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Saudi law helps enslave workers: Report

The US State Department’s annual report on human trafficking 2012 has stated that illiterate and unskilled labourers from countries like India “are subjected to forced labour and to a lesser extent, f

Bt cotton toxic, bollworms seek new hosts

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The agricultural gains by Bt cotton farmers seems to be at the cost of other farmers. The bollworm, which the Bt cotton is resistant to, has now found new hosts in other varieties of plants, putting t

What transpires between cells now known

Scientists can now eavesdrop and listen to the interaction between different cells in the body in an effort to get an insight into activities of living health cells and killer cancerous cells. Using h

Soon, bitter gourd without the bitterness

Diabetics, who want to keep their blood glucose level under check the natural way, can now comfortably drink karela (bitter gourd) juice.

Soon, bitter gourd without the bitterness

Diabetics, who want to keep their blood glucose level under check the natural way, can now comfortably drink karela (bitter gourd) juice.

HCU team stabilises cancer drug

In a major research that would benefit brain cancer patients living in tropical regions including India, a team from the University of Hyderabad has developed a method to increase the shelf life and e

HCU experts discover new chemical tech

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have discovered a new chemical technology that could help in the better understanding of the functioning of living things at the atomic and molecular level.

Climate change to affect rivers

“The Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery rivers have experienced dramatic changes in flow due to the construction of dams, anthropogenic contamination and other activities, National Geophysical Research Ins

Twitter silent on Jagan's arrest

The social media on Sunday played it cool even as tension mounted up across the state following the arrest of Kadapa MP and YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Surprisingly, Jagan was conspicuo

Rising sea surge threatens coastal towns in AP

Coastal towns of Machilipatnam, Surya Lanka, Kavali and Gudur in Andhra Pradesh are sensitive regions with high return levels of sea surge in case of cyclones or tidal waves in the Bay of Bengal. Sea

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