Antibiotic for superbugs
31 March 2015 10:32 PM GMTThe world has not seen a new class of antibiotics in the past 27 years. And bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to the existing group of...
Land for ladies
11 March 2015 10:57 PM GMTBreaking the stereotype of rural women, 39-year-old Suresho Saini proudly drives a tractor to plough 1.6 hectares (ha) of agricultural land in...
Shifting health care
24 Feb 2015 9:44 PM GMTThe initial euphoria around the proposed national health policy seems to be fading ever since the document was placed in the public domain for...
Jan Dhan Yojana: The fineprint Modi did not disclose
20 Feb 2015 10:29 PM GMTPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet programme, the much-touted Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), is proving to be of little benefit, people are...
Nuclear shield for MNCs
18 Feb 2015 10:17 PM GMTTHE CIVIL nuclear energy cooperation agreement between India and the US, announced on January 25, was hailed as the highlight of the US President...
Patent laws: Are we losing the battle?
30 Jan 2015 10:49 PM GMTPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) became clear when he assured Barack Obama that his government is ready to...
Indo-US nuclear deal: What happens to NPCIL’s right to sue suppliers?
27 Jan 2015 10:59 PM GMTThe United States and India may have sealed the nuclear deal on Sunday but it is still uncertain whether the agreement will serve as an energy booster...
Do not to succumb to US pressure on IP laws
24 Jan 2015 1:13 AM GMTMore than 75,000 people have requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to succumb to US pressure on Intellectual Property Rights (IP).With trade and...
At the total mercy of atomic energy
19 Jan 2015 1:00 AM GMTEvery working day between 8 am and 6 pm, a placard-holding protestor stands in front of the United Nations World Health Organization’s (WHO’s )...
New Nuclear Bill, same old problems
6 Jan 2015 10:14 PM GMTThe atomic Energy Regulatory Board, India’s nodal civil nuclear regulatory body, is likely to be soon replaced by a statutory authority. The...
‘Diseases have become a way of life in Gaza’
1 Nov 2014 10:28 PM GMTGaza is recovering from 50 days of conflict between Israel and the ruling Palestine authority. What is the situation there?It’s terrible. No one can...
Let’s modify your night’s sleep genetically
18 Aug 2014 10:13 PM GMTThe thought of the world being rid of mosquitoes is enough to give many a good night’s sleep. The idea is close to being a possibility. Scientists...
