Green India mission matches technology to Indian needs

October 21st, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - After the success of its first Chandrayaan moon mission, India is now looking at exploration of outer space using planetary missions including a human space flight programme, a UN panel was told. "Having achieved self-reliance in end-to-end space programme, the Indian space programme is entering into space exploration phase mainly to explore inner solar system and build such capabilities for exploring outer solar system," a member of the Indian parliament said Wednesday.

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Wednesday announced the establishment of the Australia India Science and Technology Research Award. This new award recognises excellence in science and engineering and will be targeted at early career Australian and Indian researchers.

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has been rated the best in South Asia in terms of visibility and scholarly papers on the net in the latest ranking of such institutions by Cybermetric Lab, the largest public research institution in Spain. The Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, the National Informatics Centre in Bangalore, the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai make up the top five universities in the subcontinent.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Two high-level Indian technology delegations are to visit Britain next week amid a bid by both countries to deepen their technology ties. Members of the Indian Semiconductor Association are to visit from Sep 29 to Oct 2 for seminars and networking events organised with Silicon South West, South West Regional Development Agency and East of England International.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Executives from leading US clean energy and environmental companies will visit India next month to identify commercial opportunities for clean and green US technologies in India. The role of the upcoming mission and how the private sector can help India develop and deploy low-carbon technologies to combat climate change was discussed at a meeting with Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and Britain's UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Wednesday signed an agreement for promoting business ties and technology exchange in the semiconductor sector. The agreement will enable Indian and British firms to work together on business opportunity areas, combining complementary knowhow, technology, intellectual property and other capabilities, a UKTI statement said.

August 31st, 2009 PANAJI - India will undertake Mission Mars between 2013 to 2015, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair said here Monday.

July 19th, 2009 GURGAON - An eco-friendly building near the Indian capital Sunday got a big thumbs-up from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who equated it with well-known monuments like the Taj Mahal and India Gate. We know that there are wonderful monuments throughout India from the India Gate to the Taj Mahal.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Though the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has expressed its intent to send a manned moon mission by 2015, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday told parliament that India has no such plans. In reply to a question on whether India proposes to send a man to the moon, Chavan said: "No sir." The minister, however, informed the Rajya Sabha that "India is planning for a follow-on mission Chandrayaan-2, which has an orbitor and lander which land on moon (sic) and a rover which moves on the surface of the moon to probe its surface".

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has proposed a five point agenda topped by "deepening of India-US nuclear cooperation" to take their bilateral relations to the next level. "We want the US to engage India across fronts and not just business to business," FICCI president Harsh Pati Singhania said Tuesday proposing the leading Indian trade body's agenda at a seminar on "US-India relations: The Road Ahead" at the East-West Centre here.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai spent $12,000 once to upgrade its electricity system, and is saving $17,000 a year on power bills. Many firms don't even have to pay any money upfront.

March 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian edition of Technology Review, the world's oldest technology magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was launched here Monday. A copy of the 109-year-old magazine was unveiled at the EmTech India 2009, a two-day conference on emerging technologies, jointly organised by the MIT and technology publisher CyberMedia.

February 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Germany wants India to source technology from it for the transport sector, especially the railways, said Wolfgang Tiefensee, the German minister for transport, building and urban affairs, here Friday. 'The technology transfer to the Indian Railway was a major subject when our government representatives visited India early last year.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eyeing India's Rs.1.4 trillion ($30 billion) military hardware pie, US-based, General Dynamics, a global leader in providing defence-related information and communication systems, combat vehicles, munitions, weapon systems, special-mission aircraft and commercial space-related systems, Thursday announced the opening of its liaison office here. 'The liaison office will provide assistance and information to potential Indian customers as well as facilitate meetings among representatives of General Dynamics, the government of India and potential partners,' a company statement said.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With Barack Obama taking over as the US President Tuesday, a leading industry lobby has identified five areas that it hopes the new leadership will address to deepen India-US synergy. The wish list prepared by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) includes support to the nuclear deal signed between the two nations, and enhanced role of Indian companies in America's healthcare and software sector.