Health camps becoming poaching grounds for drug firms

Health camps becoming poaching grounds for drug firms

13-12-2015 

Pharmaceutical sales representatives are unscrupulously screening people in the country in return for prescriptions by doctors for their products, reveals a special report published by the leading medical journal, The BMJ.

The practice is unauthorised…

Plant hormones may play vital role to control diabetes

Plant hormones may play vital role to control diabetes

07-12-2015 

Many traditional systems of medicine recommend certain herbs to control diabetes and now scientists have found a hormone, found in both mammals and plants that can lower sugar levels in the blood.

A new research published in the December 2015…

Biodegradable displays for electronics in the offing

Biodegradable displays for electronics in the offing

28-11-2015 

Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays, which could one day help reduce electronic waste in the world’s landfills.

Americans, on average, replace…

Prithvi Raj Singh elected Governor of World Water Council

Prithvi Raj Singh elected Governor of World Water Council

17-11-2015 

Prithvi Raj Singh, the Managing Trustee of Jal Bhagirathi Foundation has been elected as a Governor of the World Water Council.

  Singh was elected at Marseille in France during its General Assembly Council, which was attended by delegates…

JNU to introduce three new Masters courses

JNU to introduce three new Masters courses

15-11-2015 

Jawaharlal Nehru University will introduce three Masters programmes in film and television, art history and theatre from the next academic session.

Vice-Chancellor S.K. Soporv reportedly said,”The university will be offering three new…

Climate change may spell doom for sharks: Scientists

Climate change may spell doom for sharks: Scientists

13-11-2015 

One-third of shark and ray species are already threatened worldwide because of overfishing, says marine ecologist Professor Sean Connell of University of Adelaide, warning that climate change and ocean acidification are going to add another layer…

India International Science Festival to be held in Delhi

India International Science Festival to be held in Delhi

13-11-2015 

India International Science Festival 2015, which aims to provide a platform to young scientists from all over the country to share and spread their scientific ideas, achievements and inventions, will be held in the national Capital from December 4…

Rationalise Islamic Personal Law to provide relief to Muslim women,says BSD

Rationalise Islamic Personal Law to provide relief to Muslim women,says BSD

28-10-2015 

In a move initiated by a registered body called Bharatiya Suraaj Dal(BSD) claims to welcome the Superem Court’s initiative to provide relief to Muslim women.

www.jharkhandstatenews.com is publishing the text sent by BSD.The text authored…

Rapid formation of new stars

Rapid formation of new stars

17-10-2015 

Galaxies forming stars at extreme rates nine billion years ago were more efficient than average galaxies today, researchers have found.

The majority of stars have been believed to lie on a “main sequence,” where the larger a galaxy’s…

New protein may help us fight stress

New protein may help us fight stress

14-10-2015 

Scientists have identified a protein target that can lead to new strategies to treat the effects of stress on the body.

New research suggests that the fight or flight response that we experience in stressful situations may be controlled by…