Over 90,000 people residing in several low-lying districts of Gujarat were evacuated due to heavy rainfall which lashed the state this rainy season. Relief Commissioner B P Meena said that the water

The discovery that smaller babies tend to deposit more fat around their midriffs as they grow older may help explain the controversial link between low birth weight and heart disease at later stage

Women can help prevent deterioration of their child's intelligence in later years by avoiding toxins and leading a healthy life during pregnancy. The environment of the womb plays a crucial role in

the Union health ministry is considering two major amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act. It plans to exclude

Gene therapy may help cure degenerative brain disorders

NASA's Mars Pathfinder space-craft is capturing far more data

latest data collected from all the surveillance centres under the National Aids Control Organisation ( naco ) indicates that one in every 10 persons from high-risk groups, such as commercial

A new technology for the multiplication of banana plants in 12 commercial varieties has been developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. P S Rao, head of the Nuclear Agriculture

Uganda's coffee industry is expected to increase its annual output to a record level by the year 2000 . The latest figures show that Uganda's coffee output is estimated at four million bags

A lock has been developed that is more reliable and secure