South Asia: Hot spot for cross-border diseases
August 14th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In South Asia, one of the world's most densely populated regions, deadly diseases from animals, like the nipah virus, brucellosis, anthrax and even ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Public art struggles to find its space in India (Feature with images)
June 23rd, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Art is making a serious effort to reach the masses in India with expositions in vantage public places despite official hurdles and poor awareness about ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
One in every ten Hong Kong students’ victims of Internet bullying
June 11th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong, June 11 (ANI): One in every 10 primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong is a victim of Internet bullying, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New strategy to control encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
December 14th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government will adopt a three-pronged strategy, including an "election type" house-to-house campaign, to contain Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infection that claimed 560 lives in Uttar Pradesh this ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Tribal voters in Jharkhand reckon with EVM technology
November 20th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Daltonganj (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Hasulal Topno has never seen an electronic voting machine (EVM).The impoverished Oraon tribal, who gathers firewood from the forest outlying the Palamau Tiger Reserve, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Woman conceives after tubectomy at Uttar Pradesh hospital
September 24th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) The wife of a poor farmer of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins earlier this week -- even after opting for a tubectomy operation ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Poor awareness stalls fair trade practices in India’
May 8th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Poor awareness, mammoth size, diversity and insularity are challenges India must overcome to ensure fair trade practices in grassroots businesses, World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) president Paul ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
AIIMS sexual health seminar gets youths’ thumbs up
July 29th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Use your cell-phones to plot your menstrual chart, instructed doctor Kiran Singh of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to a bunch of wide-eyed women, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |