Monday, March 23, 2009

4th call for proposals in the area of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology under Ministry of Science and technology, Government of India is calling for proposals in the thrust areas like
1. Nanotechnology in Medicine and
2. Nanotechnology in Agriculture
The last date for receipt of filled in applications is 20th April, 2009
The proposal should include
a) Title
b) Preliminary proof
c) Major objectives
d) Milestones
e) Expected deliverables/Outcomes
f) Expertise in form of publications in high impact factor journals
g) Budget
h) Projects in hand
More details available at www.dbtindia.nic.in

Tata Nano Standard Version Priced at Rs. 1 lakh ex-factory

Tata Motors today announced that the Tata Nano Standard version (BS2) will be priced at Rs.1 lakh ex Factory Pantnagar (excluding transportation charges and VAT) thereby delivering on the promise made at the unveiling of the car at the Auto Expo in New Delhi last year on January 10th 2008.
The Company announced the price at the launch ceremony in Mumbai this evening in the presence of Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors.
The sale of application forms and acceptance of booking will start from April 9th 2009 till the end of day April 25th 2009. The application forms will be available at a price of Rs. 300, with a range of offers from select associate Tata Group companies. The application forms will be available at over 30,000 locations in about 1,000 cities through Tata Motors Passenger Car dealerships, State Bank of India and its branches, its subsidiaries and associates, other preferred financiers, and outlets of Westside, Croma, ‘World of Titan’ and Tata Indicom exclusive stores.
Source: http://www.tatamotors.com/our_world/press_releases.php?ID=432&action=Pull

VACANCIES IN NATIONAL AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTIUTE (NABI) and BIOPROCESSING UNIT (BPU)

BPU Positions
Senior Manager (Administration & Finance)
Manager (Finance)
Manager (Administration)
Unit Engineer
NABI Positions
Institute Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Manager (Administration.)
Manager (Finance)
Administrative & Finance Officer
Store Purchase Officer
Computer Operator

The terms and conditions for the above posts can be get from http://dbtindia.nic.in/news_management/PressreleaseDetails.asp?PressId=77&button=Edit