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The government is planning to issue 'power bonds' for mega power projects to fund the escrow-guarantee mechanism. Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) is expected to stand guarantee

US tobacco companies fear a $516bn plus bill, without legal protections, which may pass in the Senate : a

Last week's breathless reports of an imminent cure were, of course, too good to be true. Still, these are exciting times in cancer

The worst outbreak of dengue fever in years takes advantage of Southeast Asia's weakened defences : a

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bioengineering spinach's photosynthesis centers, adapting them to serve as ultratiny photodiodes. If all goes well, these devices will use photons to

Several residents of a village near India's nuclear testing site have complained of nosebleeds, skin and eye irritation, vomiting and loose bowels - all symptoms of exposure to radiation since the

The UK government should force generators to sell unwanted coal-fired power stations rather than pursue a coalfields rescue scheme that would increase customer's electricity bills, ministers were

The fifth satellite in the INSAT series, INSAT 2-E, will be ready for launch in October-November this year and will provide impetus to the growing telecommunication sector in the country, Dr. K.

The Gujarat Government will formulate a new policy on minerals within a month for the overall development of the mining and mineral industry in the

Human skin : The FDA is about to approve commercial use of living tissue grown by two biotech outfits. Engineered skin will bring relief to the 4 million people who suffer from chronic skin ulcers