As India continues to struggle to strengthen its economy by plugging all the loop holes, an international think-tank has ranked the country third in the world with an estimated USD 94.76 billion (nearly Rs 6 lakh crore) illicit money outflows in 2012.
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Scientists are developing a new kind of ‘smart window’ that can block out heat when the outside temperatures rise.
The advance could one day help consumers better conserve energy on hot days and reduce electric bills.
According…
People who sleep for shorter periods of time and go to bed very late at night are often overwhelmed with more negative thoughts than those who keep more regular sleeping hours, a new study has found.
People are said to have repetitive negative…
Scientists may have discovered a new way to repair damaged tissues after they transformed human scar cells into blood vessel cells.
The method appeared to improve blood flow, oxygenation, and nutrition to areas in need.
Cardiovascular…
Scientists, including two of Indian-origin, have developed new synthetic platelets that mimic and outperform natural platelets at controlling bleeding.
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara turned to the human body’s…
Scientists have developed a new wearable device that translates spoken words into vibrations – helping hearing impaired people perceive speech in a completely new way.
The new device, developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine…
The oldest water yet found on Earth, dating back to at least 1.5 billion years, have been discovered by scientists in a Canadian mine.
According to researchers, this discovery, made under the Timmins mine in Ontario, is important for understanding…
Complex jobs that require a lot of difficult analysis or social interaction such as management and teaching may protect the brain from mental decline, according to a new research.
People whose jobs require more complex work with other people,…
Women with diabetes are twice at the risk of suffering a stroke than those without the disease, experts say.
Reportedly according to Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from the Medical University of Vienna, the reason for the increased risk is the disturbed…
India has the world’s largest youth population, with 356 million 10-24 year-old, despite having a smaller population than China, a latest UN report said today.
China is second with 269 million young people, followed by Indonesia (67 million),…