News articles tagged with 'India'
Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote energy efficiency
— 19 Nov 2009 17:38 | TechnologyIndia may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with ageing and inefficient... — full story
First human gets new antibody aimed at rabies virus
— 1 Oct 2009 11:14 | HealthMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody... — full story
New research reveals the ancestral populations of India and their relationships to modern groups
— 24 Sep 2009 08:21 | HealthIn a study published in the 24th September issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the... — full story
First complete image created of Himalayan fault, subduction zone
— 12 Sep 2009 12:19 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of researchers has created the most complete seismic image of the Earth's crust and upper mantle beneath the rugged Himalaya Mountains, in the process discovering... — full story
Typhoid fever cases in US linked to foreign travel
— 26 Aug 2009 11:05 | HealthInfection with an antimicrobial-resistant strain of typhoid fever among patients in the United States is associated with international travel, especially to the Indian subcontinent... — full story
Satellites unlock secret to northern India's vanishing water
— 13 Aug 2009 09:52 | EnvironmentUsing NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimetres (1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers... — full story
Oldest evidence of leprosy found in India
— 27 May 2009 09:40 | HealthA biological anthropologist from Appalachian State University working with an undergraduate student from Appalachian, an evolutionary biologist from UNC Greensboro, and a team of archaeologists... — full story
Indus script encodes language, reveals new study of ancient symbols
— 23 Apr 2009 18:00 | TechnologyThe Rosetta Stone allowed 19th century scholars to translate symbols left by an ancient civilisation and thus decipher the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics... — full story
Study suggests transfer of poor health from mother to child in India
— 22 Apr 2009 13:47 | HealthResearchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found a link between a mother's height and the health of her children in a study using national data from India... — full story
High prevalence of child marriage in India fuels fertility risks
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | HealthDespite India's economic and educational reform efforts in the last decade, the prevalence of child marriage remains high, fuelling the risks of multiple unwanted pregnancies, pregnancy... — full story