Price of new lifesaving TB drug, Pretomanid, too high, says MSF
Price of new lifesaving TB drug, Pretomanid, too high, says MSF
The drug was developed by the TB Alliance, funded by various governments and philanthropic sources
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IIIT Hyderabad researchers create first ever Indian Brain atlas
IIIT Hyderabad researchers create first ever Indian Brain atlas
Researchers at the IIIT Hyderabad said that the first ever Indian Brain Atlas (IBA) has been created. They stated that the next step is to prepare ...
New tuberculosis treatment for developing countries to cost $1,040
New tuberculosis treatment for developing countries to cost $1,040
WHO-backed Stop TB Partnership to start supplying the drug BPaL
New technology removes carbon dioxide from the air at any concentration level: Study
New technology removes carbon dioxide from the air at any concentration level: Study
Researchers have developed a new technology to capture carbon dioxide from a stream of air -- virtually at any concentration level -- an advance ...
Coffee therapy for rare genetic disease related to violent and involuntary muscle movements
Coffee therapy for rare genetic disease related to violent and involuntary muscle movements
The efficacy of caffeine as a treatment of dyskinesia, which is caused by a mutation in the ADCY5 gene, is causing waves in medical circles
Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study
Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study
Researchers have found further evidence supporting the theory that an extraterrestrial body such as an asteroid or a comet may have crashed into the ...
Hyderabad to soon have 'Science Corridor'
Hyderabad to soon have 'Science Corridor'
Hyderabad City, which boasts of one of the largest congregations of scientific establishments in the country, will have a ‘Science Corridor’ too.The ...
New guidelines released for nano drugs evaluation
New guidelines released for nano drugs evaluation
The Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, today released guidelines for evaluation of ...
Study offers new insight on deaths due to malnutrition in infants
Study offers new insight on deaths due to malnutrition in infants
In a finding that could have an impact on the strategies for dealing with malnutrition in children, a new study has found that the number of infants ...
Night time use of BP medication more beneficial than morning intake: study
The study reveals the patients who routinely take their anti-hypertensive medication at bedtime, as opposed to when they wake up, have better-controlled blood pressure and, most importantly, a significantly decreased risk of death or illness from heart and blood vessel problems.
Connecting with a long-forgotten era
A unique exhibition in Haryana showcased rural life before the advent of modernisation
Lo, behold the crater at Lonar!
A facelift is being given to a ‘geological gem’ in Maharashtra, a unique site ‘visited’ by a meteorite 50,000 ...
Where apron strings secure freedom from society’s curbs
An NGO makes aprons innovative tools to educate the young on reproductive health
Daimler leverages global strengths for BS-VI trucks
Company confident that it will take the pole position by offering top-class value proposition in India
Big Story | Will bond yields rise in 2020?
While bond yields fell sharply in 2019, it was no walk in the park for investors. Will the bond market’s ...
Index Outlook: How long can the bulls prop Sensex, and Nifty 50?
Indices are hovering around the 50-DMA and the momentum oscillators signal weakness
Why Sobha is a good real estate pick
Portfolio expansion into low- and mid-income projects makes it a good proposition
BNP Paribas Large Cap: A large-cap play
Scheme has outpaced its benchmark by two percentage points over past seven and 10 years
Meals with the Mahatma
MK Gandhi was known for keeping indefinite fasts. But he was, interestingly, also one of the first to promote ...
Manpreet Singh: Man of the moment
Manpreet Singh, captain of the national hockey team, is the first Indian to win FIH’s Player of the Year award ...
It takes 7,600 litres of water to make your jeans
But manufacturers are now trying to reduce their carbon footprint with eco-friendly denim
Adventures in the Amazon
The Amazon rainforests of Peru present a picture of beauty and diversity that is fast disappearing
Who says cement is grey and stodgy?
Dalmia Bharat’s Craft Béton opens up luxurious possibilities in concrete
The Complete Man dons a new look
Raymond stitches plans for a larger share of the male wardrobe with 3D printed cufflinks, and more
Budget takeaways: How are consumer needs going to change?
In a fluid economic situation, marketers need to zoom in on new pockets of growth
Soon information is going to go completely invisible: CEO of Samsung STAR Labs
Pranav Mistry of Samsung STAR Labs on AI and the positive power of data
Is ‘tax terrorism’ for real?
Arrests and imprisonment over tax offences have increasingly become commonplace, raising questions of official ...
The resolution of ballooning tax arrears
Dispute settlement schemes are expected to clear the litigation backlog and ramp up revenues
More compliance does not mean tax terrorism: Gopal Krishna Agarwal
Neither the Union Budget nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s subsequent assertion about there being no cause ...
It is corruption as usual in Tirupur
Two years have gone by since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. But with reports ...