On the very first day of the 2009, Nokia launched its ‘Take Back’ campaign with the aim to encourage the users of mobile phone to dispose off their used handsets and accessories at any of the recycling bins set up across Nokia priority dealers and Nokia care centres, no matter what brand they belong to.  

Nokia would plant a tree for each handset dropped into the recycling bins and would also be gifting presents to the people participating in its campaign.

Shillong, Jan 3: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 96th Indian Science Congress in North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) here today.

The theme this year is "Science Education and Attraction of Talent for Excellence in Research".

Former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the Children''s Science Congress on the January 5.

Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science Technology is the president of Indian Science Congress 2009.

The astronomy has been revolutionized by the Hubble Space Telescope, which had a very fuzzy beginning nearly 20 years ago yet today, is stirring the global imagination via its stunning images.

The good news is that the well known telescope is all geared up for its final chapter, starting with the scheduled May 12 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for NASA's fifth and final service mission to the telescope.

On Wednesday, Nikon India announced the launch of D3X, an FX-format digital SLR. It features tremendous 24.5-megapixel resolution and superb low-noise capabilities. Overall, this device will definitely be a hit among the professional photographers who would be provided with commercial-quality image performance in a familiar and extraordinarily versatile D-SLR form factor.

Washington, January 3: U. S. President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters are apparently not less than any celebrity, for a Des Moines diner has seen its cookie sales skyrocket since the little girls took a liking to them last year.

Baby Boomers Cafe owners Tom Magnani and Rodney Maxfield have revealed that their chocolate-chunk cookies were popular with the Obama family, including daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, during the campaign season.

Sydney  - A Thai man who had overstayed his visa made a big mistake when he drove his car at 137 kilometres an hour in a Sydney restricted zone shortly after midnight Saturday, police said.