The centre plans to scale up electrification of villages in the country to around 250 per day from 100-125 at present, a union minister said on Saturday.


Centre to electrify 250 villages everyday: Minister


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The chance appearance of certain combinations of elements in the genome can lead to the generation of new genes that drive evolutionary innovation.


How new genes emerge during evolution


A team of scientists in Ireland has sequenced the first genomes from ancient Irish humans, which is now being used to answer pivotal questions about the origins of the country's people and their culture.


Scientists sequence first ancient Irish human genomes


Resuming sex with your partner after childbirth may be a matter of two months on an average but when passion does return to the bedroom again, it comes with a new vigour, enabling couples to enjoy the act of lovemaking more, new research suggests.


Lovemaking gets more passionate after childbirth


In the first study of its kind, researchers have identified a dozen inherited traits related to sleep, awake and activity cycles that are associated with severe bipolar disorder.


Inherited activity traits linked to bipolar disorder identified


Taking turns to respond to each other is a key part of conversation and babies learn the technique at around six months of age, long before infants know much about language, says a new study.


Babies learn turn-taking much before they can speak


A person's diet can greatly impact his sperm's quality leading to harmful gene mutation in his children, scientists including an Indian-origin researcher have discovered.


High-fat, low protein diet may hamper sperm quality


In experimental models of lung cancer, researchers have found that a combination of two drugs plus radiation can help treat resistant lung cancers which are susceptible to therapy.


Triple therapy to help fight deadly lung cancer


The New Year rings in change of guard at the Madras


New Year rings in change at Madras Atomic Power Station


The humble saffron has come to rescue people who are at the risk of developing liver cancer. A biomolecule found in the golden spice is good for your liver, find the researchers.


Saffron molecule can protect against liver cancer


The high amount of dietary sugar in the typical Western diet may increase the risk of breast cancer and its spread to the lungs, warns a new study.


Sugary Western diet ups breast cancer risk, says study


For new mothers who can't always make a sense of baby's cries, help is at hand. A team of researchers has developed a smartphone app that can decode what the baby's crying for.


This app will tell what baby's cries actually mean


As researchers across the globe zoom in on the trillions of micro-organisms thriving inside the human gut to understand their role in health, a group of Indian scientists has, in a pioneering effort, mapped the gut bacteria of 15 ethnic tribes of the country, enabling development of personalised medicines and designer diets to suit changing lifestyles.


Gut feeling: Indian scientists map gut bacteria of 15 tribes for better health


A gene-editing technique has shown promise in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),  the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy among boys which is characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.


Gene-editing technique could treat muscular dystrophy


India is blessed with an extraordinary geological feature that may provide a natural solution to the problem of climate change, according to some geologists.


Unique Indian geological feature may mitigate climate change


Researchers have developed new polio vaccine strains that is particularly suitable for a post-eradication era as these strains appear both effective and unable to cause disease after accidental release.


Safer polio vaccine strains for post-eradication era developed


The combination of human and computer intelligence might be just what we need to solve the "wicked" problems of the world such as climate change and geopolitical conflict, says a new study.


Human-machine superintelligence can solve man's problems


Paleontologists in China's Shandong province have named a new dinosaur species in the genus leptoceratops after its unique hip bone.


China identifies dinosaur with bow-shaped hip bone


Taking a high dose of vitamin D could be an inexpensive and easy way to treat people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal chord, suggests promising new research.


Vitamin D could treat people with multiple sclerosis


Opting for a vaginal birth can make your baby healthier as researchers have found that this practice is beneficial for inter-generational transfer of the microbiome from mother to infant, which is crucial for the newborn to build strong immunity.


Vaginal birth makes baby healthier, says study


A simple and non-invasive imaging method can effectively replace the current practice in determining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment, thereby reducing the need for invasive tissue sampling, new research has found.

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