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Massive Gains For Women's Employment In IndiaEngland, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2010 Research at the UK's University of Warwick, and the University of Goettingen in Germany, has found that the use of a particular GM crop in India produced massive benefits in the earnings and employment opportunities for rural Indian women. The research led by Dr Arjunan Subramanian of WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) in the University of Warwick found that the use of GM insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (Bt) cotton generated not only higher income for rural workers but also more emplo ... read more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Jul 23, 2010Catch them young is the latest mantra adopted by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide hands-on experience to aspiring young space scientists in the highly sophisticated field of space research. Fresh from successfully launching India's first pico-satellite StudSat (student satellite), built by a group of 40 young engineering students from Bangalore and Hyderabad recently, I ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) July 22, 2010Top US diplomatic and military officials warned Thursday of fresh attempts by militant groups to push nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan into a military conflict. The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said he feared extremists would attempt another operation similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks in order to goad India into armed retaliation against its neighbou ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jul 22, 2010 India's defense ministry has delayed again the purchase of towed heavy artillery guns worth more than $2.5 billion in the wake of a corruption scandal. The move further disrupts the decade-long procurement process for more than 1,500 guns to replace the army's aging Bofors units, some around 20 years old. The defense ministry acted on recommendations from the Central Bureau of In ... more |
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Outsource jobs good, but conditions could be better: UNManila (AFP) July 21, 2010 Global back office outsourcing is creating "reasonably good" jobs in poorer countries, but staff are stressed and some work conditions have to be improved, a United Nations study said Wednesday. The UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) said its study of business process outsourcing (BPO) to India, the Philippines, Brazil and Argentina was the first in-depth look at workplaces in the 90-billion-dollar industry. "On the positive side, and unlike previous assumptions, remote work jobs are o ... read more |
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