44 per cent Pakistanis drinking unsafe water as world observes Water Day today
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): As many as 72 million Pakistanis out of a 180-million population do not have access to safe drinking water as the country observes World Water Day today.According to Environment ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Nearly half of Pakistanis drinking unsafe water
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) Nearly half of the 160 million people in Pakistan drink unsafe water, says a media report Tuesday on the occasion of World Water Day.Around 72 million ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Gates wants military to focus on scuffles around the planet
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates believes preparing the US military to fight two major conventional wars is "out of date" and wants the top brass to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New supercomputer may find answers to some of Earth’s problems
July 28th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Reports indicate that the newest supercomputer, which can perform more than 160 trillion calculations per second, is ready to take on problems in areas such as climate science, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Robo bats” with metal muscles may herald next gen of flying machines
July 8th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University are developing robotic bats with muscles made of metal that offer increased maneuverability and performance, which might represent the next generation of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mugabe accuses UK of spreading cholera among Zimbabweans
December 13th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Harare, Dec.13 (ANI): Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has accused Britain of waging "biological warfare" against his people through a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 800 people so far. Health ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Life on Earth may have emerged 750 mln yrs earlier than previously thought
July 3rd, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): A new research has suggested that life on Earth might have emerged about 750 million years earlier than previously thought.According to a report in New Scientist, researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
New detection instrument monitors air for all terrorist threat substances
June 13th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 13 (ANI): Security and law enforcement officials may soon get a new technique to fight terrorism - a universal detection system that can monitor the air for virtually ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian American developing infrared super computers
April 15th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A computer that is a thousand-fold faster than the fastest current supercomputers is being developed by an Indian American scientist. The machine of the future being developed by ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |