New Delhi, Feb 9, Here come the ‘Soleckshaws’. Thousands of athletes and officials taking part in the Commonwealth Games here this year will get to travel in solar rickshaws – a zero carbon vehicle.
New Delhi, Jan 5, An increasing number of computer professionals in and around the national capital have become victims of weak backs and shoulders, a problem that doctors believe has multiplied recently.
New Delhi, Dec 30, Jamia Millia Islamia is trying to shed the widely perceived “superior madrassa” tag, says Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung, asserting that his job is to position the 90-year-old university as a modern, secular institution of learning for one and all.
New Delhi, Dec 29, Jamia Millia Islamia is trying to shed the widely perceived “superior madrassa” tag, says Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung, asserting that his job is to position the 90-year-old university as a modern, secular institution of learning for one and all.
Bhopal, Dec 25, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked a senior Madhya Pradesh police officer to ban the manufacturing and use of glass-coated ‘manja’, a string used for kite flying, in the state as many birds die after getting entangled in it.
New Delhi, Dec 25, Impressed by the growing healthcare infrastructure and quality of doctors in this country, Mauritius is seeking India’s help to boost its medical tourism industry and has invited Indian healthcare majors to invest in the island nation. Two hospital chains have already responded.
New Delhi, Dec 16,It was a year of reform in the field of education. From the laudable Right to Education Act to controversial faculty quota in IITs and IIMs, the education sector remained a headline hogger across India. As the curtains come down on 2009, IANS revisits some of the major events:
New Delhi, Dec 14,Hundreds of hermits and yoga gurus will be taught about the proper practice of hand washing and other necessary medical precautions to control the spread of swine flu during the upcoming Kumbh Mela.
New Delhi, Dec 8, An indigenous swine flu vaccine is far from ready but India has given the green signal to two foreign pharmaceutical giants to begin human trials of their vaccine in the country.
New Delhi, Dec 5, Recognising India’s excellence in education, Australia has invited “elite Indian institutions” to set up campuses there and help Adelaide become a “University City”. Some of them are already on the table, a senior minister of South Australia said.