A helmet containing an airbag that inflates to cover a motorcyclist's neck and shoulders has been invented by the Ireland-based Airbag Technology Inc. The inside of the helmet has a

A former cop shows a simple way to keep Delhi clean and green

HERBAL REMEDY:A sore throat reliever, the first of a new range of herbal oral care products, has been launched by the Mumbai-based Kopran Pharmaceuticals. The company will also introduce a

Indians are more prone to heart diseases according to a study done in the UK, which says that people from the subcontinent have narrow arteries. A cardiology team front Birmingham Hospital examined

International power companies eyeing Nepalese hydropower resources may soon receive the opportunity to come forward with their Investment proposals. The ministry of water resources,

David Roos and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, present evidence that parasites responsible for some of the world's most serious diseases, including malaria, stole

The number of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases is exploding in South Africa, according to Action TB, a research group funded by the British pharmaceuticals company Glaxo Wellcome. The

Researchers take a closer look at the subtle ways that cells usefor signaling

American scientists have found a way to give pollen grains an electrostatic charge to improve pollination. The charge attracts the pollen to plants, they say. The pollen is stored in a tank and

THE Japanese cabinet recently approved an energy-conservation programme which aims at making drastic reductions in carbondioxide (CO2) emissions. The energy package includes 66 plans