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IIM Lucknow is a part of International Research Project on Global Mobility Monitor Network

Lucknow, November 9, 2012 Dr. Sanjay Singh, a faculty member in Business Environment area at IIM Lucknow has been nominated as a team member in an international research project titled Global Mobility Monitor Network. Project Details The Civil Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has taken up a research project titled “Global …

Paradigm Shift in Incredible India Campaign Focus on Consumer Instead of Destination Says Union Tourism Minister

India Tourism has launched two new campaigns : an International Campaign called ‘Find What You Seek’ and a Domestic Campaign called ‘Go Beyond’. These campaigns where launched at the recently concluded “World Travel Market-2012”, which was held at London. The Union Tourism Minister Shri Chiranjeevi who attended WTM- 2012 told media persons here today that …

Scania brings world class transport solutions to the Indian market; now announces trial run

Scania, one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, has launched a new range of on-road trucks for trial runs in India. Through the launch of these trucks, Scania will continue with its heritage of offering customers world class products and services and being a trusted transportation partner, also for India. Scania has undertaken extensive …

New Habitable Zone Super-Earth Found in ExoSolar System

Washington, D.C.—Astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth in the habitable zone, where liquid water and a stable atmosphere could reside, around the nearby star HD 40307. It is one of three new super-Earths found around the star that has three other low-mass planets orbiting it. HD 40307 is a dwarf star that is somewhat smaller …

Coal’s Cruel Face – Chawm Ganguly

The media reports were chilling – a 150 member police force led by the local SP was attacked by the villagers who were allegedly defending a payloader they had earlier captured from a company. The company was  seeking to clear the overburden to access the coal seams that ran under the land the villagers were …

Gross Direct Tax Collections up by 6.59 Percent During April-October 2012-13 and Stood at Rs. 3,02,810 Crore as against Rs. 2,84,081 Crore in the Same Period Last Year

Gross direct tax collections during April-October of the Financial Year 2012-13 was up by 6.59 percent and stood at Rs. 3,02,810 crore as against Rs. 2,84,081 crore in the same period last year. Net direct tax collections was up by 14.63 percent and stood at Rs.2,50,866 crore, as compared to Rs. 2,18,850 crore in the …

Modern Day Communication Tools Have Reduced the Gap Between Strategic, Operational and Tactical Domain: Antony

Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has said, asthe tactical domain is extremely fragile, with rapid mobility in a hostile and dynamic environment, modern day communication tools have reduced the gap between strategic, operational and tactical domains. Inaugurating the two-day International Seminar and Exposition Defcom India-2012 here today, he said the single biggest challenge facing societies …

Xsens and STMicroelectronics Demonstrate Wearable Wireless 3D Body MotionTracking

Enschede, the Netherlands,  and Geneva, Switzerland, November8,2012 –Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world’s top manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)[1], are demonstrating the world’s first wearable wireless 3D body motion tracking system based …