Meat and meat products may be as bad as smoking, says US researchers
Washington, United States (ISJ): The chicken wing you are eating could be as deadly as a cigarette. A new study by researchers at the University...
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ISRO unveils astronaut capsule for its manned space mission
Bangalore (ISJ): Ahead of its plans for a manned space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has unveiled an indigenously made astronaut capsule. The crew...
India lacks infrastructure to treat TB; carries one-fourths of global burden
MUMBAI (ISJ): ‘Prema’s’ eyes playfully gleam behind her face mask. She looks frail and full of hope. Draped elegantly in a colourful saree, Prema, 25...
TB patients in India suffer the consequences of poor regulation of drugs
New Delhi/Mumbai (ISJ): India needs to prevent the unregulated sale and inappropriate prescription of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in the private healthcare sector, a practice that...
‘Post-disease complications barrier for complete elimination of Kala Azar,’ says MSF
Hajipur, Bihar (ISJ): Post Kala Azar complications in India come in the way of India achieving complete elimination of the disease by the targeted 2015,...
Alternate farming for stability of eco-system and higher output
Kerala in southern India is predominantly an agrarian society. But over a period of time, farming has become unviable, for a variety of reasons, like...
‘Understand science and future,’ Sam Pitroda urges opponents of GM crops
New Delhi (ISJ): Sam Pitroda, Adviser to Prime Minister and Chairman of National Innovation Council has advised Indian political leaders to evolve an ‘understanding of...
India’s indigenous navigation satellite getting flight-ready
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (ISJ): India’s national space agency has completed the integration of its indigenously made regional navigation satellite IRNSS-1B, with the launch vehicle PSLV-C24...
Indian agro-scientist develops world’s first nanofertiliser through biosynthesis
New Delhi (ISJ/EXCLUSIVE) An Indian agro-scientist has innovated nanofertilisers using biosynthesis, for the first time in the world. The newly developed nanofertiliser will bring down...
IRRI experts and German students develop low-cost, all-weather grain dryer
Manila (ISJ): Experts from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila and the University of Hohenheim, Germany have developed a low-cost, state-of-the-art Solar Bubble Dryer...