch by North Korea, which it said violated the council's resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic technology, a top official said.After the 15-nation council... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:36:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Alcohol_can_help_you_solve_riddles_faster_127149 London: Strange but true... scientists say that drinking some beer before solving brain teasers can help you do better than those who attempt the riddles in a sober state.  Alcohol clouds analytical thinking or so it is thought, but frees... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:29:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_US_sues_Apple_over_ebook_price_fixing_scheme_127143 Washington: Apple and five of the publishing industry's top firms have been accused of conspiring to raise prices and block Amazon.com from selling e-books at $9.99 in a US Justice Department suit.   The suit filed Wednesday stems fr... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:25:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/__Text_messages_can_soothe_stressed_souls_127089 Washington: Text messaging is often rapped for promoting reckless driving, but it could be good for people who feel stressed out, isolated or alone.   Adrian Aguilera, professor of social welfare, University of California, Berkeley, and c... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:35:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Chinese_local_governments_to_use_legal_software_127076 Beijing: In a crackdown on violation of intellectual property rights and use of fake computer products, all provincial governments across China have been ordered to use authorised and copyrighted software by June.Computers of prefecture and cou... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:00:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/North_Korea_ready_to_launch_satellite_Official_127062 Pyongyang: North Korea is ready to launch its satellite, an official said Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, the North Korean government invited a group of journalists to visit the General Satellite Control and Command Center, located some 20 km... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:14:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Spam_floods_Chinese_mobile_phones_126979 Beijing: An estimated 100 billion spam messages harassed China's one billion mobile phone users in the past year, a study said.  Of them, more than 10 billion were intercepted by a security software for around 70 million users, the China ... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:08:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/India_successfully_tests_second_indigenous_airborne_radar_flight_126852 New Delhi: India's second indigenous airborne warning radar, formidable eyes in the sky, built aboard a Brazilian Embraer plane has been successfully flight tested, an official said Thursday.The test of the Airborne Early Warning and Control Sy... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:54:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Policies_soon_for_engagement_with_social_media_citizens_126843 Hyderabad: The union ministry of communications and information technology is drafting a policy for use of social media by various departments and another for engaging citizens in designing government programmes, a top official said Thursday. ... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:30:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Free_applications_drain_smartphones_of_energy_126832 Washington: Beware of seemingly harmless free applications (apps) -- they could be draining your smartphone of 75 percent of its energy, just tracking your location and transmitting the information to advertisers and downloading ads, a study reveal... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:03:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Memory_deteriorates_faster_in_lifes_last_two_years_126830 Washington: A person's memory deteriorates at a faster rate in the last two-and-a-half years of his or her life than at any other time after memory problems first begin, says a study.   Conversely, keeping mentally fit through reading of ... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:02:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Plant_gene_can_replace_whale_compound_in_perfumes_126829 Toronto: A gene identified in balsam fir trees could lower cost of producing plant-based fixatives used in the perfume industry and reduce the need for ambergris, a whale compound, a study reveals.   When sperm whales consume sharp object... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:01:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Chinas_online_game_market_hits_7_bn_mark_126683 Beijing: After suffering a slump in 2010, China's online game market recovered last year, with total sales of computer and mobile online games reaching 46.9 billion yuan (around $7 billion), the government said.  According to an annual in... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:44:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Viruses_show_promise_in_defeating_superbugs_126440 London: Scientists are harnessing viruses to beat extremely resistant bacterial infections, which are fast becoming the bane of public health.   Bacteriophages are viruses that can infect bacteria and multiply within them and destroy them... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:53:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Transparent_solar_cells_to_tap_windows_for_energy_126248 Sydney: A researcher is tapping windows in high-rise buildings to produce energy cheaply and more efficiently with transparent solar cells, a study reveals.  Mark Bissett, who just completed his doctorate from the Flinders' School of Chem... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:05:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/__Dusting_housekeeping_major_initial_job_at_Kundankulam_126241 Chennai: Dusting... that is the immediate task facing Nuclear Corporation of India Ltd  (NPCIL) officials at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as they set to work round-the-clock to ready the reactor for loading fuel in two months.&n... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:58:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/__Vidyas_Kahaani_hit_among_online_gamers_126192 New Delhi: After getting positive reviews from critics and audiences, Vidya Balan's "Kahaani" has now become a huge hit among online gamers. It got 50,000 hits within the first 10 days of its launch.  "The Great Indian Park... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:04:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Use_of_IT_for_subsidy_transfers_to_drive_industry_growth_126065 Bangalore: Use of technology for transferring subsidies directly to beneficiaries and other social initiatives envisaged in the 2012-13 budget will drive growth of IT hardware and electronics sectors, an industry representative said.  &nb... Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:37:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/North_Korea_to_launch_satellite_125967 Pyongyang: North Korea has announced it will launch an indigenously-built satellite to mark the birth centenary of late president Kim Il Sung.North Korea is to launch the satellite, Kwangmyongsong-3, manufactured with indigenous technology t... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:52:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_New_test_can_track_nerve_gas_traces_in_terror_attack_125900 Washington: Scientists have developed a test that traces difficult-to-detect residues of sarin, a nerve agent used by terrorists, back to its source.  For instance, sarin leaves traces after an attack but there has been no practical way o... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:08:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/New_iPad_to_go_on_sale_Friday_Apple_125886 San Francisco: Apple Wednesday made an official announcement that the third-generation iPad will arrive at Apple's retail stores and its online store Friday in the US and nine additional countries and regions.  According to the company, t... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:59:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Parents_can_motivate_kids_into_shedding_weight_125881 Washington: Parents can motivate their obese children to shed weight by working out to knock off their unwanted pounds themselves, says a new study.  "We looked at things such as parenting skills and styles, or changing the home food... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:11:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Discovery_enables_quicker_diagnosis_of_chikunguyna_125875 Singapore: Doctors can now quickly and accurately identify patients at risk from chikungunya, a mosquito-borne infectious disease endemic to Southeast Asia and Africa.  Lisa Ng, principal investigator at A*STAR’s Singapore Immunolog... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:07:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/_Mexicans_criticised_for_removing_bones_from_archaeological_site_125874 San Cristobal de Las Casas (Mexico), March 15 (IANS/EFE) Mexican authorities' decision to remove human skeletons from an archaeological site in the southern state of Chiapas resulted in the loss of "invaluable" anthropological information,... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:06:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Amazing_painkilling_gel_from_rainforest_125836 London: A gel from an Amazon rainforest plant could kill the most excruciating toothache in a jiffy and is far more effective than existing drugs and treatments, according to a scientist.   The herbal remedy is so potent that it might eve... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:02:47 GMT