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Posted On: May 15 2008 Geographic risk models developed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College in the US have estimated that as many as 3.2 million Burmese have been affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the researchers calculated the likely distribution of the population of Burma and developed maps of the reg ...Read Full News Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore inks agreement with AAI Posted On: May 15 2008 The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) today inked an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to promote mutual cooperation in civil aviation between the two organisations. The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed by Lim Kim Choon, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, CAAS, and Dr. K. Ramalingam, Chairman, AAI."This agreement is another step forward in the clo ...Read Full News Devotees throng Hanuman Temple near Jaipur blast site Posted On: May 15 2008 Hordes of devotees thronged the Hanuman Temple near which several bomb blasts went off in Jaipur on Tuesday evening, sending out a strong message to extremists that their type of violence would not be tolerated. "We prayed to God that there should be a feeling of brotherhood. Devotees should continue worshipping," said Prem Kumar, the temple priest. The blasts occurred in a one km radius targeting ...Read Full News Fishery management actions can sometimes have unexpected outcomes Posted On: May 15 2008 A new research has indicated that restoring fish populations such as exotic salmon and trout to the Great Lakes in America might adversely affect the health of Sea Gulls, demonstrating that fishery management actions can sometimes have very unexpected outcomes.The research, carried out by Craig Hebert and his team from the National Wildlife Research Center in Ottawa, Canada, analyzed 25 years of d ...Read Full News Giant hole in the cosmos might not exist after all Posted On: May 15 2008 The re-examination of a giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists last year has indicated that the hole might not exist after all.Lawrence Rudnick and colleagues at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis first spotted the apparent void after detecting a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background measured by the WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) spacecraft.Rudnick used d ...Read Full News Internal liquid ocean beneath Europa's icy crust may host life Posted On: May 15 2008 Scientists have determined that poles on Jupiter's moon Europa may have wandered by almost 90 degrees, an extreme shift that suggests the existence of an internal liquid ocean beneath the icy crust, which may host life.The team of scientists, which came forward with the finding, is from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and University of California, Santa Cruz. The research ...Read Full News Jharkhand's Koka festival Posted On: May 15 2008 People in Jharkhand's Tamar Village, 75 kilometers from Ranchi, the State capital recently celebrated their favourite Koka festival that is devoted to Lord Shiva. Koka festival is also known as "Chaitra Parv" because of its celebration in Chaitra month as per Hindu calendar. On this occasion, the major attraction is a big religious procession. Large number of people converge from far off places ar ...Read Full News Karnataka gets set for second phase of assembly polls Posted On: May 15 2008 With an additional layer of security in the Naxal infested districts of Udupi, Shimoga and Chiknagalur, Karnataka is all set for the second phase of assembly polls on Friday.At least 1.10 crore electorate are expected to decide the fate of 589 candidates, including Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa. Elaborate arrangements have been made by Electoral authorities f ...Read Full News Maoists to paralyse North Bihar on Thursday Posted On: May 15 2008 The banned CPI (Maoist) has called for a 24-hour shutdown in North Bihar today to protest the arrest of one of its senior leaders Rampravesh Baitha. The State Government has sounded an alert in response. "All police stations are on maximum alert with plans to intensify patrolling to counter the shut down call," Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Anil Kumar Sinha said."Prior ...Read Full News Mechanism by which information can be recovered from black holes identified Posted On: May 15 2008 Physicists at Penn State in the US have provided a mechanism by which information can be recovered from black holes.Black holes are those regions of space where gravity is so strong that, according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, not even light can escape. The team's findings pave the way toward ending a decades-long debate sparked by renowned physicist Steven Hawking. In the 1970s, ...Read Full News Nanowires may help to boost solar cell efficiency Posted On: May 15 2008 Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future.According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), the experimental solar cells have been developed by electrical engineers from the University of California, San Diego.The research team chose nanowires because they can serve as electron s ...Read Full News New antennae may signal a 'new wave' in health care provision Posted On: May 15 2008 Soon, doctors will be able to monitor illnesses and injuries remotely through compact, wireless and power efficient body sensors, thanks to scientists at Queen's University Belfast (QUB), who have developed new types of antenna that get round some limitations. The use of biosensors attached to the body for health monitoring is not new. However, antennas that enable such devices to be linked togeth ...Read Full News No obvious link between violent video games and aggression in kids Posted On: May 15 2008 It is widely believed that violent video games have a negative impact on kids, leading to increased aggression. But now a researcher at the University of Essex, England, suggest that there is no obvious link between the two.In fact, Patrick Kierkegaard of the University of Essex, England, suggests that there is a slight scientific evidence that video games are harmless and do not lead to real wor ...Read Full News Polar Bears left vulnerable after being listed as threatened, not endangered Posted On: May 15 2008 Polar bears have been listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), rather than endangered. According to a report in Nature News, Dirk Kempthorne, the secretary of the interior, made the announcement, which stated that the listing would offer almost no new protections for the bears, which are threatened primarily by melting sea ice. The decision was based primarily on a series of ...Read Full News Police baton charge Lucknow lawyers Posted On: May 15 2008 Police baton charged lawyers here on Wednesday after they staged a demonstration against the alleged death of a fellow advocate in jail.S P Awasthi, a lawyer of the Allahabad High Court was imprisoned for a month in a case of contempt of court and had died on Tuesday. Lawyers claim the police had tortured Awasthi.Lawyers of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court burnt effigies and raised sl ...Read Full News Robot Asimo conducts US orchestra Posted On: May 15 2008 It was like a merger of high technology and high art when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.Both the audience and performers burst into applause after Honda's Asimo(Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), 1.3 metre (4ft 3in) tall robot led the symphony in a performance of 'The Impossible Dream.' The robot was programmed to mimic the orchestra's education director as he conducted the ...Read Full News Robots to study growth of underwater volcanoes that build the Earth's crust Posted On: May 15 2008 Scientists from Durham University in the UK will use robots to explore the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to study the growth of underwater volcanoes that build the Earth's crust.The Durham experts will lead an international team of 12 scientists aboard Britain's Royal Research Ship James Cook which will set sail from Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, in the Azores on Friday, May 23.During the five-week ex ...Read Full News Short in height? Blame your older brother Posted On: May 15 2008 Dreaming about being tall and well built like your older brother? Well, then you're in for a bit of disappointment, for according to a new study older brothers mean smaller siblings.What's more: Having an older brother may reduce your chances of reproductive success.Ian Rickard and colleagues at the University of Glasgow in Scotland collected data from 79 students and staff at their university wit ...Read Full News Six Maoists killed in Bihar Posted On: May 15 2008 At least six Maoists were killed and three policemen were injured late on Wednesday evening in a fierce gun battle in Matahi forest area of Navada district in Bihar.The encounter lasted for five hours. Inspector General of Police (Operations) S.K. Bhardwaj said that the combing operation, which was suspended due to darkness, has restarted this morning.Police have recovered 40 kgs of RDX, six cane ...Read Full News Squall claims 45 lives in Uttar Pradesh Posted On: May 15 2008 High velocity winds and a squall have claimed at least 45 lives in various parts of Uttar Pradesh.Dozens were injured and a several people are reported to have died during the storm. A temple wall also collapsed, injuring four persons and killing one.The storm also brought vehicular traffic to a grinding halt. In another incident, a fire erupted in Etawah, resulting in the loss of nine lives and d ...Read Full News Student's innovations may improve data storage, magnetic sensors Posted On: May 15 2008 A student of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has come up with two innovations that may vastly improve magnetic data storage, and sense extremely low level magnetic fields in everything from ink on counterfeit currency to tissue in the human brain and heart.Paul Morrow first developed a nanomaterial by arranging alternating layers of magnetic cobalt and non-magnetic copper in such a way that it le ...Read Full News Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on Mayawati's petition Posted On: May 15 2008 The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition filed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati seeking to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against her in connection with a disproportionate assets case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan declined to pass any interim order and posted the matter for further hearing on July 14. The court also soug ...Read Full News The 1930s guide to being the perfect wife Posted On: May 15 2008 Does your wife flirt with other men at parties? Is she "slow to get into bed"? Or is her favourite nail polish colour red? Well, if it is so, then get set and give her a score - courtesy "Marital Ratings Scale" from the 1930s.Psychologists have unearthed the chart, which allowed husbands to evaluate their wives in the 1930s.In the chart, designed by an American academic, wives would lose points f ...Read Full News Counting begins for Punjab panchayat polls Posted On: May 14 2008 Counting of votes for Punjab panchayat polls began this morning, amid tight security.The polling for the 324 members of 20 zila parishads and 141 members of panchayat samitis in 12,705 villages was held on May 12. An estimated 67 per cent voters exercised their franchise for elections. The panchayat polls are seen as a litmus test for Sukhbir Singh Badal, son of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, ...Read Full News Malnutrition grips handloom labourers' children in Varanasi Posted On: May 14 2008 Extreme poverty has pushed the people of Dhannipur village in Varanasi District towards a state of malnutrition.Handloom workers in the village say that the mechanization of looms, besides various other factors has significantly decreased their chances of getting work, leaving them and their children under nourished. Rustan Ali, a handloom worker and father of two infants, says even procuring mil ...Read Full News Political parties woo migrants from Andhra Pradesh during Karnataka Polls Posted On: May 14 2008 As Karnataka gears up for the second phase of Assembly elections slated for May 16, migrants from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh hold the key in the State's Bellary District.Chief Minister of the neighbouring Congress-ruled Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy is also campaigning for the Congress party.For the first phase of the Assembly elections 89 constituencies of the 224-member State Assembly, ...Read Full News Polling for second phase of West Bengal panchayat polls begins Posted On: May 14 2008 Polling for the second phase of panchayat elections in five districts of West Bengal has begun this morning, amidst tight security.The other districts where polling is underway are Nadia, North and South 24 Pargana, Howrah and Hooghly.More than one crore 31 lakh 43 thousand voters are expected to cast their votes. The fate of as many as 14,000 gram panchayat, 3,000 panchayat samiti and 250 zilla p ...Read Full News Serial blasts rock Jaipur, over 50 feared killed Posted On: May 14 2008 Over 50 people were feared killed and over 70 injured in five serial blasts that rocked Jaipur late on Tuesday evening.According to initial reports, the five blasts occurred at Tripolia Bazaar, Manek Chowk, Chandpol Gate, Hanuman Mandir (Johri Bazaar) and Lakshmi Mishthan Bhandar in old Jaipur. Minister of State for Home, Sri Prakash Jaiswal, described the serial blasts as part of a major conspir ...Read Full News Urban turnout low in phase I Karnataka polls Posted On: May 14 2008 Hoskote Assembly constituency in Bangalore's rural District witnessed the highest polling percentage in the first phase with 89.18 per cent.In New Delhi, Election Commission said while in rural areas the polling percentage was 64 per cent, in urban it was 50 per cent. The Election Commission on Monday released the constituency wise break-up of polling percentage in the 89 constituencies, which wen ...Read Full News Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy protest over government apathy Posted On: May 14 2008 Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy along with social activists took out a rally in New Delhi on Tuesday to press for justice and draw attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh towards their plight.Victims have stepped up their efforts in the last few months claiming justice and demanding action against companies like Dow Chemicals, new owners of Union Carbid responsible for the world's worst indus ...Read Full News 'Dancing' hair cells are key to humans' acute hearing: Study Posted On: May 08 2008 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators in their new study have shown how 'dancing' hair cells contribute to amplifying sounds in the inner ear, a finding that could explain how hearing loss can result from genetic mutation or overdose of drugsThe researchers have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of hu ...Read Full News Bear mums not to blame for cubs' habit of stealing human food Posted On: May 08 2008 A team of researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage might not be learning these behaviours exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed. They have shown that bears that steal human food sources are just as likely to form these habits on their own or pick them up from unrelated, 'bad influence' bears." ...Read Full News Burma could have had a 72 hr warning about devastating cyclone Posted On: May 08 2008 An analysis by Australian researchers has revealed that Burmese authorities could have had as much as 72 hours notice of the devastating Cyclone Nargis, which is now estimated to reach a death toll of about 100,000.A report by ABC News has stated that the comments follow reports that many Burmese learned of the approaching cyclone from international media and the fact that Indian authorities warne ...Read Full News Cleaner air threatens Amazon rainforest Posted On: May 08 2008 Climate scientists from the UK and Brazil have come with an unusual theory, which suggests that the Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air.The study, which led scientists to come up with the new theory, identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical ...Read Full News Dads' baby blues affects kids' speech development Posted On: May 08 2008 It's not just mums who suffer from postnatal depression. A new study has found that dads also get the baby blues, which in turn may affect their child's language development.Researchers from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk questioned 5000 families enrolled in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study.They found when the children were 9 months old, 14 per cent of the mothers and 10 per cent ...Read Full News Deforestation in Kullu for the Allain Duhangan hydropower project Posted On: May 08 2008 Over 35,000 trees are being cut down to facilitate the construction of the 192 MV Allain Duhangan hydro power project in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh.Villagers are protesting the massive deforestation. As such they are protesting against such power projects since a couple of others have also been planned elsewhere in the State. They allege that the Government did not inform them about the fe ...Read Full News Delhi High Court quashes criminal proceedings against M F Husain Posted On: May 08 2008 The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against noted artist Maqbool Fida Hussain for allegedly hurting public sentiments by painting obscene pictures of Hindu goddesses. "The matter (allegation) is baseless. It is a matter of having different perspectives and cannot be the basis for initiating criminal proceedings," Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said while granting relief to th ...Read Full News Global climate models have overstated warming in Antarctica Posted On: May 08 2008 A new research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Ohio State University has determined that computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica.The study marks the first time that scientists have been able to compare records of the past 50 to 100 years of Antarctic climate with simulations run on computer models. he researche ...Read Full News Higher fuel prices could slash US greenhouse gas emissions Posted On: May 08 2008 Economists have suggested that increasing the prices of gasoline could lead to a dramatic saving in US greenhouse-gas emissions.According to economists from the University of California, Davis, high fuel prices are turning consumers off SUVs and onto smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Also, if the fuels get expensive, car owners are predicted to cut back on driving in order to save money.The c ...Read Full News Illicit opium tract destroyed in Shimla Posted On: May 08 2008 Himachal Pradesh police has destroyed opium worth crores of rupees in the international market near the state capital Shimla.The Police claimed that it had destroyed illegal poppy cultivation of over 175 hectares.Farmers admitted to resorting to opium cultivation, as facilities for growing other crops were inadequate." We began opium farming a few days back. We used to earn our livelihood through ...Read Full News
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