THOUGH Sweden has been named by the UN as the world leader in gender equality, women scientists of the country have to be several times more productive than their male counterparts in order to get
LEVYING taxes for the protection of environment has done wonders for Sweden. Green taxes have led to a sharp decline in acid rain, encouraged power stations to burn less fossil fuels and
A new neurosurgical technique could mean a new life for those with severed a spinal cord, which with a little guidance, can nurse itself back to health
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Birds like female blue tits control the sex of the eggs they lay, but this crucial decision hinges on the health of their mates. If the males are more active and healthy, the females produce more
An offer of Rs 700 crore as aid by a consortium of Uzbek, Russian and Swedish companies has evoked jubilation among employees of the Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corporation (THDC), which is