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Stress may hamper memory: Research

November 13, 2013

As per a study conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter (U.K.) and the University of Calgary (Canada), high levels of stress can block memory processes. What was the study? Researchers performed experiments on pond snails (Lymnaea stagnalis) which have ..

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ISRO gears up for GSLV mission

November 12, 2013

After the jubilant launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s space research organization ISRO is preparing for flight-testing of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic engine. The launch is scheduled for December 15, 2013. ISRO’s maiden flight testing of the indigenous cryogenic engine ..

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Laser Space Communication Systems to play instrumental role in future missions: NASA

November 10, 2013

The US space agency NASA is doing intensive research to develop laser-based space communications systems which will play a major role in ensuring rapid and accurate transmission of information from spacecrafts around the solar system. Since inception of the space missions, NASA ..

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JNCASR is the institution with the ‘highest impact’: Science Citation Index

November 10, 2013

Bangalore based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), which is celebrating its silver jubilee, has been recognized as the institution with the “highest impact” in nano science and technology, according to the Science Citation Index for 2010-11. Another institute, the Indian Institute of Science, ..

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U.S. food authority to ban trans fat

November 10, 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban the heart-clogging trans fats. As per FDA, although manufacturers already have eliminated many trans fats, the average American still eats around a gram of trans fat a day eliminating which could ..

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SFC test-fires Agni-1 successfully

November 10, 2013

India’s Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile for its full range of 700 km from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. The single-stage, solid-fuelled missile was launched from a road mobile launcher as part of a ..

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Google doodle marks Hermann Rorschach's 129th birthday

November 9, 2013

Celebrating the 129th birthday of Hermann Rorschach, Google dedicated a doodle on its homepage depicting inkblot testsdeveloped by the eminent psychoanalyst. Who was Hermann Rorschach? Born on November 8, 1884 in Zurich, Switzerland, Hermann Rorschach was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. In 1909, Rorschach ..

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MEA launches Passport Seva mobile app for Windows & Apple platforms

November 7, 2013

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched its Passport Sewa mobile application for Windows and Apple iOS platforms. The Ministry is encouraged by the public response it received for app’s android version it had released in March this year. What is ..

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Pakistan test-fires Hatf IX (Nasr) successfully

November 7, 2013

Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface short-range Hatf IX (Nasr) missile as part of efforts to strengthen its nuclear arsenal. The test was conducted with successive launches of 4 x missiles (Salvo) from a multi tube launcher. Nasr, with a range of ..

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Indian Navy inducts first fully indigenous Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers

November 7, 2013

Indian Navy inducted the first fully indigenous Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at INS Dega in Vishakhapatnam. About Hawk AJT Hawk AJT is a dual seat multi-purpose aircraft powered by a single Rolls Royce Adour ..

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