Science & Health

Free eye surgery costs 16 patients their sight in Tamil Nadu

The hospital conducted 23 surgeries, out of which 16 patients complained of losing their sight

Jun 25, 2016

Solar powered plane land in Seville after Atlantic flight

Solar Impulse took 71 hours to cross the Atlantic as part of the first ever fuel-less flight around the world

Jun 23, 2016

Heavy rain and flooding cause travel chaos in London and south-east

We round up the best photos and videos of the flooding in London and the south-east

Jun 23, 2016

Injection turns fatal, burns skin of Telangana girl

The girl developed a toxic reaction to an injection in Kamineni Hospital, Telangana.

Jun 23, 2016

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