Child marriages are rampant in Odisha, says health survey
August 17th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) About six per cent of rural women in Odisha get married earlier than the legal age of 18, according to the latest government survey released ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Gurdwara shooter was a neo-Nazi’
August 10th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) A sociologist, who hung out with the gunman who killed six worshippers in Sunday's rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh gurdwara, says Wade Michael Page was a ... Read more...
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Martial arts exponents mask fear to show confidence
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) Competitors of mixed martial arts have unique ways of masking fear that actually allow them to project a confident face, says a US study.
"Successful management ... Read more...
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Inequalities of caste, power influence Indian society: Sociologist
August 20th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The study of inequality in India has to be holistic and take into account the inequities arising from caste, imbalances in distribution of land, power ... Read more...
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Irish beer Guinness does not travel well: Study
March 18th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A new study has suggested that famous Irish beer Guinness does not travel well, as it loses most of its appearance, flavour and aftertaste after being exported to ... Read more...
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Two-thirds of Britons support Islamic burka ban
July 17th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): More than two-thirds of Britons believe there should be a complete ban on wearing the burka across the country.According to Sky News, seventy one per cent of ... Read more...
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Moily’s Ramayana, an intense search for equality in democratic setup
July 6th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, a lawyer by training, entered politics in the sixties, occupied important positions in his home state Karnataka rising to the office of Chief ... Read more...
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Meat-cutting tools prove Neanderthals inhabited Kent 100,000 years ago
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): University of Southampton researchers have claimed that the Neanderthal man was living in Britain at the start of the last ice age.This means that they were residing in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vitamin A supplementation ‘does not reduce maternal mortality’
May 5th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): Vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality, a trial in Ghana has shown.The finding contradicts previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44 percent ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Corals reef in danger of being wiped off the face of the Earth
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): If reports are anything to go by, then coral reefs are in danger of being wiped off the face of the Earth, all due to global warming.Corals get ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Plant evolution permanently changed the way rivers looked and behaved
January 30th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 30 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that plant evolution led to permanent changes to the way rivers looked and behaved about 420 million years ago.During the period, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Threatened big cats can be saved by strategic and science-based conservation practices
August 12th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that threatened big cats can truly be saved through strategic and science-based conservation practices.The study was led by researchers from Panthera, the leading ... Read more...
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Prehistoric dwelling unearthed at Isle of Man 3,000 years older than Stonehenge
July 14th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): A prehistoric dwelling, which is 3,000 years older than Stonehenge, has been unearthed during construction of the runway extension at Isle of Man Airport.According to Isle of Man ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Baboons and humans tackle malarial infection similarly
June 25th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): When it comes to coping with malaria, baboons and humans have similar stories to tell, according to researchers at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy.The ... Read more...
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Glaciers can shrink “in a geologic instant”
June 22nd, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): A new research by scientists has revealed that modern glaciers in deep ocean water can undergo periods of rapid retreat, where they can shrink even more quickly than ... Read more...
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Scientist achieves “mission impossible” study of elusive long-beaked echidna
June 10th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A scientist has successfully completed the first study of a rare egg-laying mammal called the long-beaked echidna, which many other field biologists considered "mission impossible".The scientist in question ... Read more...
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Scientist identifies two new animal viruses
May 27th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Syndey, May 27 (IANS) A scientist in Australia has identified two new animal viruses, besides developing new tests for their detection and diagnosis.
Chris Cowled identified the new viruses - Middle Point ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
NRHM’s Asha programme benefits women, child
April 11th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Barolyahir (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 11 (ANI): Poor women and children in rural regions of India are availing many benefits from Asha, a scheme launched by the Government of India under the National ... Read more...
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Google Earth detects tsunami trigger spot in Caribbean
March 20th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): A scientist has used Google Earth to detect a spot in the Caribbean that can trigger a tsunami in the future.According to a report in New Scientist, ... Read more...
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9 in 10 Brit happy despite credit crunch, claims survey
November 8th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Britons surely know how to remain happy during troubled times, for a new survey has revealed that nine out of ten people are positive despite rising unemployment ... Read more...
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Huge Indian Ocean tsunamis occur every 600 years
October 31st, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) The devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which claimed more than 200,000 lives, was not the first of its kind to hit the region, according to new ... Read more...
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New US consul general in Mumbai a squash champion
July 29th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) A squash champion and a former pilot Paul Folmsbee, who spent part of his childhood in south India, has taken over as the new US consul general in ... Read more...
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MBA topper’s pushcart is full of vegetables - and a dream (Feature)
July 2nd, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, July 2 (IANS) It may come as a shock to many that after topping the elite Indian Institute of Management (IIM), he opted to sell vegetables on the rough ... Read more...
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11 species of African frogs can morph toes into claws to kick predators
June 24th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): A new research by biologists at Harvard University has determined that at least 11 species of African frogs can morph toes into claws, which they use to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Knight Riders dump Royal Challengers’ challenge(Lead)
May 9th, 2008 - 7:20 am ICT by admin
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders came back to winning ways, defeating Bangalore Royal Challengers by five runs in a pulsating rain-curtailed encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Earliest temple of ancient Rome reconstructed in 3D
March 15th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Experts have digitally reconstructed the earliest temple of ancient Rome - the Temple of Apollo, built by the first Roman emperor, Augustus.The Temple of Apollo was Augustus' ... Read more...
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