Plant based butanol cheaper than petro-derived butanol
A cheaper plant based butanol could replace its petroleum derived namesake being used in brake fluid, paint thinners and plastics.
'How can there be no fuel?'
"How can there be a no fuel?!" Raju, driver of a minivan, incredulously asked an attendant sitting idle on a drum at an Indian Oil petrol station at South Delhi. The atte...
'Pakistan must punish Mumbai masterminds to show who is in charge'
A noted U.S. analyst says Pakistan must punish the masterminds behind the Mumbai terror attacks to demonstrate that the government and not the terrorists will set the cou...
Regulator continues probe into Satyam fraud
Special teams of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Friday continued their probe for the second day into the Rs.70-billion Satyam fraud.
India hopes Pakistan won't backtrack on Kasab
A day after Pakistan officially owned up to the nationality of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Mumbai attacker in Indian custody, New Delhi Thursday hoped Islamabad would not ...
Students prefer India over U.S. for higher study
The number of Indian students applying for various courses in the U.S. institutions is likely to come down by 20 percent in 2009.
Touching an item often compels consumer to buy it
Ohio State University and Illinois State University researchers tested how touching an item before buying affects how much they are willing to shell out for the it.
What would be the fate of Satyam employees?
Nothing seems to be safe for 51,000 employees of trembling Satyam Computers. There are possibilities of layoffs, the company may cut the salaries, and moreover the curren...
Stabilizing Pakistan a key challenge for Obama: Bush aide
Stability and success in the war on terror in Pakistan will be a key challenge for the Obama administration to resolve the Afghanistan problem and keep Pakistan-India rel...
Tamil Nadu enticing NRIs with tour packages
The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corp (TTDC) is offering two tour packages for participants at the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) - the annual convention of peop...