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The International Olympic Committee (ioc) is now ready to set the pace, not for sports, but for scientific research. It has announced the a new prize to recognise "the evolution of scientific

The role of dais, traditional Indian midwives, is being reevaluated as modern medicine finds their lore ideally suited to Indian conditions

Madhya Pradesh took a head start in implementing the 3 tier panchayati raj. But lack of finances might just undo the transfer of power to the people

An Indian scientist has developed a process to refine low grade coal to prevent its residue of fly ash

Wetland management is drawing increasing flak for advocating misdirected conservation strategies and disregarding local needs

australia's national symbol, the kangaroo, is threatening to overrun the country, which is why "kangaroo courts" made up largely of farmers are deciding their fate for the worse. With a kangaroo

Dais use symbolic associations to ease childbirth

The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act makes it mandatory for states to implement the 3 tiered panchayati raj

Concerned about the pollution from combusting coal to generate power, the departments of science and technology and coal have set up a core group of bureaucrats and scientists to identify clean-coal

The Chinese government is determined to dig deeper to extract more oil, gas, copper and other key minerals to keep up its present pace of development, says Xinhua, the official news agency. The