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April 2012

4G is here

Posted on April 29, 2012 by B Gautam

Vol 2, Issue 1: April 2012 In this article: What is 4G? Technologies and systems that comply to International Telecommunications Union-Radio (ITU-R) standards for fourth generation of telecommunication. Benefits of 4G. In May last year, we published our first issue. … Continue reading →

Computers and communication

Redux influenza A H1N1

Posted on April 28, 2012 by NB Rao

Volume 2 Issue 1: April 2012 In this article: Why has influenza A H1N1 returned? Reaction of the government to the swine flu pandemic. People susceptible to swine flu and other information. The summer of 2012 has seen the return … Continue reading →

Biotechnology, Health and fitness, Medicine

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Nanocomposites have been found to be useful in various fields including medicine. Find out what nanocomposites are and how researchers in India are using them in various possible ways.

New study depicting threat faced by agricultural production due to climate change
A study by Actionaid and Centre for Sustainable Agriculture concluded that farmers in India will be seriously affected by the rapid change in climate. Already having to face erratic behaviour of rainfall and inflated prices of fertilizers, there seems to be a need to use better adaptive strategies for future.

ISRO to launch indigenously-developed RISAT-1 in April
After launching RISAT-2 in 2009, ISRO will be launching RISAT-1, an indigenously designed and developed remote sensing satellite, in April.