Vittal joins Wipro board

Bangalore, Oct 2  Former McKinsey partner and strategic consultant on emerging markets Ireena Vittal has joined the board of Wipro Ltd as a director, it was announced Wednesday. “Vittal, who has two decades of experience as a thought leader, will serve as an independent member on our board,” the company said in a statement. As a […]

IISc partners for research in micro-electronics

Bangalore, Oct 2 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is partnering with semiconductor firm Analog Devices to spur innovation in research and development (R&D) of micro-electro-mechanical systems (Mems) and nano science. As Indian subsidiary of the US-based major in signal-processing, Analog will be one of the premier scince institute’s industry affiliate programme at the centre for […]

Scientists discover supervolcanoes on Mars

London, Oct 3  Scientists analysing images of Mars have discovered a network of supervolcanoes that could have buried the red plant in ash when they were active billions of years ago, Sky News reported Wednesday. The discovery by researchers at London’s Natural History Museum and NASA suggests that early Mars was more active than previously thought […]

Centipede venom promises to be good painkiller

Sydney, Oct 3  In a pathbreaking effort, Australian and Chinese researchers have successfully isolated a molecule in centipede venom that reportedly has the potential and potency to be developed into a painkiller as powerful as morphine. The findings were published this week in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Xinhua reported.  Researchers […]

Support extended for Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

The Victorian Coalition Government will extend its support for the Indian Film Festival of  Melbourne by one year, reinforcing the strong bond that exists between the Victorian and Indian screen industries. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher announced in Mumbai that Mind Blowing Films would be engaged to continue delivery of the […]

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