Increase in life expectancy more in women in India
A Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 published today (December 18) in the journal The Lancet points out that in
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Month: January 2016
The pollutants causing discolouration of Taj Mahal identified
Finally, the specific pollutants in the air that are responsible for the discolouration of the white marble of Taj Mahal
Read MoreEditorial: The cost of convenience of plastic bags
Despite several committees constituted by the Union government highlighting the many problems posed by thin, non-biodegradable, single-use plastic bags, and
Read MoreMountains of plastic waste afloat in the oceans
Believe it or not, nearly 269,000 tonnes of plastic comprising an estimated 5.25 trillion plastic particles are floating in
Read MoreEditorial: H5N1 – No room for complacency
Though India is one of the six countries where the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) is considered endemic in
Read MoreIISc: A novel way to reduce cell damage found
Preliminary studies have shown a way to reduce cell damage and blunt the effect of one of the factors responsible
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Discouraging cigarette sales by prohibiting its sale in the loose
The acceptance of a proposal to prohibit the sale of cigarettes in the loose, and raise the minimum age from
Read MoreIIT Madras: A novel way to produce safer drinking water
Making drinking water a lot safer by killing an overwhelming number of bacteria and most viruses is now possible. A
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Strengthening the care of the newborn
Tamil Nadu has come to realise in a most tragic manner the high mortality risk faced by preterm babies (those
Read MoreUsing a diabetes drug to treat TB shows promise
Thanks to metformin, a drug that is commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes patients, treating TB — both the drug-sensitive
Read MoreL’Aquila’s bizarre verdict reversed
Justice has finally been done. A few days ago, an appeals court in L’Aquila, Italy, acquitted six Italian scientists who
Read MoreEditorial: Sterilisation targets endanger lives
It is at once sobering and shocking that the sterilisation procedures (laparoscopic tubectomy) carried out on 83 women at a
Read MoreEditorial: The continuing polio challenge
Polio has bounced back with a vengeance in Pakistan. Compared with 53 cases reported during the period January to September
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