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IIIT H—A golden run in 25 years
In 1998, September 4, the iconic Google Inc., now Alphabet was started in Menlo Park, California by two brilliant techies from Stanford-Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Closer home in Hyderabad on September…
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Remembering Dr M S Swaminathan the architect of Green Revolution
As a young Reporter way back in 1983, it was my good fortune that I met Dr M S Swaminathan the top agriculture scientist. It was at the Directorate of Rice Research…
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What’s the fate of SA to Defence Minister? Is restructuring of DRDO in Offing?
What is the status of the post of the Scientific Adviser to the Raksha Mantri (SA to RM) in the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD)? The question is making the rounds in…
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After the Moon tour, India now aims for the Sun with Aditya L1 Mission
After landing on the Moon, India is all set to reach for the Sun. The ambitious Aditya L1 mission will be launched around 1130 hrs on September 2 from the Satish Dhawan…
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C R Rao–The Wizard of Numbers passes away at 102
Legends are those persons who continue to live well past their death through their work and impact they make on society. One such legend- Prof C R Rao, a statistician par excellence…
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India is Over the Moon; What Next?
Yes, India is the first country to land on the South Pole side of the Moon on August 23 and has scripted space history. Even as the nation is ‘Over the Moon’…
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Chandrayaan 3: All eyes are on India’s attempt to land on Moon in the next few hours
Will India’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft land on the South Pole of the Moon on August 23? Will it be the first country to land in an area where no nation has so…
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Arunachalam—The man who steered ‘Big Ticket’ defence research projects passes away
It was sometime towards the end of May 1989. India had successfully launched Agni, the missile with capability to carry a nuclear warhead. At the packed hall in the DRDL, a defence…
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India, Russia in race to land on the Moon
Will the ‘slow and steady’, Chandrayaan-3 soft land on the South Pole of the Moon first or the ‘fast flying’, Luna-25 spacecraft of Russia achieve the distinction? This is the question that…
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Gaddar–Voice of the people’s revolution goes silent but his legacy will linger on
The name Gaddar is synonymous with a balladeer, a revolutionary folk singer, a Naxalite, the voice of the oppressed, and a failed politician. But, it would be no exaggeration perhaps, if I…
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N Vittal gave momentum to IT, telecom and fought against corruption
“In India, especially in organisations and companies, the reward for the hard work of an employee is more work.” This was one of the trademark statements by N Vittal, the former chief…
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The secrets behind the dance of the Peacock
What is the secret behind the beautiful tail of the Peacock that foxed Charles Darwin to modern day scientists for long? What is the role of the mesmerising display of its ornamental…
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PSLV to launch 7 Singapore satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch a major satellite of Singapore on Sunday morning using the ‘reliable workhorse’, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The launch of…
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Plastic Brain is changing the way humans are evolving
“With AI (Artificial Intelligence) we are building cognitive tools that will supplement humans and not substitute us,” says Dr Anil Seth, a noted neuroscientist from the United Kingdom. The Indian origin, author…
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Osmania Journalism Department–70 years into producing top class media professionals
Journalists, especially those wedded to the Print media are not a happy lot these days. Their more visible cousins in the TV and visual media are at the receiving end from social media…
