IBNLive |
New RBI governor Raghuram Rajan steps into the heart of the rupee storm
IBNLive Raghuram Rajan, a suave, unflappable University of Chicago economist, stepped into the heart of the storm roiling India’s economy on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India’s new governor and chief defender of a nose-diving rupee. The currency has … |
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Mumbai: Governor asks State Government to take early action on introduction of …
Bellevision The Chief Minister announced sanctioning of Rs. 2 crore as a matching contribution from State Government to the amount of Rs. 2 crore already pledged by the Indian Merchants’ Chamber to the University of Mumbai to institute a chair. Minister for Higher … |
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Indian scientists finding new ways to battle Kala azar
India.Com Health What was of interest to scientists was that the Leishmania parasite (that infects the liver and multiplies in the spleen) brings down the miRNA levels by ‘targeting an enzyme called dicer that is responsible for the production of these micro regulators … |
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Blind mole-rats ‘resistant to cancers’
Newstrack India The researchers at Haifa found that Spalax fibroblasts were efficient killers of two types of breast cancer cells and two types of lung cancer cells. Diluted and filtered liquid medium drawn from the fibroblast cell culture also killed breast and lung … |
Indileak |
Stent that melts: A boon for heart patients
Indileak Introduced in India in December 2012, Abbot Laboratories’ “Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold” (ABVS), has been steadily growing in popularity among heart patients undergoing angioplasty, a doctor said. As the name implies, the ABVS is implanted in … |
The New Indian Express |
AIMS to hold ‘Amrita Jnana Yagnam’ on Friday
The New Indian Express As part of the celebrations, cleaning drive Amala Bharatham, Amrita Jnana Yagnam, medical exhibition, awareness programme on organ donation and blood donation camp will be organised from Friday to Sunday. For registration, contact 0484-2856079 or … |
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A Common Liver Drug Could Be Key to Curing Parkinson’s
Gizmodo India The tragedy of Parkinson’s, which progressively robs patients of their physical abilities, is that while certain drugs, therapies and devices can restore some quality of life, so far we haven’t found a way to stop brain cells from dying. Now … |
IBNLive |
New RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to step into the heart of the rupee storm
IBNLive Raghuram Rajan, a suave, unflappable University of Chicago economist, will step into the heart of the storm roiling India’s economy on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India’s new governor and chief defender of a nose-diving rupee. The currency has … |
The Sun |
Migrants TimeBomb: Foreigners behind rise in the disease
The Sun The killer lung condition, which ravaged Britain in Victorian times, was largely wiped out by the 1970s — but is now showing a menacing resurgence from abroad. There are now nearly 9,000 cases a year compared to 6,000 in the early 1990s. And more than … |
Organ donation campaign by Shivaji CollegeTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Shivaji College is organizing a two-day campaign on September 4 and 5 for raising awareness about organ donation. The campaign will include a walk from the college at 11am which will be…