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Action plan to phase out consumption of HCFC is on track: Ramesh
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that India has developed a comprehensive Road Map and Action Plan to phase-out of production and consumption of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in various sectors.
Addressing the gathering during the 15th [...]
Declining CO2 levels helped in Antarctic formation 34 million years ago
Washington, September 14 (ANI): In a major research study, the link between declining carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the earth’s atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago has been confirmed for the first time.
The research was carried out by a team of scientists from Cardiff, Bristol and Texas [...]
White displaces silver as the most popular car colour
Melbourne, Sep 12 (ANI): Driving a silver car is a statement of success, but still white car, which is synonymous with change, has become the most popular colour for people’s vehicles around the world.
A yellow or red car screams that the person behind the wheels is a confident extrovert.
Colour and confidence go hand in hand, [...]
Antarctica had more room for ice 34 mln yrs ago than previously thought
Washington, September 10 (ANI): Scientists, in a new research, have found that about 34 million years ago, Antarctica had more room for ice than previously thought.
Scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, US, carried out the research.
About 34 million years ago, during [...]
Over-expressed protein may make non-invasive breast cancer invasive
Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): An over-expressed protein can convert active but non-invasive breast cancer into a different cell type, and thereby turn it into invasive breast cancer, according to scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The researchers say that overexpression of the protein 14-3-3? (zeta) launches a molecular cascade that removes [...]
Microsoft India announces strategic alliance with TCS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI/Business Wire India): Microsoft India and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – a leading IT services, consulting, business solutions and outsourcing firm today announced a strategic alliance between the two companies to launch Microsoft-TCS virtualization Center of Excellence (CoE) in Chennai.
Designed to help customers experience the right approach to applying and [...]
Aquaculture accounts for 50 percent of fish consumed globally
Washington, September 8 (ANI): A new report by an international team of researchers has determined that aquaculture, once a fledgling industry, now accounts for 50 percent of the fish consumed globally.
The findings are published in the Sept. 7 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
“Aquaculture is set to reach [...]
Scientists identify ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur
Washington, September 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have identified ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur in the world.
The research was done by Martin Scheffer of Wageningen University in The Netherlands and co-authors, including William Brock and Stephen Carpenter [...]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft passes significant design milestone
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): NASA’s Orion spacecraft has passed a significant design milestone by completing the Orion Project’s preliminary design review (PDR), and thus taking a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle.
Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations.
The preliminary design review is one [...]
Brain predicts what eyes in motion will see
Washington, August 26 (ANI): A New study ahs shown that the brain predicts what one is going to see before the eyes take in a new scene.
Published in the Journal of Vision, a research article on the study reveals that people participating in it were asked to shift their eyes to a clock with [...]
UK film industry facing most hostile environment in years, say insiders
London, Aug 25 (ANI): The stupendous success of Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is unlikely to be repeated, say insiders.
The ongoing credit crisis has hit independent film companies quite hard, as 59 such companies have wrapped up in past 18 months, while others are struggling for funds.
According to the report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, indie [...]
Archaeologists to explore how prehistoric Italians made their living at end of the Ice Age
Washington, August 25 (ANI): Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are all set to lead an exploration into how prehistoric people made their living in Italy at the end of the Ice Age.
According to a report in Bradford Telegraph and Argus, the research aims to find out how hunter-gatherers in Mediterranean Europe survived before [...]
Earliest land vertebrates were more diverse than earlier believed
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A new study of ancient fossils has determined that the earliest land vertebrates, also known as tetrapods, were more diverse than we could possibly imagine.
The study was done by Jennifer Clack, a paleontologist at the University of Cambridge, who has studied the fossils of these extinct creatures for more than [...]
Bhutan PM to visit India for four days
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley, will pay a four-day working visit to New Delhi from June 30 to July 3, 2009.
He would be the first Head of Government to visit India during the second term of the Prime [...]
Ozone hole responsible for saturation in Southern Ocean’s CO2 absorption
London, June 27 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the ozone hole is responsible for the drop in carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption in the Southern Ocean, which is considered as a major carbon sink.
In theory, oceans should absorb more CO2 as levels of the gas in the atmosphere rise. [...]
Poor sleep increases risk of death
WASHINGTON: Do you stay awake till the wee hours of the night? Are you a poor sleeper? Then you may be at increased risk of death.
According to the latest research it is both quality and quantity that is important for maintaining health.
Results suggest that over the average follow-up of eight years, 854 of the 5,614 [...]
Healthy weaning diet is good for babies’ body composition
Washington, May 29 (ANI):Infants weaned on healthy home-cooked food grow up leaner, a new study has shown.
Separately, the study also found an association between longer periods of breastfeeding and low levels of fat mass.
However, the positive effects of a healthy weaning diet were independent of breastfeeding duration.
“Most studies linking infant feeding to later body composition [...]
Menopause transition may cause temporary memory loss,learning trouble
Washington, May 26 (ANI): Women going through the menopause suffer from temporary loss of memory and learning ability, according to a new study.
The largest study of its kind to date has been published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
For a four-year period, researchers [...]
‘Vitamin D deficiency tied to cancer development’
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Researchers at Moores Cancer Centre at the University of California, San Diego have found that low levels of vitamin D may play a crucial role in cancer development.
Lead researcher Cedric Garland, professor of family and preventive medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, said that vitamin D may halt [...]
Gordon Brown writes open letter of support to Aung San Suu Kyi’s democracy crusade
London, May 19 (ANI): British prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent a message of personal support and solidarity to the arrested Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that she is “not alone” in her fight to reinstate democracy in Burma.
“We should not rest until you are able to play your rightful role [...]
