

Sunday 22 November '09
Meet Prof J. William Schopf, the man credited with finding answers to a missing piece in the evolutionary puzzleMonday 16 November '09
Lotus, which is the national flower of India, could be a key in increasing the shelf life of cereal crops and even a healthier ageing for humans.Tuesday
13 October '09A molecule has been developed by the Central Drug Research Institute to deal with osteoporosis, a disorder which reduces the bone mineral density and renders the bone fragile, increasing chances of fracture.Sunday
11 October '09Fossils of giant algae found in sandstone may push back the date of evolution of megascopic plants, say geologists....Saturday
10 October '09In a “green” attempt to clean the Ganga, the National Botanical Research Institute has planned to treat effluents with reeds before allowing them to flow into the river.Monday
5 October '09In a few months, a consumer in the European Union should be able to trace an item of organic food on his table to the specific bit of farmland in India that produced it....Monday
5 October '09In a few months, a consumer in the European Union should be able to trace an item of organic food on his table to the specific bit of farmland in India that produced it.Monday
21 September '09For the 12 lakh weavers and 2500-odd traders and exporters of Banarasi silk, this Eid has brought with it a special reason to cheer...Thursday
17 September '09After more than a month of shuttling between hospitals and jail, Rohit, the 15-year-old Dalit who lost his eyesight after allegedly being tortured by Faizabad police in custody, was diagnosed with “cortical vision loss” at SGPGI on Wednesday.Wednesday
16 September '09A case was registered agai-nst five policemen on Tuesday for allegedly torturing a Dalit boy in custody and causing loss of his eyesight in Faizabad.Tuesday
15 September '09Soapnut (reetha) is known mostly as a hair care product. But scientists at the Central Drug Research Institute have come up with another use for it — as a contraceptive.Monday
14 September '09Plastic sheets are their roof. They have little money for food or the fare to return home. Nearly 1,000 labourers have been ordered to leave the Ambedkar Memorial after the Apex court passed an order on Friday...Monday
24 August '09One would expect the laboratory technicians in the H1N1 testing lab at SGPGI — the only centre in the state for the testing — to wear the ubiquitous mask. But this is not the case.Friday
21 August '09To increase knowledge among doctors regarding swine flu, CSMMU conducted a workshop on Thursday.Monday
17 August '09Life seems to be getting back to normal for the H1N1 affected patients of the state. Of the 25 H1N1 positive patients, 14 have already recovered. But the trauma of social boycott still remains.Monday
10 August '09The Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) in Lucknow will set up the first of its kind tissue bank in the country with the help of IIT-Kanpur where tissues of cancer patients, particularly related to head and neck...Sunday
9 August '09The first case of swine flu was confirmed in Lucknow on Saturday, when a local Congress leader’s five-yearold grandson,whoreturned from London over a week ago, tested positive but showed no symptoms.Monday
27 July '09Twenty-five years behind schedule, the SGPGI has finally introduced six new departments, which were part of the master plan of SGPGI and were to be completed within 15 years of its establishment.Friday
17 July '09Half an hour before suspected BSP supporters attacked the Lucknow bungalow of UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi late Wednesday night....Friday
17 July '09Half an hour before suspected BSP supporters attacked the Lucknow bungalow of UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi late Wednesday night over her alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati...Monday
13 July '09Outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University Professor AS Brar would be remembered by the university as the man who strengthened the “fragile inheritance” and maintained discipline on the campus.Monday
13 July '09The roads of Kalli Pashchim, a small village in Sarojini Nagar Block of the Lucknow district, are lately abuzz with activities.Thursday
2 July '09The Lucknow University is set to launch a community radio of its own — a first by any state university.Friday
19 June '09The National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, is working to develop transgenic varieties of mangoes and bananas...Saturday
13 June '09Dr Sandeep Verma of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur was conferred with the CDRI Award for Excellence on Friday.