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Sea erosion in the Bay of Bengal at Satabhaya in Kendrapara district of Orissa.Photo: Asian Age

Orissa wakes up to check global warming damage

The Orissa government has woken up to take damage control measures against the global warming-related sea erosions at Satabhaya and Kanhupur villages in Kendrapara district as well as Puri and Konark beaches.Full story

India’s Hanuman leap to Nuclear irvana

INDIA IS set to take a giant step — a "Hanuman jump" as Dr Baldev Raj, director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, described it — in its nuclear power programme, regardless of whether its nuclear deal with the US is realised or not.Full story

Sniffing out cancer

DOCTORS MAY soon be able to "sniff out" skin cancer. Researchers at the Monell Centre in Philadelphia have found out that skin cancers give off a typical scent which can be diagnosed using a machine. In factFull story