Proteins found in soybeans can significantly inhibit growth of colon, liver and lung cancers

Eating soybeans can prevent cancer growth: study

Business Standard

In a breakthrough, scientists have identified a potential cause of Alzheimer's based on a newly-discovered signalling pathway in cellular models of the disease

Possible cause of Alzheimer's disease identified

Press Trust of India

The move viewed as strengthening of re-engagement with the state after a decade-long boycott by Britain post 2002 riots

British minister Swire to visit Gujarat today

PMC is the first civic body in state to use technology for better water mgmt; project aims to provide a boost to the water resources for Pune

PMC partners with Endress Hauser to install water meters

BS Reporter

NASA's rover Curiosity has found evidence of water-bearing minerals in rocks on Mars, providing more proof that water once flowed on the surface of the red planet.
	Last week, the rover's science team announced that analysis of powder from a drilled mudstone rock on Mars indicates past environmental conditions that were favourable for microbial life.
	Additional findings presented yesterday at a news briefing at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, suggested those conditions extended beyond the site of the drilling.
	Using infrared-imaging capability of a camera on the rover and an instrument that shoots neutrons into the ground to probe for hydrogen, researchers have found more hydration of minerals near the clay-bearing rock than at locations Curiosity visited earlier.
	The rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) can also serve as a mineral-detecting and hydration-detecting tool, said Jim Bell of Arizona State University.
	"Some iron-bearing rocks and minerals ..

Curiosity rover sees more evidence of water on Mars

A new revolutionary multi-monitor system that can rat you out to your boss if you are distracted and not paying attention at work has been developed by UK scientists.
	Researchers at the University of St Andrews said their new system could reduce workplace distractions, increase productivity and could even be of use in high pressured environments such as flight control rooms.
	The new system, called "Diff Displays", detects when its user is not looking at a display and replaces the regular screen image with a calm and non-distractive visualisation of the screen's activity instead.
	It reduces distractions by fading out the parts of the screen that remain static and by subtly visualising changes in the display over time.
	When the user looks back at a display, the system quickly changes back from the visualisation to the actual screen content via different forms of animation.
	The system works via a camera mounted on top of each computer screen which uses computer vision algorithms to .

New monitor tells boss if you aren't paying attention at work!

With Gujarat accounting for the highest number of pilgrim tourists to Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (TTDCL) has embarked on a marketing strategy to attract more

Tamil Nadu chalks out plan to woo Gujarati tourists

Imagine sitting on the jetty in Kanyakumari one evening, facing the Vivekananda Rock. When the sun goes down the rock lights up and projected on it is an audio-visual story of Swami Vivekananda. It is

Profits from history

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department (APTD) and Senora Beach Resorts Private Limited have joined hands to set up a beach resort and club project at Sagarnagar near Visakhapatnam with an investment of

APTD, Senora in JV for setting up resort in Vizag

Home to Jim Corbett for a number of years, Nainital still has a lot of character despite the dwindling forest surroundings and rapid commercialisation. 


Lake it or leave it

Everyone wants to capitalise on the feel-good factor of the globe-trotting Indian. 


The Indian tourist is hot

ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Amadeus, a service provider for computer reservation system (CSR) in India, have tied up to make accessible ICICI Lombards overseas travel insurance policy through

ICICI Lombard, Amadeus tie up for overseas travel cover

The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) is adding two more tourism attractions on Kailasa Hill, the most-favoured tourist locale in the city. <BR>


Vizag adds two new tourism attractions

All right, we'll admit that Lothal isn't exactly the typical family getaway spot. There aren't any amusement parks, restaurants, candyfloss machines or balloon sellers here. What you do get, however,

Dead centre

If you are planning to holiday in Europe this summer but have not booked your passage as yet, it may be a little too late. All packages to Europe for April are almost sold out. 


Summer bookings for Europe sold out

According to legend, a Kumaoni queen called Rani Padmini was so enamoured of the green valleys and meadows here that her husband built her a nifty palace and called the place 'Ranikhet', or queen's

Queen of hearts

Planning to take a well-earned break but cant finalise your dream destination? Well, it may be time to visit your travel agent.


Opting for the right package

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