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the Indo-Bhutanese agreement on the Sankosh river multipurpose project, is in troubled waters. Several non-governmental organisations (ngos) in Siliguri, Assam, are gearing up to oppose its

millions of children crippled by polio may be able to walk without crutches. A herbal medication developed by a resident from Haripur Dak - a remote village in Purnea district of Bihar - holds

Yet another discovery in a series of unfolding spatial dramas propels Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, into spotlight

Discovered first by Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer, in 1610, Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter's 16 moons, after Ganymede, Calisto and lo. Its diameter is nearly 3,050 km, almost the

with problems of the disposal of plutonium reaching alarming heights in us and Russia, Canada has offered to help in its recycling. Both us and Russia have stocks of tonnes of the highly toxic fuel

Non governmental organisations face the wrath of the government for exposing the loopholes in its wildlife policy

A new technique that monitors emissions by detecting toxic substances right inside smokestacks, spells anathema for manufacturers who have been dodging pollution laws

some people are born lucky. Take the case of a minute segment of humanity belonging to the white people of European ancestry. New research reveals that a small fraction of this community is

British researchers have come up with a programme that tones down the use of artificial chemicals on farms heavily

new research on an ancient Chinese treatment for skin disorders and other maladies, has brought to light the fact that the traditional remedy can actually deal more effectively with virulent forms