Everything you need to know about Dibrugarh Polytechnic: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dibrugarh Polytechnic: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Swedish and Spanish engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odours more effectively than the human sense of smell.
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission APPSC has declared the results of written test for the post of Lecturers in
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): Exposure to certain wavelengths and levels of light has the potential to increase alertness during the post-lunch dip - mid-afternoon hours typically occurring from 2-4 pm, a new research has revealed.
Guwahati, April 12 (ANI): Security personnel recently announced that they had killed two ULFA cadres in Assam's Dibrugarh District in an encounter.
Guwahati, April 8 (IANS) Two members of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) were Monday killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam, police said.
London, Apr. 6 (ANI): A group of researchers has built a prototype of an ultralight, inexpensive and robust flying drone that can be operated upon by one person and give a detailed 360-degree view of their surroundings.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): A team of chemists from the University of Valencia and the Polythecnic University of Valencia (Spain) have come up with a new hypothesis about how Maya Blue, a highly-resistant pigment used for centuries in Mesoamerica, was prepared.
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) With the aim of radically improving air connectivity in India's northeast, fresh bids have been invited for a dedicated airline in the region, a senior official said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Mar. 20 (ANI): Indian Railways have made elaborate arrangements to clear extra rush of traffic for the Holi festival.
Washington, February 26 (ANI): Researchers have found that a recombinant Newcastle disease virus kills all kinds of prostate cancer cells, including hormone resistant cells, leaving normal cells unscathed.
London, February 19 (ANI): Lasers powered by sun could protect Earth from any threatening-looking asteroids by destroying them before they can get too close, U.S. researchers have suggested.
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): As an asteroid roughly half as large as a football field-and with energy equal to a large hydrogen bomb-readies for a fly-by of Earth on Friday, two California scientists have proposed a system that could eliminate a threat of this size in an hour.
Washington, Feb. 14 (ANI): When Pope Benedict XVI ends his reign at the end of February he will be the first pope to do so before his death in nearly 600 years.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Two policemen were injured when a car they were chasing here rammed into their vehicle in the early hours Sunday, police said.
Amsterdam, Jan 23 (IANS) A revolutionary coating permits cotton to absorb roughly three-and-a-half times its own weight of water from misty air or fog.
Washington, January 4 (ANI): Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange or cream coloured cup than in a white or red one, researchers say.
Washington, December 21 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have shown that the powdered dried leaves from the Artemisia annua plant may be a far more effective antimalarial treatment than purified artemisinin, delivering 40 times more artemisinin to the blood and reducing the level of parasite infection more completely in mice.
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A new discovery has revealed how osteocalcin, a protein, strengthens our bones, potentially opening the way to better therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis or brittle bones.
Washington, December 12 (ANI): Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have shown for the first time how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones.
Washington, Dec. 9 (ANI): The closer you live to another person, the more likely you are to be friends with them despite the growing use and impact of social media, according to a new study that drew on data from the location-based social network provider Gowalla.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) You are more likely to be friends with people living close to you despite the growing popularity of social media, according to data drawn from the location-based social network provider Gowalla.
Guwahati, Dec 2 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the Centre to declare upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh as Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas.
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IANS) The central government is likely to declare two districts of Assam as Maoist-affected, making them eligible for special benefits, Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said Saturday.
People who are not vegetarians "easily cheat, tell lies, they forget promises, they are dishonest and tell bad words, steal, fight and turn to violence and commit sex crimes", according to a new school textbook. This is a LIE. We do not commit sex crimes. New Healthway, a book given to schoolchildren in India, also explains that non-veg people are "lazy, sluggish and short-lived". So how do we get the time and energy to steal, fight, commit sex crimes, etc?
Guwahati, Nov 16 (IANS) ULFA's anti?talk faction has called for a 12?hour dawn?to?dusk shutdown in Assam Monday to protest against the killing of three people in a staged gun?battle Nov 14.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The BJP Friday appointed former MP Sarbananda Sonowal as president of the party's Assam unit following the resignation of Ranjit Dutta.
Melbourne, November 5 (ANI): Poor sleep, which can make a misery for those who suffer from it, can be overcome by following a simple set of tips, experts have claimed.
Washington, October 31 (ANI): When the brain fires up the network of neurons that allows us to empathize, it suppresses the network used for analysis, according to a pivotal study led by a Case Western Reserve University researcher.
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IANS) A village resident was killed and a policeman was injured during an shootout between the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) militants and security forces in Assam's Dibrugarh district Sunday, police said.
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IANS) Four suspected Maoist rebels have been arrested from Assam's Dibrugarh district and arms, ammunition and incriminating documents seized from their possession, police said Sunday.
Washington, October 28 (ANI): Exposure to morning short-wavelength "blue" light has the potential to help sleep-deprived adolescents prepare for the challenges of the day and deal with stress, more so than dim light, researchers say.
Melbourne, Oct 21 (ANI): South Korean singer Psy's 'Gangnam Style' continues to take the world by storm with a military robot becoming the latest to try and make the hit track his own.
London, October 20 (ANI): Researchers claim to have unlocked the physics behind the game roulette, to give players a better chance of beating the house.
Abuja, Oct 2 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen have shot dead over 20 students in Nigeria during an attack, Xinhua reported Tuesday.
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IANS) The flood situation remained grim in Assam Monday with more areas submerged across 16 districts, marooning nearly 14 lakh people in the state, officials said.
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IANS) The flood situation remained grim in Assam Monday, with more and more areas submerged every day across 16 districts, marooning some 10 lakh people, officials said.
Guwahati, Sep 23 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam is grim with over 800,000 people affected in at least 15 of the 27 districts in the state, officials said Sunday.
Guwahati, Sep 21 (IANS) At least seven districts of Assam have been affected as flash floods have hit the state again, affecting lakhs of people and killing two youth in Tinsukia district, officials said.
London, Sept 11 (ANI): The use of tablet computers just before going to bed can lead to a poor night's sleep, a study has revealed.
Washington, September 8 (ANI): Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, and adequate treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may significantly reduce this risk, a new study has claimed.
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Sleep apnoea, linked with snoring and dangerous pauses in breathing, could almost double the risk of fatal cancer risk as those who sleep soundly, says a study.
London, August 29 (ANI): Using mobile phones and tablets with a backlit display for just two hours before bed can cause sleep problems, researchers say.
London, Aug 29 (IANS) If you happen to be one of those who often find it difficult to fall asleep at night, the reason could be usage of cellphones or tablets at bedtime.
Washington, August 29 (ANI): Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest single virus particles in solution.
London, August 29 (ANI): Using mobile phones and tablets with a backlit display for just two hours before bed can cause sleep problems, researchers say.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The ethnic violence in Assam which led to an exodus of thousands of northeastern people from other parts of India was not a Hindu-Muslim clash, a central minister from the region has said.
London, Aug 14 (ANI): Cosmopolitan magazine's editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown died in New York on Monday. She was 90.
Tinsukia (Assam), Aug.12 (ANI): Fearing possible attacks by the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and other disintegrated groups, Assamese authorities have issued an alert in the state ahead of the country's 65th Independence Day.
Agartala, Aug 7 (IANS) Tea production in the organised sector in declining in India due to ageing bushes and little investment and the country may have lost 50 million kg of tea in the past 10 years.
Itanagar, Aug 5 (ANI): The strategically crucial state of Arunachal Pradesh, that shares a 1080 km- long border with China, is developing its infrastructure rapidly.
Dibrugarh (Assam), July 24 (ANI): Seventeen-year old Pinky Karmakar comes across as an average eleventh grade teenager, but the girl from the Borborooah Tea Estate here has achieved something distinctly stupendous that places her heads and shoulders above her colleagues.
MP Pre-Polytechnic Test (PPT) result 2012 has been declared on Monday, July 9, 2012. The aspirants can access their results from the Vyapam website http://www.vyapam.nic.in
London, July 5 (ANI): Findings of a recent study are challenging scientists' understanding of planet formation, suggesting that planets might form much faster than previously thought or, alternatively, that stars harbouring planets could be far more numerous.
Dibrugarh University BEd CET result 2012 has been declared. The results are available on the university website http://www.dibru.ac.in
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) Three cadres of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were arrested in Assam's Goalpara district Saturday and a large amount of explosives seized from them, police said.
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) The Tea Board of India is to shift its northeast zonal office from Guwahati to Jorhat in Assam, a top official of the board said Wednesday.
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in upper Assam districts, officials said.
JCECE Jharkhand polytechnic result 2012 has been declared. The results are available on the JCECE website http://jceceboard.org
Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Two hardcore cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) anti-talk faction have been arrested from Assam's Dibrugarh district, police said Tuesday.
UP Polytechnic (JEECUP) result 2012 has been declared. The declaration of results have ended the wait of 14 lakh candidates, who had written the Joint Entrance Examination of Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic (JEECUP)
Guwahati, June 13 (ANI): A 16-coach science exhibition train is currently touring north-eastern states to disseminate information on various scientific explanations and developments in the country, particularly to school students.
Guwahati, June 8 (IANS) Assam health authorities have sounded an alert after cholera, which has claimed four lives, took seven districts in its grip, officials said Friday.
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Researchers have shown that a bioinspired robotic fish could attract live zebrafish when put to swim together in a water tank.
Guwahati, June 1 (IANS) Three prominent tea growers' organisations in Assam have sought Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi's intervention over the halt in tea production in five districts.
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Tablet computers like the iPad may soon authenticate their rightful users by reading the unique movement of their hands, not their passwords.
New York, May 19 (IANS) Polytechnic Institute of New York University, America's second-oldest private engineering school, has conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering on Sam Pitroda, adviser to Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Concerned over the increase in diabetes among children and adolescents, the union health ministry has initiated a school-based screening programme for diabetes on pilot basis in six districts in the country, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday.
Guwahati, May 14 (IANS) A major blast in an oil pipeline was averted in Assam's Dibrugarh district Monday when security forces detected two powerful bombs on one of the trunk lines.
London, May 11 (ANI): Scientists have developed a carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled efficiency with help from computational simulations performed at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Guwahati, May 4 (ANI): In what should be a major concern to the government, the Maoists are reportedly multiplying their numbers and expanding their operations in the state.
London, May 4 (ANI): Researchers have accused Skype for allowing a privacy vulnerability, which potentially let people know the location of a caller, to stay in their software for more than a year.
Guwahati, Apr 28 (ANI): Even though many militant outfits in Assam have come forward for negotiations, the region faces renewed threat from the Maoists.
London, April 14 (ANI): In what could be an answer to fuel scarcity, a team of engineers from the California Polytechnic State University has designed a vehicle that does a whopping 584mpg.
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Obese individuals could be exposed to higher levels of radiation during routine X-ray and CT scans as most medical imaging equipments are not designed with overweight and obese patients in mind, researchers say.
One of the highlights of the Union Rail Budget 2012-13 announced by the Union Rail Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday was the announcement for the introduction of two double-decker trains and a Shatabdi train
Faridabad (Haryana): The 26th Surajkund Craft Fair this year chose Assam as its theme state, in a bid to spread awareness about the northeast and provide exposure and access to bigger markets to artisans from the region.
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Canadian scientists have designed a flexible battery that can be woven unobtrusively into fabrics.
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Canadian scientists have designed a flexible battery that can be woven unobtrusively into fabrics.
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Graphene, which is the thinnest material known to science, is not only transparent to eye but also water, a new study including Indian origin researcher has revealed.
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Graphene, which is the thinnest material known to science, is not only transparent to eye but also water, a new study including Indian origin researcher has revealed.
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Nicotine traces have been discovered in a 1,300-year-old Mayan flask decorated with hieroglyphics that apparently point to the intended contents, researchers say.
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): Advanced nanomaterials could now open the door to a new generation of high-performance, cost-effective solid state refrigeration and air conditioning, requiring no refrigerants and no moving parts, a new study led by Indian origin researcher has revealed.
London, Jan 10 (ANI): A new, touch-sensitive fabric could enable you to lower the volume of your car stereo by swiping the driver's seat, or dim the lights of your room by casually rubbing the armrest of your sofa.
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Practising tai chi, a type of internal Chinese martial art, can improve balance among elderly people with failing eyesight and help them dodge dangerous falls, a new study has suggested.
Guwahati, Dec 16 (ANI): the tenth edition of the Assam Mahotsav, a two week long annual fair was organized in Jorhat providing a window to the culture of the state.
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): An Indian origin researcher has designed two applications that can turn iPod touch and iPhones into remote control for robots.
London, Dec 1 (ANI): In a new study funded by NASA, scientists have used the oldest minerals on Earth to reconstruct the atmospheric conditions present on Earth very soon after its birth.
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Scientists have regenerated functional muscle tissue in mice, which may open the door for a new clinical therapy to treat people who suffer major muscle trauma.
London, Nov 29 (ANI): Graphene form sensors are ten times more efficient in sniffing out bombs and explosives compared to commercial gas detectors being used today, a new study co-led by Indian origin researcher has revealed.
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study has discovered a "sweet spot" around a few young stars, which is cranking out the production of methanol, a chemical that could support life's chemistry.
London, Nov 14 (ANI): A team of researchers co-led by the University of Pennsylvania has developed an ultra-thin and flexible brain implant that could one day be used to treat epileptic seizures.
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A team of scientists led by an Indian origin is studying graphene, essentially a single layer of the graphite found commonly in our pencils or the charcoal we burn on our barbeques, to use it as an alternative to copper in creating smaller and faster smart phones, tablet computers and other devises.
Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): Individuals who work from home may experience more work exhaustion because of conflict between work and family demands, according to a new study.
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Scientists have located areas in outer space that have extreme potential for complex organic molecules formation.
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Cranberry juice is far better than extracts of the fruit at fighting bacterial infections, according to a new study.
New York, Oct 25 (ANI): A severe security flaw in the massively popular Skype video chat service might put Internet users worldwide at risk.
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A team, led by scientists at the University at Buffalo has revealed that they have identified the presence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in defective diamonds, which will help advance the development of diamond-based systems in applications such as quantum information processing.
Washington, Oct 07 (ANI): A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has turned a smartphone into a sophisticated monitoring app that can capture and transmit vital physiological data.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 06 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh (West) Member of Parliament Takam Sanjoy on Thursday condemned Wednesday's attack on police personnel and civilians at Roing, the headquarters of the state's Lower Dibang Valley district.
Washington, August 03 (ANI): Ever wondered where all your personal information goes when a social networking site dies? Well, it is recycled.
