Nearly everyone knows that cataracts are the effect of the normal process of aging. However, it is an equally important fact that cataracts occur early in the Indian population. And, yes, early onset can be prevented or delayed.
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Early onset of cataract can be prevented
Posted by divya (#2) 692 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)Expert: need to keep organ transplantation above board
Posted by divya (#2) 693 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Francis Delmonico, president-elect of the World Transplantation Society, asks those who refuse to donate organs citing religions reasons, “Does you religion prevent you from being a recipient?”
Army recruitment process in final stages of computerisation in State
Posted by divya (#2) 698 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
“Recruitment to fill positions in Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBOR) in the Army is done in a transparent manner, based purely on merit. To make people realise it is entirely a foolproof system and to discourage touts, the whole process is being computerised,” Colonel Ashwani Kumar, Director, Recruiting (States), Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar, and Puducherry, said here on Frid
Bio-methanation unit set to generate power
Posted by divya (#2) 700 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
The bio-methanation plant at Koyambedu, which remained dysfunctional for over two years, is all set to generate power from vegetable and fruit waste collected from the wholesale market.
Scientists come up with new molecule that may lead to better drug for TB
Posted by divya (#2) 707 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have hit upon a new molecule with anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties that could potentially lead to a better drug for the treatment of TB and common HIV sub-types.
Nine post offices to get ATMs soon
Posted by divya (#2) 723 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
The Department of Posts will soon set up automated teller machines (ATM) in Chennai GPO and eight head post offices in the city and surrounding areas for its savings bank customers.
Cleaner technologies need to be subsidised
Posted by divya (#2) 730 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Mohammad Moosa has never been to a petrol bunk in the last two years. He rides an electric scooter which touches a maximum speed of 40 kmph. “It does not have a clutch or a gear and I feel like I am floating through air when I am riding the bike,” says Mr.Moosa. But in the middle of an upswing in petrol prices, he is about to sell his electric vehicle and return to the “luxury product.”
New software being introduced in RTOs: Transport Commissioner
Posted by divya (#2) 743 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
New software to curb corrupt practices and to check the status of a registered vehicle is being introduced by the State Transport Department. It will be used in all the Regional Transport Offices across the State.