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World Bank To Establish Singapore Hub For Development Innovation
The World Bank and Singapore today signed an agreement launching a new hub to boost support for developing countries in the region.
Guinness World Record For Singapore For The World’s Smallest Working Gears
IMRE researchers have put Singapore into the Guinness Book of World Records by successfully demonstrating the world’s smallest fully controlled rotation of a molecule-sized gear.
USAID $30 Million Grant To Protect Nepal’s Forests & Communities
A nearly $30 million USAID grant will underwrite a five-year WWF-Nepal program to protect critical forests and forest dependent communities in Nepal.
AEC Chairman: India’s Nuclear Enrichment Capacities Will Be Increased Multifold
India’s reprocessing and enrichment capacities will be increased multifold, said Srikumar Banerjee at the annual graduation function of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) training school.
Malaysia To Accede To 1959 Antarctic Treaty & Madrid Protocol
The Malaysian Cabinet has decided to accede to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, a move which is expected to boost the country’s current scientific research efforts on the continent to a whole new level.
UN: H5N1 Bird Flu Spreading In Asia, New Virus Strain In Vietnam
The UN predicts a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 avian influenza strain, amid signs that a mutant H5N1-2.3.2.1 strain is spreading throughout Asia and beyond.
Rare Peach Blossom Jellyfish Spotted In China’s Guangxi Province
Schools of a rare type of freshwater jellyfish the size of a human fingernail have been spotted in a river in south China’s Guangxi Province, reports Xinhua News.
First IIT Satellite, Jugnu, To Be Launched On Indo-French Megha-Tropiques
In the next month, the first IIT-made satellite called Jugnu will be launched simultaneously with SRM University’s SRMSAT on the Indo-French Megha-Tropiques satellite.
Australian Project To Highlight 15 Types Of “Forgotten Cancers”
The Forgotten Cancers Project launched yesterday by the Cancer Council Victoria hopes to understand the causes of less common and under-researched cancers.
Australian DSTO Awards US$13.7 Million In Defense R&D Funding
The Australian Defense Science and Technology Organization has announced US$13.7 million in R&D funding for projects involving helicopters, objects in space, sonar analysis, and solar energy.
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