Freedom of the press
2015 Theme: Let Journalism Thrive! Towards better reporting, gender equality and media safety in the digital age UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (right) with Christiane Amanpour, newly named Goodwill Ambassador … Read More
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The New Age Emotion Sensing Computers !!!
RESEARCH New computer system that spots emotional sentiments Eden Saig, a computer science student at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Israel, has developed the computerised learning system which spots … Read More
Conakry named as the as the World Book Capital for 2017
Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) in Paris. … Read More
Windows 10 to arrive soon
Windows has decided to upgrade and is releasing it’s newest software, windows 10. Even though it’s releasing dates are not confirmed, users are hoping it will be a great product. … Read More
India ranked 33rd most reputed country
India’s reputation globally has improved greatly while that of its neighbours – China and Pakistan has decreased in the eyes of the world. But Pakistan and China are among the … Read More
Jharkand to set up biomedical waste treatment plant
The state government is planning to set up a biomedical waste treatment plant in Jhiri village, some 30 km from Ranchi following Jharkhand High Court’s order to streamline the state’s … Read More
Whitley Award (Green Oscar)
Pune-based ornithologist Pramod Patil has won with the prestigious Whitley Award, popularly known as the ‘Green Oscar’ for his work on the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard. He bagged … Read More
Winners of the toisa awards 2015
TOISA Awards 2015 The winners of the first Times of India Sports Awards are: Sportsperson of the Year: Jitu Rai Youth Icon: Saina Nehwal Lifetime Achievement Award: Milkha Singh … Read More
personalities of the month
Pratap Singh: 15-year-old Indian-origin school boy, he has won the Institute of Physics Prize, for successfully carrying out an experiment that substantiated an effect of Albert Einstein’s theory of special … Read More
Wimbledon 2015 Winners List !
1) Novak Djokovic won mens Singles 2015 Title 2) Serena williams won womens singles 2015 Title 3) Martina hingis and leander paes won mixed doubles Titile 4) Sania mirza and … Read More