There is perhaps no part of the coconut palm that does not find use in daily life. The utility list got an add-on when Nallattil Gopi of Kottakkal, Kerala, used coconut oil as a lubricant for his
The first quake took place at the end of the first stage of the Harappan civilisation, around 2900 BC. The second was during the Mature phase, around 2600 BC, but one is not sure when the third took
Hospitals in West Bengal have had 5,000 cases of arsenicosis in the last two decades. Studies and surveys have detected arsenic in the ground water in 3,365 habitations spread over 68 village blocks
Insurance schemes designed to benefit the entire population seem to be catching on in a big way. Two years ago, Jalgaon and Shirpur created history when the towns insured the voting population
It has been a trial by fire for the Thiruvananthapuram-based Regional Cancer Centre for the past few weeks. Long accustomed to being hailed as a premier cancer research institute, it isn't quite used
There are many who still doubt Naveen Patnaik's skills as administrator and politician. In a sweeping reform that none of his predecessors have dared to do, he has proved their doubts are unfounded.
Two years after viagra made its stunning debut a new pill for impotence is waiting in the wings. Called Uprima, it is found to work much faster than Viagra. The US Food and Drug Administration is
