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women in India are an unhealthy lot. According to a recent World Bank report, Improving Women's Health in India , the female population of India is left behind when it comes to health care

Adventurous Net Forget the days when you had to risk your life taking part in hair-raising expeditions through the wilderness. You can do the same now right from your desk, thanks to the Net.

the tigers of Uttar Pradesh (up)

motorists in the country can now contribute to cleaner air by spending a few extra bucks on a device which detects pollutants in the air and then releases oxygen. The gadget, controlled by a

Unlike the first United Nations conference on climate change, the recently concluded second meet was marked by a desire to give the planet a second chance

A college dropout from a south Indian village, has produced a form of crude, low sulphur petroleum by mixing water and some herbs, shown that it can run engines in science labs and vehicles on the road and is now awaiting further research and a patent

Three species of the partula snail have found a new home on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti. The island happens to be the world's smallest nature reserve. The American predatory snail

Pakistan faces trying times ahead, as insecticide resistant cotton pests threaten to devastate the country s fledgling economy

the International Court of Justice in The Hague has delivered its profoundest judgement yet: nuclear arms should not be used in war. However, it was unable to make up its mind on whether the

Some exciting recent developments indicate that India s forest people might soon have their home rights restored and be allowed to manage their own affairs