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India moving toward Polio free state

Dr Mudit Bhargava

October 24, 2011

New Delhi

India is finally moving to a Polio free state with only one case so far has been detected in 2011 in the country making it the longest polio-free period for the first time as against 42 cases in 2010. The Government has made serious efforts in the past ten years to eradicate the polio from India and pumped billions of dollars in this effort...........more

Polluting Indian firms awarded hundreds of millions in carbon credits

BY AGENCIES

September 28, 2011

NEW DELHI

:Hundreds of millions of dollars in carbon credits were awarded to Indian companies even though they did not reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The allegation comes according to an American diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks. The cable, from July 2008, raised serious questions about the UN-backed carbon trading scheme to cut global...........more

Indian curry spice turmeric is a natural born cancer killer

By Staff Reporter

September 15, 2011

NEW YORK

;Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre have found that curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell-signalling pathway in human saliva that drives the growth of head and neck cancer. The inhibition of the cell signalling pathway was also correlated with reduced expression of a number of...........more

NRI-led team invents chips that mimic human brain

From News Dispatches

August 26, 2011

NEW YORK;

A team of IBM researchers, led by an Indian-American scientist, has claimed to have developed a pair of artificial computer chips that can, in some ways, “emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition.” These chips, mimicking some of the brain’s functions, could be building blocks for next...........more

Pregnancy gender test raises concerns

K KAPOOR

August 09, 2011

NEWKO YORK

Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks. Though not widely offered by US doctors, gender-detecting blood tests have been sold online to consumers for the past few years. Their promises of early and accurate results...........more

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