Indulge in the world of wildlife, birds and pets this week. Conserve and help the wildlife, which creates a pleasant environment for you to live in. Know more about our Indian birds in an intriguing account by an ornithologist. Also, acquire a deeper understanding of your feline companions. Check out the weekend fare the IANS […]
With online store Amazon.in as its official title sponsor, the five-day India Couture Week 2015 will begin here on July 29. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex fashion body in India, has announced that Amazon.in will be associating with the couture event while jewellery brand Sunar will be the associate sponsor. To […]
As dusk engulfs the city’s urban landscapes, its denizens embark on a quest to explore new culinary avenues – or perhaps revisit familiar territories – to unwind, and to rejuvenate after a hard day at work. And if one were to find a tranquil environment decked with unconventional interiors, exquisite cuisines and spirits, the night […]
Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision was taken under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Plastics Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, Tripura State […]
If there is anything between heaven and earth, it’s Qinghai – the Tibet Plateau in southwestern China. Surrounded by chuckling mountains, abounding with virgin biodiversity at an elevation of over 4,000 metres, it’s also known as the Roof of the World or Third Pole of the Earth. The plateau is no longer an enigma. For, […]
Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores particularly among diabetics and the elderly can be reduced by a third with the use of low-intensity ultrasound, a study says. The low-intensity ultrasound that transmits vibration through the skin and wakes up cells in wounds, helps to stimulate and accelerate the healing process. The ultrasound treatment also […]
Strathfield MP Jodi McKay visited Strathfield State Emergency Service (NSW SES) last Wednesday to take a first-hand look at the Unit’s training and operations. A brief the Unit sent to local Council and Parliamentary representatives on their storm response in April and May prompted her visit. “Our SES volunteers in Strathfield are always on-call, […]
Scientists have developed a new approach to develop highly-potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in patients. The study that appeared in Nanomedicine identified a new mechanism of targeting multi-subunit complexes that are critical to the function of viruses, bacteria or cancer. Thus the mechanism will reduce or […]
Children of Rohingya Muslims, one of the world’s most persecuted communities who have been living on the outskirts of Delhi for some three years, are falling prey to diseases, including lung infections and severe skin allergies, due to bio-medical waste being dumped by two prominent hospitals in front of their camp, enquiries by IANS have […]
For all mango lovers who thought the ‘king of fruits’ is just to dig your teeth into or is to be sipped through a straw as a juice or shake, there is more this summer! For, the land of nawabs has come a long way from the times that mangoes were sucked under trees in […]