Health & Medicine
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04 Jan 2016
Indian-origin UK cancer expert knighthed
02 Jan 2016
E-cigarettes too can cause cancer, finds study
30 Dec 2015
Electronic cigarettes, often marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, may damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, a new study has warned
Spread of infectious disease fuelled by international trade
23 Dec 2015
International trade and travel has literally opened up new vistas for humans,along with the risk of spreading infectious diseases, a growing problem in today's global economy
New vaccine for MERS found
21 Dec 2015
Junk food okay of you exercise enough
18 Dec 2015
Virus in cattle linked to human breast cancer
18 Dec 2015
‘Supercondom’ that protects even if it breaks
17 Dec 2015
An Indian-origin professor and her team have created a revolutionary hydrogel-based condom that prevents STDs and HIV even if it breaks, and moreover enhances sexual pleasure
Presidents, PMs have shorter life spans: study
16 Dec 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi might want to take note of this – new research shows that those serving in a nation’s highest office have a 23 per cent greater risk of premature death than their losing rivals
Paracetamol not effective in flu: study
15 Dec 2015
Scientists alter mosquito genes to end malaria
15 Dec 2015
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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
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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
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