Science & Health

India's drug regulator allows Biocon to conduct research on its breakthrough eye disease drug

Biocon said the drug may be helpful in treating the rare eye disease that afflicts thousands of Indians.

Jun 23, 2016

Fortis Hospital operates on wrong leg of Delhi man; 5 staffers fired

The doctors, even after conducting X-ray and CT scan on the patient, operated on the wrong leg.

Jun 23, 2016

ISRO seeks to replicate India's software success in satellite making

The need for satellites are expected to shoot up as companies the world over prepare to provide services in remote sensing and navigation and intelligence gathering.

Jun 22, 2016

Ramadan 2016: Avoid reheating these foods for pre-dawn meal

Certain foods on reheating may lead to bacterial infection and food poisoning.

Jun 22, 2016

42 million Indians have thyroid disorders: Study

Abnormal thyroid hormone levels are more prevalent among Indian women than men, the study said

Jun 22, 2016

Flash floods and landslides after week of torrential rain in China

The countrys usual monsoon period has escalated into a human disaster on the scale of 1998

Jun 21, 2016

Tim Peake: UK must get involved in human spaceflight now or risk falling too far behind

British ESA astronaut holds first press conference on Earth after spending six months on the ISS.

Jun 21, 2016

San Andreas Fault: GPS reveals constant, large-scale motion around California system

Large-scale motion at fault system predicted by models confirmed through analysis of GPS records.

Jun 21, 2016

Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi holds moving performance floating in the Artic Ocean

Einaudi and Greenpeace wanted to urge governments attending OSPAR to create a new Arctic protected area

Jun 21, 2016

India bans use of carcinogenic food additive potasium bromate in bread

Last month, the FSSAI had recommended removal of potassium bromate as a food additive.

Jun 20, 2016

Solar Impulse sets off from New York across the Atlantic

The solar powered plane is attempting to circle the globe to raise awareness for cleaner technology

Jun 20, 2016

Kerala to review vaccination drive in Malappuram after boy dies of diphtheria

The state health department has ordered a fresh survey in Malappuram district to ascertain the number of unimmunised children.

Jun 20, 2016

Finger surgery gone wrong: Bengaluru boy slips into coma, Karnataka govt promises action against erring doctors

Five-year-old Lakshya has been in coma for nine days after doctors performed a surgery on his finger that was injured in school.

Jun 20, 2016

Climate experts warn global warming breaking all previous records

Apart from the soaring heat recorded in February and March, alarm bells are ringing continuously in the form of extreme weather events.

Jun 19, 2016

Tim Peake: Capsule carrying space station crew lands in Kazakhstan

Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko return to Earth from the International Space Station.

Jun 18, 2016