Friday, March 12, 2010
Fossil snake from India fed on hatchling dinosaurs
Dhananjay Mohabey, who unearthed a snake fossil going back at least 67 million years, and was joined by an international paleontological team to study it, has published findings that are making headlines in numerous U.S. and global media.
The remains of a fossil unearthed in 67 million year old sediments from Gujarat, provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behavior in ancient snakes.
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The remains of a fossil unearthed in 67 million year old sediments from Gujarat, provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behavior in ancient snakes.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: ancient snakes, dinosaurs, fossil snake, gujarat, paleontology
Friday, January 29, 2010
Washington Leadership Program extended to Gujarat
Students from Gujarat can now get first-hand insight into how the American government works, thanks to the efforts of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Gujarat chapter, and Parikh Worldwide Media Inc., publisher of News India Times.
The two groups have signed an agreement to extend the prestigious Washington Leadership Program (WLP), which provides Indian-American students across the United States an opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill, to students in Gujarat.
The agreement was signed here Jan. 13 by Himanshu Vyas, chairman IACC-Gujarat and Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media Inc.
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The two groups have signed an agreement to extend the prestigious Washington Leadership Program (WLP), which provides Indian-American students across the United States an opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill, to students in Gujarat.
The agreement was signed here Jan. 13 by Himanshu Vyas, chairman IACC-Gujarat and Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media Inc.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: capitol hill, gujarat, gujarat state, parikh worldwide media, students
Friday, September 18, 2009
Disabled badminton player receives highest Indian sports honor
Polio-affected Parul Parmar of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, was last month honored with the Arjuna Award, the highest honor from the president of India for achievement in sports, in the Paralympics category. Parmar, 36, won the world badminton tournament for the disabled in 2007.
Disabled by polio in infancy, she has won 11 gold, three silver and two bronze medals since 2002. An exponent of the right-hand smash, Parmar won the badminton championship held at Kualalumpur at the first Asiad Paralympics in 2004.
In the second Asiad Paralympics held in Bengaluru in 2008, she won two gold medals and a silver; she defeated the Malaysian contestant in the singles and also won a gold in the doubles in tournament.
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Disabled by polio in infancy, she has won 11 gold, three silver and two bronze medals since 2002. An exponent of the right-hand smash, Parmar won the badminton championship held at Kualalumpur at the first Asiad Paralympics in 2004.
In the second Asiad Paralympics held in Bengaluru in 2008, she won two gold medals and a silver; she defeated the Malaysian contestant in the singles and also won a gold in the doubles in tournament.
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Labels: achivement is sports, arjuna awards, disabled, gandhinagar, gujarat, highest honor, polio, polio affected parul parmar, president of india, tournament for disabled, world badminton tournament
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