Bangalore, Feb 15, Warning that India should brace for more deaths from the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic, a leading virologist has described as “shameful” the lack of scientific data on its outbreak in the country.
Bangalore, Dec 3, Whoever spiked the water cooler in the Kaiga atomic plant with radioactive tritium on Nov 24 has not been original.
Bangalore, Dec 2, The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal this day 25 years ago affected even the unborn, researchers say.
Bangalore, Sep 25, Prominent scientists from around the world have called for “urgent action” by the Indian government to prevent any further delay in the construction of the proposed underground physics laboratory in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
Bangalore, Aug 22, A leading virologist has raised concern about the safety of the swine flu vaccine that Indian companies are trying to bring out in a hurry at the request of the government.
Bangalore, Aug 19, Basmati literally means ‘mother of all aroma’ and Basmati rice has been synonymous with India. But now the results of a study by a team of scientists from Cornell University in the US and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines may dent this national pride.
Bangalore, Aug 13, India’s nuclear submarine INS Arihant, launched on July 26, does not have a “working nuclear reactor” yet, says a nuclear scientist familiar with the project almost since its start.
Bangalore/Chennai, July 23, Experiments with genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes planned in India by a British company in a move to find a way to control dengue fever have taken sections of the scientific community by surprise.
Bangalore, July 9, Designers of the 17th century Taj Mahal, the finest piece of Mughal architecture, employed the same unit of measurement used by the Harappan civilization of 2000 BC, according to a new study reported in the latest issue of Current Science.
Bangalore, July 1, The proposed oversight body for higher education is a “welcome development”, says Pushpa Bhargava, former vice-chairman of the Knowledge Commission. According to him, the present regulatory system is so inept that it is easy for anybody to set up a private professional college in India and fool regulators by hiring professors for three days.