Science & Health

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $38 million for polio eradication

The Gates Foundation said it would provide the grants to a Japanese pharma firm to develop a low-cost vaccine.

May 9, 2016

India's largest cigarette maker to print larger warnings on packs after SC ruling

ITC Ltd is a major stakeholder in India's $11-billion tobacco industry, accounting for over 80 percent of the cigarette production in the country.

May 9, 2016

UAE's billionaire doctor looks to acquire Delhi, Mumbai hospitals: Report

Shamsheer Vayalil said he would invest Rs. 1,000 crore in India's healthcare market.

May 9, 2016

Treating cancer at $1 per day is possible, believe experts

Multi-targeted anti-cancer therapy or metronomics reduces the treatment cost by using anti-diabetic, blood pressure drugs.

May 7, 2016

India mulls giving legal rights to surrogate mothers, children

India banned foreign-funded surrogacy in 2015, saying it was leading to exploitation of poor women.

May 7, 2016

KFC introduces edible nail polish in Hong Kong; calls it finger lickin good

The edible nail polishes taste like KFC's fried chicken, the fast food chain has claimed.

May 7, 2016

After SC jibe, doctors demand resignation of MCI members

India's medical education regulator has been accused of corruption, nepotism by Supreme Court

May 6, 2016

Pakistan's 'solar kids' function only under the sun: Report

Doctors in Pakistan are puzzled as the three kids in Balochistan province go into a state of stillness once the sun sets.

May 6, 2016

India may soon use drones to transfer human organs

An unmanned aerial vehicle would soon be sued to ferry organs against the road route.

May 6, 2016

SpaceX successfully lands second rocket at sea

SpaceX recorded a second successful at-sea rocket landing on 6 May, when its Falcon-9 booster touched down on a drone ship off the Florida coast. The rocket was used to launch a commercial communications satellite for SKY Perfect, a Japanese network.

May 6, 2016

US bans sale of e-cigarettes, cigars and hookah tobacco to under-18s

As many as 3 million high and middle school students in the U.S. were found to be smoking e-cigarettes in 2015.

May 6, 2016

Former Ranbaxy promoters fined $400M for hiding facts from Japanese firm

Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh hid key information while selling their stake in Ranbaxy to Daiichi Sankyo in 2008.

May 6, 2016

Hubble Telescope captures unprecedented view of Milky Ways galactic core

Nasa’s Hubble telescope has captured an unprecedented view of the galactic core, the rotational centre of the Milky Way galaxy. A new video released by the Hubble team on 3 May shows how the telescope’s infrared camera allowed scientists to peer into the heart of our Milky Way, revealing more than half a million stars.

May 5, 2016

Himachal Pradesh govt to beautify Dharamsala to boost tourism

The hill state government is developing a scheme with the help of the Asian Development Bank to give Dharamsala a facelift.

May 5, 2016

Diesel car ban could affect BPO business, govt tells SC; Nasscom estimates $1 billion loss

Nasscom said the ban could lead to loss of jobs, investment and a huge reputational risk for not only the entire sector but for India.

May 5, 2016