Google Chrome – Your web, your world…!!

Smartphone…check! Tablet… check! Music player…check! In a complicated world of gadgets, where all of us carry at least two devices to stay connected, there’s a dire need for something that can simplify how we access our information, without compromising on the security (just in case we misplace/lose one of these devices!). Google Chrome is the …

Monster Employment Index India Rises 9% Year-over-Year

September 2012 Index Highlights: • Index level rises nine percent from a year ago in September • Shipping/Marine continues to outpace all industries, while Garments/ Textiles/ Leather, Gems & Jewellery sector also records strong annual growth. Government/PSU/Defense records double digit negative decline • Demand among occupations up most for Arts/ Creative professionals, followed by Legal …

CSE side event in CBD-Hyderabad focuses on views of the youth on environmental negotiations

Panel discussion focuses on rights of communities over resources Sunita Narain moderates discussion; panelists include young students CBD, Hyderabad, October 17, 2012: As the world gathered in Hyderabad in yet another global negotiation exercise to discuss contentious issues surrounding biodiversity and its protection, a group of young students and environmental enthusiasts came together to debate …

Tibnor supplies steel for LKAB’s ore wagons

The Nordic steel distributor Tibnor is an important player when more ore is to be mined in northern Sweden. More than 1,000 new ore wagons have been constructed by Kiruna Wagon, with Tibnor supplying the steel for the ore baskets. The fifteenth train set is currently under production. In total, 15 new train sets for …

Carnegie Institution and UMASS Medical School Granted Broad U.S. Patent Related to RNA Interference

Research by RNA leaders provides powerful gene-silencing technique Washington, D.C.—The Carnegie Institution for Science and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have been granted United States Patent 8,283,329, entitled, “Genetic inhibition of double-stranded RNA.” The patent, issued on October 9, 2012, is broadly directed to the use of RNA interference (RNAi) to inhibit expression …