China proposes law to make it easier to register marriages, harder to divorceChina's new draft law simplifies the marriage registration process while adding a 30-day cooling off period for divorces. Aimed at creating...
15 Aug, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Chinese scientists claim they saw the earthquake coming but had no idea where it would hit: ReportChinese scientists claim to have developed a groundbreaking technique to forecast earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or more by monitoring...
20 Dec, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China's rise, diesA surprise choice to lead a divided Communist Party after the 1989 turmoil, Jiang saw China through history-making changes including a revi...
30 Nov, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
China unveils world's fastest train that travels at 600 km per hour. Watch the amazing train hereChina's train maker CRRC recently unveiled the high-speed train at a railway industry trade fair, in Berlin, Germany. According to the manu...
06 Oct, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Stranded at home: Indians studying medicine in China desperate to return to collegeWhile online classes have been continuing, the lack of access to hands-on practical classes puts a big question mark on their education and...
11 Jul, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
COVID-19 most likely of natural origin, not leaked from lab: StudyAmid a global debate around the origins of the deadly virus, 21 eminent scientists from universities and research institutes around the wor...
09 Jul, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
China develops world's most powerful submarine detectorThe device could also be used on civilian and military aircraft as a "high performance equipment and solution to resource mapping, civil en...
24 Jun, 2017, 03.02 PM IST
China releases first software package for nuclear power exportsThe Hualong-One design is the country's third generation of nuclear reactor designs for safer and more efficient operations that will be wi...
18 Dec, 2015, 07.14 PM IST
In a first, two Indian institutes make it to world’s top 200 universitiesThe Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has taken the top spot among its Indian counterparts, bagging the 147th rank.
15 Sep, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Ultra-superfast 5G broadband comes closerA collaboration between NEC Electronics Samsung and several academic centres in China and Iran have assessed the developments aimed at 5G s...
25 Nov, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
China to test new fuel efficient bullet trainChina will soon conduct a trial run of its new high-speed bullet train, which uses a cutting-edge traction system with low fuel usage.
07 Nov, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
China President Xi's India visit: China to assist in high-speed rail corridorsTo begin with, Chinese engineers will help commission the Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore corridor and help augment train for 160 kmph.
19 Sep, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
China President Xi's India Visit: Railways join hands with China to increase train speedNarendra Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping signed total 12 memorandums of understanding (MoU), including cooperation in rail sector.
18 Sep, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
China should not expand bullet train network: Expert"The government should develop regular railroad networks and urban mass transit systems instead of throwing money away on bullet trains."
11 Jul, 2014, 04.01 PM IST
Bullet trains form half of China's train servicesHigh-speed bullet trains now make up more than half of China's rail services, highlighting the massive expansion by the government .
02 Jul, 2014, 07.34 PM IST
Twitter shaping public opinion?Researchers also found that Twitter users are more likely to work to change the opinions of others than to admit to changes of their own.
12 Mar, 2014, 02.58 PM IST
- UGC to let only top 500 foreign universities enter India
The new regulations approved by the UGC on Saturday give existing institutions six months to get approval.
03 Jun, 2012, 07.59 AM IST