Restored and revamped, the astronomical observatory  - one of the oldest in Asia and the largest among educational institutions in India - at the St. Xavier's College here may be soon opened to the public on weekends, the college principal said Monday.


Bengal school observatory to function again after 120 years


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The event is being held in Kerala in partnership with the multinational professional services firm Ernst and Young

Britain to present its expertise & innovation in ICT sector

The 3D-printed liver replicas, made of transparent material threaded with coloured arteries and veins, could help surgeons prevent complications while performing liver transplants or removing tumours, a path-breaking research shows.


3D-printed replica for a safe liver transplant created


Seemingly healthy cells may, in fact, hide clues that lung cancer would later develop, an alarming study shows.


Healthy cells may be harbingers of lung cancer: Study


For the first time, researchers have shown that an essential biological process known as protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells.


Stem cell study sheds new light on disease formation


Education and increasing awareness are protecting poor women in developing nations, including India, from the fattening effects of rising wealth, a new research shows.


Education protecting poor women from obesity


E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, a study said.


E-cigarettes driving youth to nicotine addiction


Three cheers for wine lovers out there. Here comes a new machine that can turn water, grape concentrate, yeast and a finishing powder into wine in your kitchen in flat three days.


World's first winemaker machine for your kitchen! 


They are illiterate and come from non-electrified villages in remote parts of the world. But, besides being all grandmothers, the one thing they all have in common is they are trained solar power technicians now.


Illiterate grandmothers now solar power technicians


In a ground-breaking discovery, scientists have created 3D techniques that can regenerate lungs from human stem cells.


3D technique brings hope for lung regeneration


If you are aged 55 or older, even one glass of vodka or wine may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver.


Even one drink can steer old people off road


At a time when drug-resistant bacteria are threatening public health worldwide, a team of researchers has discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight a deadly strain of bacteria.


New antibiotic holds promise against deadly bacteria


What about a smart phone that can click high-resolution pictures of the front and back of the eye that can help specialists sitting in metros advise you in places where health care is less accessible?


Device that makes smart phone an eye doctor!


Leading microphones and headphones brand Sennheiser will popularise actor-singer Farhan Akhtar's social campaign MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination).


Farhan Akhtar teams up with Sennheiser to promote MARD


Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai has topped the list of 20 most searched successful Indian women on Google followed by Vidya Balan and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, an official statement said.


Aishwarya, Vidya most searched on Google


President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated the Annual Innovation Exhibition featuring innovative technologies at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, an official statement said.


President opens Annual Innovation Exhibition


Before you fill another cup of coffee, switch on this App that would tell you exactly how much coffee can impact your sleep.


Reveal your caffeine persona with this App!


The anxiety-relief effects of marijuana are well known but scientists have found for the first time, how the controlled use of the drug may help people in distress.


New light on marijuana's anxiety-relief effects


Do you have a habit of urinating while swimming? Control your urge as this may trigger respiratory problems.


That pee in pools may hit your lungs, heart


Over 40 new-avatar technologies will be on display at the Annual Innovation Exhibition which President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Friday, an official statement said.


President to inaugurate innovation exhibition Friday


Are you going to dump your old milk jug into the trash can again? Wait, as this milk jug can not only help you save a lot of money but also help preserve the environment.

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