Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India
Microsoft India has announced the availability of Windows 7 for its customers in India.
In line with the company’s commitment to releasing a new OS at periodic schedules, Windows 7 is designed to be more reliable and responsive, delivering a simplified PC experience for consumers.
Announcing the Windows 7 launch, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India reportedly said, [...]
India’s thirst for groundwater raising global sea levels
India’s thirst for groundwater raising global sea levels – Developmental Issues – Environment – NEWS – The Times of India
India’s thirst for groundwater is threatening a major water crisis, and adding to global sea level rise, says a report.
Virendra Tiwari, from the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, says that satellite measurements have shown that [...]
Contact lost, India terminates first moon mission
Contact lost, India terminates first moon mission
BANGALORE, India — India terminated its first mission to the moon on Sunday, a spokesman for the national space agency said, a day after scientists lost all contact with an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the moon.
“Our efforts to establish contact have failed. The mission has been terminated,” said S. Satish, [...]
India Boosts Spending on Higher Education
By BYC Newsfeed, On 7/21/09 10:26 PM
The Indian government will increase its spending on higher education next year by 40 percent, or $3.1 billion, under the country’s Mission in Education through ICT. The Indian Institutes of Technology and the National Institutes of Technology will receive an extra $435 million, and $170.5 million will be spent [...]
