Why some people are prone to drinking
The party animal Helsinki, May 1 (IANS) A team of Finnish scientists has decoded changes in the brain that make people prone to excessive drinking — a discovery that can lead to new drug therapies…
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Imphal tourist park coming up at birth place of polo
Imphal, May 1 (IANS) A tourist park is being developed near Imphal’s Marjing temple, considered the birthplace of polo, with Rs.12 crore set aside by the tourism department. Disclosing this to IANS Nongthombam Biren, the…
Biodegradable fibre from tea by-product developed
Young-A Lee and her research team have designed a vest and shoe prototype from the cellulosic fiber grown in this lab. Credit: Christopher Gannon New York, May 1 (IANS) To cut down the waste that…
Diesel, petrol cabs go off roads, owners warn of suicides
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to…
Urban Andhra set to be free of open defection by October
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) all 110 urban local bodies of Andhra Pradesh, comprising 3,458 wards, would become free of open defecation by October 2 this year, three years…
Horror of confinement: Inside Kashmir’s home for juveniles
By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) On the outskirts of the city lies an expansive but shabby-looking complex with beige colour walls beside the banks of a mountain stream. This is Kashmir’s only correctional…
Will provide better life to poor: Modi
Ballia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed during a programme organised to launch “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh on May 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Ballia (Uttar Prdesh), May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister…
Foreign vessels fishing in New Zealand need to reflag
Wellington, May 1 (IANS) All foreign charter fishing vessels are required to reflag to New Zealand and operate under full legal jurisdiction of from Sunday in order to keep fishing in the country’s waters. According…
Obesity on rise in rural China: study
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) A new study has highlighted rising obesity rates among children in rural China. The study, published in the latest issue of the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found children and adolescents…
Protests in Vietnam over mass fish deaths
Hanoi, May 1 (IANS) Hundreds of people gathered in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Sunday to protest a Taiwanese company causing pollution that has led to mass deaths of fish in the country’s central coast. A…
6.7 lakh saplings to be planted in Agra
Agra, May 1 (IANS) A total of 6.7 lakh saplings are to be planted on a single day in the Taj city in July. Alarmed by reports of rising deforestation due to urbanization, the Uttar…
States’ rising debt, non-plan spending worries central bank
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Non-productive expenditure of state governments remain a cause for worry and their growing liabilities need redressal, even though there has been some improvement in this regard, the Reserve…
A peacock sanctuary to come up in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, May 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned a project to set up a peacock sanctuary in Vrindavan. The first instalment of Rs.10 lakh has been released to the forest department to start…
The return of the spectre: Is Karl Marx relevant today?
By Vikas Datta No other ideology has been so villified or pursued so assiduously, viewed with so much promise when implemented or junked most readily and enthusiastically when it ran into trouble, and above all,…
South Korean exports falls 11.2 percent
Seoul, May 1 (IANS) South Korea’s exports slid 11.2 percent in April compared to the same period last year, the government announced on Sunday. Goods sales overseas were worth $41 billion, according to data supplied…
What kills neurons after stroke
New York, May 1 (IANS) Researchers have found that an elusive brain receptor may play an important role in the death of neurons from neurological diseases. Strokes, seizures, traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia leads to…
Depressed spouse can make you weak too
New York, May 1 (IANS) People married to a frail spouse are likely to become frail themselves and a person married to a depressed spouse is more likely to be sad, say researchers, adding that…
Online bullying ups aggression in kids
New York, May 1 (IANS) Have you ever been bullied in school, college or social media? A new study shows that the combined effect of both face-to-face and cyber-bullying may increase the risk of aggressive…
China launches drunk driving crackdown
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) Chinese traffic police are on the lookout for drunk driving in a crackdown running until May 31. The ministry of public security’s (MPS) traffic bureau on Sunday said police will be…
Noted economist to head Haryana’s finance commission
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Noted economist Mukul G. Asher will head the fifth State Finance Commission set up by the Haryana government. Asher, who was a professorial Fellow of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public…