'Inverted duty structure favouring exports of raw material'

Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 15:16

Concerned over countries like China importing coir raw material from India and exporting finished products to other countries, the MSME Ministry has suggested removal of inverted duty structure to protect the interests of domestic coir industry.

Dubai to have Quran-theme park next year

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:20

Aiming to highlight the `miracles` of the Quran, Dubai authorities are building a theme park that will have 51 of the total 54 plants cited in the holy book.

Israel to let more building materials into Gaza

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:17

Israel is to allow the entry of more building materials into the Gaza Strip, the defence ministry said on Sunday, and a UN refugee agency said they should be delivered soon.

Deadly blast at Mitsubishi Materials factory in Japan, at least five dead

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:32

At least five people were killed in an explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials Corp chemicals plant in western Japan, media reports citing local police said on Thursday.

Indian, German experts to discuss laser, nano technology

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 22:35

Experts from India and Germany will take part in a scientific conference here later this week to discuss global advancements in laser technology and new generation nano materials.

Soon, satellites to be made of recyclable materials

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 11:09

ESA are currently on a look out for new ideas on materials which can be recycled or converted into different, useful resources for other processes.

Probe into charges of loot of relief materials

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 23:29

An inquiry was ordered by authorities into allegations of loot of relief materials made by Congress against ruling BJD corporators of the city.

Coming soon `self-healing` materials

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 14:58

Researchers have discovered that under certain conditions, putting a cracked piece of metal under tension, exerting a force that would be expected to pull it apart, has the reverse effect, causing the crack to close and its edges to fuse together.

BJP protests against Uttarakhand relief operation lapses

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 13:35

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists have raised objections over alleged irregularities in salvage operations and distribution of relief materials in flood-ravaged in Uttarakhand.

Purchase of quality materials for mid-day meal ordered

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 17:16

Jolted by the death of 23 children in a midday meal tragedy at Chhapra, the Bihar government has made it compulsory for schools to purchase quality food items so that students get proper meals.

Stonehenge occupied 5,000 yrs earlier than previously thought

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 19:13

Stonehenge may have been occupied 5,000 years earlier than previously believed, archaeologists have found.

Pinecones inspire new material that gets itself into shape

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 19:24

Drawing inspiration from pinecones, which close their scales when wet and open them again once they have dried out, researchers have produced synthetically a composite material with comparable properties.