Study: Vehicular pollution is expected to go up to 85 per cent in 2010. This was pointed out by a survey on vehicular pollution conducted by a non-governmental organisation, Vatavaran. Vatavaran's
A person's height may be determined by the time of year they are born, according to an Austrian study published on Thursday in the British scientific magazine Nature. According to Gerhard W. Weber
The rapidity with which modern science and medicine are making advances gives one the hope that someday all ailments would probably find easy cures in the form of pills ,
The second workshop on interventional neuroradiology, organised by the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, was inaugurated here on Thursday.This three-day workshop has been convened in order to expose
Waterborne diseases have become a household problem in a colony in south Delhi where residents are being supplied with contaminated water for the last 10 days. Despite repeated requests by the
The toxic effects of lead and the growing awareness about environment have intensified the drive to phase out the use of lead-containing solders in electronic products. The main reson behind this
A provocative presentation at a science conference on Tuesday questioned the widely held belief that sunscreens lower the risk of deadly melanoma skin cancer, but specialists still caution against
Ricetec : The much-talked about 'basmati' is not a brand but a generic name, according to Robin Andrews, president of Ricetec which has obtained a US patent about the plant.Andrews, in a wire service
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has asked the Haryana state pollution control board to review its recent decision regarding hike in consent fees, charged from new units to check pollution.
The draft paper on the proposed hydel policy, currently in the proces of finalisation, has mooted a multipronged and flexible approach with regard to the financing of projects and the
