World Bank offers $500 million loan for education in India
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) The World Bank has offered $500 million interest-free credit to India for improving the standards of secondary education, an official statement said Friday.The World Bank Thursday ... Read more...
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Now, generate power from wind produced by passing trains!
April 6th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 6 (ANI): Industrial designers in China have developed a device that can generate electricity from the wind produced by trains as they whoosh down the track.The 'T-Box' device is ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Assam, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu do best in rural health
April 12th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), India's flagship rural health scheme, has completed five years, and states like Assam, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu are performing best, it ... Read more...
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs lauds NRHM
August 11th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.11 (ANI): The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has come in for much praise from Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, ... Read more...
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US panel sees racial bias in healthcare bill
August 11th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has labeled some provisions in the House health care bill as being racially discriminatory, and has said hat it will ask President ... Read more...
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Two new proteins that may enhance vaccine potency developed
February 6th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Feb 6 (ANI): A University of Buffalo professor of microbiology and immunology has developed two new proteins that may enhance the production of antibodies against many infectious agents.Terry D. Connell, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Marketing may influence how often parents give fast food to kids
January 27th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Marketing may influence how often parents feed their children fast food, according to a new study.The study, led by Sonya A. Grier, an associate professor of marketing at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |