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RAHUL CHHABRA

An MPhil in English, Singh joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1991.

Demystifying Bitcoin to harness it for change

I wanted to write a book that would simplify and demystify these complex subjects for the lay person, says Rachna Singh.

08 Jul 2019 4:00 AM

In view of the rising chronic lifestyle diseases, the Ayush ministry is in the process of identifying 12,500 wellness and health centres across the country for offering Ayush services.

Modi 2.0 eyes big push for allopathy, Ayush integration

DPP-4 inhibitors are a class of drugs used to lower blood sugar in adults with Type-2 diabetes.

10 Jun 2019 3:07 AM

Japan abode of Hindu deities revealed in film by India expert

According to Behl, many words in the Japanese language are from Sanskrit.

13 May 2019 5:01 AM

The CSIR director said the MoU will also help in development of international standardised terminologies (disease-morbidity codes) in ayurveda, siddha and unani. (Representational image)

Govt, CSIR pact on ayurveda research

CSIR labs have already produced anti-diabetic drug BGR-34

06 May 2019 3:18 AM

Team Anant members of BITS Pilani working in a laboratory.

BITS Pilani students inch closer to nano-sat launch

After the launch the control for most domains is likely to remain with the students of the institute.

29 Apr 2019 1:31 AM

B. Tech student Aarambh and his younger brother Manan.

School kids keen to learn road safety tips, save lives

The report, based on the campaign spread over 2018, was released recently.

01 Apr 2019 1:28 AM

Traditional Indian herb Punarnava has been found to be effective in preventing and managing kidney ailments, researchers of at least two recent scientific studies have found.

Ayurvedic kidney drug gets global recognition

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 has revealed chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the eighth leading cause of death.

11 Mar 2019 6:36 AM

Jivaji University vice-chancellor Sangita Shukla with AIMIL Pharma’s Sanchit Sharma at the time of signing an agreement for research in ayurveda.

Nano tech to spur research in ayurveda

The university’s Centre for translational Research excels in applying findings from basic science to enhance human health and well-being.

21 Jan 2019 4:44 AM

Short film director Suujoy J. Mukerji (left) with story writer Sunil Kapoor

A film on molestation wins 12 awards

The film’s story and screenplay have been written by Sunil Kapoor, a noted income-tax advocate from Delhi who has also acted in a film.

10 Dec 2018 5:24 AM

The Ayush ministry has also launched ‘Madhumeha Mission’ — integrating ayurveda with modern medicine — at health centres across the country. (Representational image)

Centre plans Ayurveda-for-diabetes campaign

According to WHO report, diabetes affects approximately 42 crore people worldwide.

17 Sep 2018 12:24 AM

Delhi’s winter choke: House panel wants crop burning impact study

Crop residue burning contributes to air pollution in city.

03 Sep 2018 12:56 AM

Apart from tourism, the islands my also witness development related to infrastructure, renewable energy, organic agriculture and fisheries.

Easy green nod for Andamans tourism projects

Nine islands identified for environment-friendly tourism development.

27 Aug 2018 1:02 AM

Baby Agafya with her proud parents at a makeshift studio for a family photo.

Sports enthusiasts get pampered by liquor companies

The bait for ensuring a large crowd is the “free drink coupon” distributed among customers and members of clubs.

20 Aug 2018 1:18 AM

The AWBI’s efforts to speed up the setting up of the three-tier network assumes significance in light of the stress on checking cow slaughter and the complaints of growing menace of stray cows being abandoned by owners after they stop giving milk. (Representational image)

Animal protection: Push to post welfare officers

Such abandoned cattle allegedly damage crops in search of food as the public grazing lands have either shrunk or have been encroached upon.

13 Aug 2018 5:58 AM

Bollywood singer-writer and advocate Sunil Kapoor presents his book The Peacock Feather to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

PM Modi’s wishlist: More patriotic songs in Bollywood

The meeting with the Prime Minister was for presenting Mr Kapoor’s co-authored bestselling book The Peacock Feather.

16 Jul 2018 12:58 AM

Greens in Goa fight plunder by moneybags

In the past 40 years, environmentalist Claude Alvares has seen Goa gradually slip into decay in the name of economic development and job creation.

22 May 2018 1:22 AM

The NDA government is worried over the distress among cane growers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. (Representational image)

UP cane growers yet to get Rs 11,800 crore in arrears

Food ministry expected to prepare draft Cabinet note on crisis.

30 Apr 2018 12:48 AM

The CSIR, through its laboratories CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, has developed a formulation BGR34 for patients of newly-diagnosed diabetes, said an official. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Renewed ayurveda push planned to fight diabetes

The CSIR’s role in promoting herbal drugs to treat chronic diseases like diabetes also came up for praise during discussions.

09 Apr 2018 1:01 AM

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD is all set to nominate rebel JDU leader Sharad Yadav to Rajya Sabha from Bihar, sources said on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Can give up MP house, live in jungle: Sharad Yadav

I’ll continue to fight to save Constitution, says the septuagenarian MP.

12 Mar 2018 4:11 AM

Myrrah, 12, has just fought off a relapse of blood cancer at a New York centre using a new DNA therapy, inspiring her parents to fund a project in India, in alliance with an NGO Cankids Kidscan, for disadvantaged children.

Girl beats cancer, inspires her parents

Rubina Shapoo, a former television journalist, keenly monitors her daughter Myrrah as she reads a storybook brought from her school.

26 Feb 2018 1:14 AM

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