NEW DELHI: An alumni forum of the Indian Institutes of Technology established to preserve the heritage and ecology of the Ganga has demanded suspension of the Loharinag Pala hydro-power project in Uttarakhand.

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it was not agreeable to the suggestion for constitution of an expert committee to examine the report of the IIT-Delhi on the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam relied on by the Kerala government to assert that the water level in the dam could not be raised beyond 136 ft.

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Mumbai: Whatever the elite do, they do it in style. The upscale Juhu residents have given a whole new meaning to citizen-led initiative.

Not wanting the overground Metro Rail literally staring into their homes, they have been pitching for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to go underground for the 8-km stretch from Juhu to Linking Road.

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Automotive technology in its futuristic form could well mean cars with reduced air friction that rotate 360 degrees, making reversing and parking easier.

From Saturday to Monday, students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi got a taste of such innovation, with Japanese carmaker Nissan showcasing its models, including the 360 degree-revolving Pivo2.

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KOCHI: The Parliamentary sub committee on Water Resources headed by Rajapathy Sambasiva Rao has found that the 130 year-old Mullaperiyar Dam is posing a threat to the lives of around 30 lakh people living in Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts.

KRISHNAGIRI: Contamination of piped drinking water is 71 per cent, according to a study conducted jointly by the IIT Chennai and Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur.Dr. Ligy Philip, Associate Professsor, and Dr. Indumathy, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Chennai, led the study team.

STUDENTS of IIT Madras, who have developed a method to change the behaviour of DNA cells by conditioned heat process, will apply for patents soon. Their discovery fetched the second prize at the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Competition.