Viagra revolutionised the medical world four years ago as a wonder drug for impotence. Now it has made news again for its life-saving properties. For the first time in India, Viagra was successfully
Angioplasty is one of the most common ways of removing arterial blocks. but in many cases the blood vessel thickens again within a few months. A new drug called Sirolimus promises to remove the
The Coca Cola plant in Plachimeda village is the only industrial venture in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district. So, when wells started drying up and water turned foul, the needle of suspicion
The art graduate of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad was against to spot animal-shaped 'Use Me' dustbins all over Bangalore city. A staunch environmentalist, he believed it showed disrespect for
For the first time, the state will have an agricultural research centre in the private sector. Called the 'Gandhiji Institute of Sustainable Development', it is the brainchild of P.J. Joseph, a
In 1997, El Nino brought one of the fiercest forest fires to Australia and one of the worst floods in Indonesia. El Nino disrupts the ocean atmosphere system in the Pacific, which affects the weather
The first signs of Parkinson's disease are so subtle that they are all but invisible. By the time the tell tale tremors appear the shaking of a spoon or the unintentional rustling of a newspaper the
The Vertical Situation Display gives the pilot a side view of the plane's flight path with a profile of the terrain outside, predicting not only that the plant could hit a mountain, but also when it
Magic water' definitely has one of the qualities that lends it the name: it disappears off shop shelves. Biochemical pathologist Russell Beckett's (in pic) Unique Water, which holds the world's first
