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Steward David Nozette , a senior American space scientist who teamed up with Indian space scientists during the design of Chandrayaan-1 was arrested on Monday in the US for allegedly spying for Israel. Nozette, a PhD in planetary sciences was part of the Nasa team that designed a radar — MiniSAR, or mini synthetic aperture radar — for the Indian mooncraft. For the lunar expedition, he visited the satellite centre in Bangalore twice over the last few years and played a key role in the Indo-US search for water on the moon. Scientist’s who interacted with him expressed surprise and said they never got an impression of him being a spy.

Isro confirmed there was no loss of data since they follow strict security protocols for foreign scientists. So, with Nozette Isro ensured complete compliance to the protocol and he was barred access to any critical establishments.

Nozette was uncovered by FBI when he allegedly offered classified information on US satellites for sums ranging from $2,000 to $9,000 to an undercover officer posing as an agent for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. During a sting operation on Monday which was video-taped by the undercover FBI officer, Nozette was trapped and arrested.

“Father of the Pentium” Vinod Dham, philanthropist Vijay Amritraj, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur B.V. Jagadeesh are among recipients of the NRI Institute Achievement Award, the globally recognized New Delhi-based nonprofit announced on Wednesday.

The awards ceremony is part of the NRI Global Summit 2009 where some of Silicon Valley`s biggest entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics are coming together on Saturday, October 24 to debate emerging trends and network. The summit is being held at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California.

Vinod (Vin) Dham spent 16 years at Intel where gained fame as the “Father of the Pentium” microprocessor. After Intel, Vinod joined microprocessor start up NexGen and engineered the group`s merger with Advanced Micro Devices. He also served as president and CEO of Silicon Spice Inc. that was acquired by Broadcom Corporation. In 1999, Vinod was named as one of the top 100 most influential Asian Americans of the decade and in 2000 he was appointed to the U.S.President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.Currently, Vinod is at the helm of NEA-IndoUS Ventures.

Joining Dham as awardee is former Wimbledon player and philanthropist Vijay Amritraj, who also served as a “United Nations Messenger of Peace” in 2006. The Vijay Amritraj Foundation, established after the tennis star`s stint with the U.N., supports numerous charitable causes in India.

Silicon Valley veteran B.V. Jagadeesh, CEO of 3LeafSystems, receives the award for entrepreneurial success. Prior to 3LeafSystems, Jagadeesh was at the helm at Netscaler, which was acquired by Citrix in an over $325 million deal. Jagadeesh`s first venture was as co-founder of Exodus Communication, which pioneered the concept of Internet data centers and grew from a two-man company to an over 3000 people operation in just six years.

Other awardees include, America`s Got Talent stars Ishaara; dance pioneer Giju; teenage entrepreneur Anika Iyer; Venture Director at Clearstone Ventures Vish Mishra; founder-chairman Sankara Eye Foundation, Murali Krishnamurthy; and danseuses Neena & Veena.

The summit, themed India-U.S.: Upturn in a Downturn, highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the India-U.S. ties.

Source:Business Wire

Read more :www.NriGlobalSummit.com.

Diwali is not only celebrated in India but also across the world with festive zest, fireworks, lights, flowers and sweets.

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NKP Salve Challengers Series 2009 is a short tournament of 4 one day matches played between 3 teams -Indian Red, Indian Blue And Indian Green.It  features current & upcoming cricketers of India and is taken as an opportunity to  show-case the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to create an impression.

TEAMS:

India Red: Yuvraj Singh (captain), M Vijay, Sunny Sohal, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishank Jaggi, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Sudeep Tyagi, Munaf Patel, Saurabh Tiwary, Ishant Sharma, Harshad Khadiwale

India Green: Suresh Raina (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Tanmay Srivastava, Irfan Pathan, Ravi Inder Singh, S Badrinath, Chetanya Nanda, Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Manoj Tiwary, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pankaj Singh, Uday Kaul

India Blue: MS Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Jalaj Saxena, Suresh Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha (possible wicket keeper), Harbhajan Singh, Siddharth Trivedi, Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Dhiraj Goswami

Schedule:

NKP Salve Challengers Series 2009

Source : Neo Cricket

Indian-origin structural biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with two other scientists Dr Thomas A. Steitz and Dr Ada Yonath of Weizmann for their work on how the DNA code is translated into life, findings that have been used to fight infectious disease.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram, TN, in 1952. He completed BSc in physics from Baroda and PhD from Ohio. From 1976-78, he worked as fellow at California Univ where he switching from physics to biology.

The prize is awarded for the study of the structure and function of the ribosome which are small granules, about 20 nanometers in width found in all cells and are cell’s protein factory. The ribosome translates genetic code into proteins — which are the building blocks of all living organisms. There are tens of thousands of proteins in the body which build and control life at the chemical level and are of different forms and have functions. So are all antibodies that defend us against infections. One of the mysteries confronting scientists was how proteins actually get built in the cells.

So,these scientists and their colleagues build a 3D structure of the ribosome and used a technique called x-ray crystallography — where protein molecules are removed from cells, purified and made into crystals that can be examined. This helped in revealing how exactly the template brought by the messenger RNA is used to construct a protein molecule.

These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity’s suffering.These new drugs work by blocking the function of ribosomes in bacterial cells, preventing them from making the proteins they need to survive. The prize of $1.4 million is to be shared equally between the three scientists, who all contributed to revealing the ribosome’s huge and complex molecular structure in remarkable detail.

According to a Unicef report, despite the Asian giant’s growing modernity and economic wealth more than a third of the world’s child brides are from India , leaving children at an increased risk of exploitation.

South Asia accounts for more than half the world’s child brides and nearly 25 million women in India were married in the year 2007 by the age of 18.

44 millions or 13 per cent of children are being forced to work in harmful conditions, or face violence and abuse at home and outside, suffering physical and psychological harm which are irreversible. These practices are seen prominently in  Bangladesh and India, and also in  Europe and the Middle East.

Despite rising literacy levels and a ban on child marriage, tradition and religious practices are keeping the custom alive in India along with Nepal and Pakistan.

Half of the world’s brides are the unregistered births, leaving children beyond the reach and protection of state services and unable to attend school or access basic healthcare. In Afghanistan, Only 6 percent ,10 percent in Bangladesh however in 41 per cent in India and 73 percent in the tiny Maldives are registered birth. Children in the region have also been seriously affected by insurgency and instability, as well as natural disasters.

‘Insufficient emphasis has been placed on protecting child victims of trafficking and ensuring that any judicial proceedings brought against them are child sensitive,’ the report noted.

India’s dramatic rise on the global stage has made a leading American university to launch the Year of India, an initiative to better understand the country and its growing impact around the world.

The lineup of events during the 2009-2010 academic year at Providence, Rhode Island, based Brown University includes major public lectures, art exhibitions, academic conferences about India’s people, culture, economy, and politics.

‘American and Indian scholars, researchers and administrators have long enjoyed a productive environment of international exchange and collaboration,’ said Brown President Ruth J. Simmons.

‘While the fact of India’s new global stature may no longer be surprising, understanding the history and potential of modern India is more important than ever for all academic disciplines.’

Brown is one of several universities that have recently launched initiatives to better understand India, including Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and University of Rhode Island.

‘Politically and economically, India’s rise on the international stage has been widely noted, and American higher education is responding to the new developments,’ said Ashutosh Varshney, professor of political science and one of the programme organizers.

‘In the coming years, a global orientation in education will almost certainly require greater understanding of India – its politics, economics, history, society, and culture.’

The Year of India that officially began Oct 1 features on Oct 22 a lecture by Infosys founder Narayan Murthy on India’s national strides, its powerful new international position, and the role technology has played.

Other Year of India events this fall include the inaugural lecture of a year-long seminar series being launched by faculty at Brown, Harvard, and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, aimed at filling a long-perceived gap in the intellectual discussion of contemporary South Asian politics in the Boston-Providence area.

‘The superb and diverse programmes planned for this Year of India reflect our deep commitment to bringing Brown to the world and the world to Brown,’ said Matthew Gutmann, vice president for international affairs.

‘Events with leading scholars, government figures, and cultural presentations will bring greater appreciation and understanding about India to campus, and greatly strengthen future exchange programs and collaborations between faculty and students in India and Brown.’

—- IANS

School children will get a rare opportunity to see and read old manuscripts and the letters of great Indian leaders, some dating back to 1748, with the National Archives of India Monday opening its doors to young students.

The National Archives, the custodian of the permanent records of the Indian government, has decided to allow school children to see and read these valuable papers Oct 5-9 to mark its yearly celebrations.

Organized in collaboration with the Delhi-based NGO Delhi International Art Festival, during the celebrations the visiting children will be taken on a conducted tour around the archives centre.

The National Archives has in its custody over 40 lakh files besides manuscripts, maps, private papers of eminent Indians, oriental records in different language and scripts. These constitute an invaluable source material for the study of Indian history, according to a statement issued here Monday.

Some of the records date from 1748 to the time when India got its Independence in 1947, it said.

“With the global revolution in the field of information, the interest in records has begun to assume greater significance,” it said.

“The National Archives has been trying to reach out to the public at large, through its various outreach programmes… with a view to inculcate a spirit of history and curiosity, through exhibitions, seminars and lectures,” it added.

–IANS

Lal Bahadur Shastri the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement shares his date of birth with Mahatma Gandhi.Not only this Lal Bahadur Shastri was greately influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and contributed in national struggle for independence with full vigour by taking  part in the Satyagraha  and Quit India Movement.

During his tenure as the Prime Minister of India he did stupendous work by handling many challenges including India’s war with Pakistan.and drving movements like ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ unifiing two leading forces of India – farmers and soldiers.The war ended on the 17th September, 1965, with the United Nations’ mediation. After the ceasefire between India and Pakistan he signed the Tashkent Declaration on 10th January 1966. However,the very next day Lal Bahadur Shastri died of a heart attack. His contribution as a Prime Minister of India in his short tenure of work was indispensable and sowas posthumously honored with the .

Let’s acknowledge this great leader’s achievement and celebrate his anniversary along with Mahatma Gandhi.

India aims to boost its nuclear energy capacity by 12,000 percent by 2050.

India could produce 470 gigawatts of nuclear power predicted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his announcement in conference on peaceful uses of nuclear power.

As a result, India would be the largest nuclear energy producer in the world, surpassing the United States, which now produces 101 gigawatts of nuclear energy whereas India produces 3.8 gigawatts from its 17 reactors.

The contribution of nuclear energy is expected to rise from just 3 percent to 6 percent of India’s total needs over the next decade. However by 2050 it is expected to increase between a third and a half of the country’s energy needs.

India also announced that American companies would be allowed to establish “nuclear parks” at two sites in the states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh under a bilateral nuclear agreement struck in 2005 but was approved by the U.S. Congress last year after lifting the ban on India buying American nuclear technologies and fuel which was imposed following New Delhi’s 1974 testing of its first nuclear weapons.

Greenhouse gas-producing coal-fired plants now account for 50 percent of the country’s electricity and India is the world’s third-largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.As a result has been under pressure from developed countries to cap carbon emissions.

Nuclear Energy will sharply reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and will be a major contribution to global efforts to combat climate change.

However the question that arises is -Will India is able to maintain this kind of unprecedented growth for next four decades?