New scale developed to assess dementia in tribal populations
byShimla: Finding the internationally used scale for assessment of dementia difficult to apply in elderly tribal populations, doctors of Tanda medical college, Kangra have developed a…
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Traditional Indian systems of medicine to be promoted abroad
byNew Delhi: As part of an initiative to promote traditional Indian systems of medicine abroad, the health ministry has signed agreements and set up…
Suketi Himalayan Fossil Park suffers neglect
byNahan (Himachal Pradesh): Lack of interest and neglect on the part of the government, Suketi Fossil Park, also known as Shivalik Fossil Park, is losing…
India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
byBhubaneswar: India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was…
Advanced Sukhoi to be unveiled in Paris show
byMoscow: Russia will unveil its most advanced aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker fighter jet and the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter gunship, at the Paris air…
A car that goes 1,000 km with just a litre of fuel
byAbu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just…
Internet Devta driving rain gods out of business
byAccuracy of weatherman’s forecasts having improved immensely, of late, rain Gods (Devta’s) in traditional hill societies are a restless lot for they find it…
India doing excellent in space programmes: Sunita Williams
byNew Delhi: Lauding Indian space agency ISRO, US astronaut Sunita Williams Monday said it was doing an excellent job and wished that more Indian…
Space feels like home now: Sunita Williams
byNew Delhi: Space almost feels like home, Indian American Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spacewalk by a woman astronaut, said…
Brain imaging can help predict criminal’s behaviour
byLos Angeles, March 30 (IANS) Analysis of images of a particular part of the brain could help predict whether a criminal would reoffend or…