Apropos the Colombian environment ministry's authorisation for oil exploration on Vene

... in the making of an alcoholic is established by measuring the preference for alcohol in genetically bred mice

The government of Ecuador has invited private bids to build a second 514-km oil pipeline under a 20-year operating concession. The 500-km state pipeline built in 1972, has already been expanded

Finding a link between genes and the evolution of disease can give a new dimension to drug development

According to a recent report, about 25,000 workers in the bidi, zarda and gul factories in the northern part of Bangladesh are suffering from several diseases including tuberculosis and

The solar energy group of the Renewable Energy Research Centre, Vietnam, has designed an efficient solar water heater. The system

According to an early February report, the highly ambitious Mahakali project implemented by the Nepalese government requires much more organised effort to control flooding, river shifting and

Osram-Sylvania Inc of usa has unveiled a new kind of fluorescent lamp that promises to increase the life of fluorescent tubes three fold. The tubes can then glow for about 60,000 hours. The secret

The danger of tampered hydrants looms large in Karachi, reported The Dawn recently. Usually, the cover of a hydrant is removed for facilitating easy drawing of water. This results in water

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