Health & Medicine
Toll of climate change on mental health
30 Mar 2017
Scientists figure out way to mass-produce red blood cells
27 Mar 2017
Though the researchers now have the biological resource to mass produce red blood cells, they still need the manufacturing technology for mass production, making it a bioengineering challenge
Scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-aging
24 Mar 2017
Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a revolutionary drug that actually reverses ageing through a molecular process that allows cells to repair damaged DNA and could even help NASA get its astronauts to Mars
First patient cured of rare blood disorder
21 Mar 2017
Growing global temperatures could be contributing to rising diabetic numbers
21 Mar 2017
1°C rise in environmental temperature could account for more than 100,000 new diabetes cases per year in the USA alone
Do you really have high blood pressure?
21 Mar 2017
MRI scans may help detect HIV in brain
16 Mar 2017
Lawsuit alleges Monsanto staff ghostwrote safety reports
15 Mar 2017
Employees of Monsanto Co ghostwrote supposedly independent scientific reports that US regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup weed killer does not cause cancer, those suing the company claimed in court filings
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation