New Delhi: In a big breakthrough in genomics, Indian scientists claim to have decoded the genome of the arhar dal, which is also known as pigeon pea. Scientists say this will help in developing new varieties. They also say it will enhance productivity and possibly bring down the soaring prices of pulses. The exercise involved a group of 31 scientists from a network of premier research institutions including the Indian...
07:46 AM, Nov 03, 2011
'Pigeon English' is narrated by Harrison Opoku, an eleven-year-old who has recently moved from Ghana to a high rise flat in inner city London. When a boy is stabbed near his home Harri teams up with CSI fan and friend Dean to try and solve the murder. Hes also busy trying to fit in and learn the street smarts necessary to survive while showing a more innocent side, caring for...
06:18 PM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Bhopal gas victims allege that they are being used as guinea pigs for unethical drug trials without being informed. An RTI has revealed that Bhopal Memorial Hospital has pocketed over Rs 1 crore by allowing pharma companies to conduct clinical trials on disaster victims. Shankar Lal was 33 when the Bhopal Union Carbide leak of 1984 happened. Lal and his pregnant wife Laxmi survived but not their child...
09:31 AM, Mar 02, 2011
Taipei: Taiwan has been experimenting with a simple solution to the perennial problems of pollution, smell and excessive water use on pig farms: train the pigs to use a toilet. After some encouraging results the government now wants all the island's pig farms to adopt the practice as it looks to burnish its green credentials, offering cash to farmers and pushing the benefits such as less watery manure that can...
03:02 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Miami: A Cuban-American father and daughter face a possible jail term or hefty fines after their attempt to bring 72 unhatched pigeon eggs from Cuba to the United States fell foul of U.S. Customs. The United States maintains a long-running trade embargo against Cuba that prohibits commercial imports from the communist-ruled island and often leads to seizures of illicit shipments of Cuban cigars destined for U.S. connoisseurs. But Rufino Blanco,...
09:27 AM, Dec 24, 2010
London: Scientists have developed an eye implant that allowed three blind patients to see shapes and objects within days of treatment in a trial and say the device could become routine for some kinds of blindness in five years. Experts described the study results as phenomenal and said the device, developed by German researchers, could eventually change the lives of up to 200,000 people worldwide who suffer from blindness due...
11:43 AM, Nov 04, 2010
Scientists have strapped tiny GPS to pigeons to analyse the way bird flocks change directions in a study. ...
01:30 PM, Apr 08, 2010
His favourite pet, a black pig named Max had died three years ago. ...
01:01 PM, Jun 20, 2009
Authorities are taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of swine flu. ...
04:02 PM, Jun 16, 2009
US scientists have isolated H1N1 virus, which has killed at least 44 worldwide. ...
12:35 PM, May 07, 2009
What the Bird flu did to chickens, Swine flu is doing to pigs. ...
11:12 PM, May 05, 2009
Britain, Italy and Germany also reported new cases. ...
10:23 AM, May 05, 2009
FAQs: What you should know about Swine flu ...
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