At least 132 stupas surrounded by 12 Buddhist monasteries, 35 megalith monuments and 82 rock shelters containing prehistoric rock paintings were unearthed last week in the ruins inside a forest at

Isro is set to launch its first commercial multi-satellite vehicle-- the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (C2)-- at 11.52 a.m. on 26 May from the SHAR centre at Sriharikota. The countdown for the

The launch of the remote-sensing satellite-- IRS P4 Oceansat-- from Shar, near Sriharikota, on 26 May, is expected to give an impetus to India's "Blue Revolution' and greatly increase the catch of

The world may be trying to find cures for several dreaded diseases, but an average Central Government Health Scheme dispensary is unlikely to have one even for the common headache. Out of about 200

India has expressed total surprise over the reported expedition by US scientists to the Bay of Bengal for studying the coming monsoon without any agency in the Indian government being told about

The tenth case this year of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) , better known as mad cow disease, was detected in France's eastern Vendee region, the agriculture ministry said

Despite the much publicised efforts of Delhi Government to control gastroenteritis, there has been a 43.8% increase in the numeber of cases recorded between 1 and 17 May, in comparison to the same

Scientists in the US have found that children who sleep with a light on are more likely to grow up short-sighted and having to wear glasses. Children under the age of two who slept, with a light on

An environmental non-governmental organisation today criticised the Army for carrying out illegal construction on about 300 hectares of the South Central Ridge in south Delhi.l Addressing a press

The Animal Board of India will set-up an inquiry commission to probe the death of about 26,000 cows which died at seven cow shelters in the Capital during the past five years. This was announced by