BRICS S&T News
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The sentinel, 10 September 2017 Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated the VIBHA-VANI, a Northeast Zonal Workshop, at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) auditorium, Paschim Boragaon inGuwahati on Saturday. Read more... |
The Indian Express, 10 September 2017 A government panel set up to carry out “scientifically validated” research into cow derivatives, including its urine, and their benefits has received 54 proposals, committee co-chairman Vijay Bhatkar has said. Read more... |
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The Hindu, 9 September 2017 India will explore the possibility of introducing technologies for capturing carbon dioxide emitted while burning coal and other fossil fuels, the country’s Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar has said. Read more... |
The Indian Express, 7 September 2017 Scientists have discovered boron on Mars, a finding that gives further support to the theory that the ancient red planet may have once been habitable Read more... |
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Live Mint, 6 September 2017 Indian institutes continued to perform poorly in global university rankings with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore sliding in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 published on Tuesday. Read more... |
The Diplomat, 6 September 2017 A Chinese university said the power of the latest North Korean nuclear test is 3 to 7.8 times stronger than that of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Read more... |
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Business Line, 6 September 2017 Prasoon Sharma, Fellow at India Global and renowned expert of Indo-China relation proposed a BRICS Innovation challenge TV show in the BRICS summit 2017. This TV show should be broadcasted by all public and private TV channels Read more... |
NDTV, 5 September 2017 UNESCO Names Laureates For Its 2017 Prize For Girls And Women's Education Read more... |
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Fox News, 5 September 2017 Renowned for his concerns over artificial intelligence and its potential negative impact on humanity, tech titan Elon Musk has made his most concerning comments yet surrounding AI. Read more... |
The Guardian, 5 September 2017 The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has warned that the escalating North Korean crisis could cause a “planetary catastrophe” and huge loss of life, and described US proposals for further sanctions on Pyongyang as “useless”. Read more... |
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The Times of India, 4 September 2017 In a declaration, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China- South Africa) called upon all nations to adopt a comprehensive approach in combating terrorism including countering radicalisation and blocking terror financing sources. Read more... |
BBC News, 31 August 2017 Tests of the futuristic hyperloop transport system have managed to propel one of its pods at 355km/h (220mph). The tests establish a new record for the technology only days after a separate prototype hit 324km/h. Read more... |
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The Hindu, 31 August 2017 India’s attempt to launch its eighth regional navigation satellite failed on Thursday. The satellite IRNSS-1H didn’t come out of the heat shield as it should have, though the rocket’s lift off was as planned. Read more... |
Firstpost, 31 August 2017 As parts of India’s financial capital went under after more than 400 mm rainfall – the equivalent of 11 days of average daily monsoon rainfall in 12 hours – on 29 August, 2017, the deluge mirrored similar scenes in other cities this month Read more... |
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The New Indian Express, 29 August 2017 The innovation competitiveness of India would see a significant rise with its growth rate probably surpassing China between 2025-2030, predicts a report released by China Science and Technology Exchange Center on Tuesday. Read more... |
Financial Express, 25 August 2017 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is leading a 25 companies strong Indian trade and technology led business delegation to Kigali, Rwanda from 22nd – 25th August 2017 Read more... |
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BBC News, 22 August 2017 The top speed of the Fuxing or "rejuvenation" bullet trains was capped at 300km/h (186mph) in 2011 following two crashes that killed 40 people. From next week, some of the trains will once again be allowed to run at a higher speed of about 350 km/h. Read more... |
The Guardian, 22 August 2017 One response to the call by experts in robotics and artificial intelligence for an ban on “killer robots” (“lethal autonomous weapons systems” or Laws in the language of international treaties) is to say: shouldn’t you have thought about that sooner? Read more... |
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The Indian Express, 21 August 2017 A total solar eclipse will take place today, 21 August, all over North America. The solar eclipse will start around 1 p.m EDT (which is around 10.30 pm IST), and US Space agency NASA will have a live video stream from locations across the country Read more... |
The Hindu, 20 August 2017 A solar eclipse is set to take place, which will be visible across all of continental United States. It will begin at the Oregon coast (at 9.36 p.m. IST on August 21, 2017) and end at the South Carolina coast (at a time that corresponds to 1.36 a.m. IST Read more... |