State-run National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) on February 26 paid an interim dividend worth Rs 4.01 billion to the administration.

After getting the cheque from the NMDC chairman, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for Steel, Chemicals and Fertilizers, praised the company (NMDC) for its excellent performance.

Mr. Paswan stated that NDMC’s 4 million ton steel plant in Chhattisgarh would come sooner than schedule.

The technology keeps on advancing step by step, and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo buffs.

To add more to their existing range, Virgin Mobile has launched yet another phone, ‘vGlide’, in the Indian market.

Targeting Indian youth, the slider phone has dimensions of 47.5mm X 99mm X 14.8mm.

The phone, which comes in a paprika red color with soft-touch finish, sports a 65k color, 1.8-inch large screen, and includes FM radio, speaker phone and games among other amazing features.

Recent study revealed that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their fiery flavor can also help in relieving joint and muscle pain. Study indicated that capsaicin flips on nerve-ending receptors that sense both pain and heat.

Lead researcher, Feng Qin, an associate professor at the university's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, said: "The receptor acts like a gate to the neurons. When stimulated it opens, letting outside calcium enter the cells until the receptor shuts down, a process called desensitization."

The new Tobacco and Primary Medical Service (Scotland) Bill includes various plans to save future generations from clutches of smoking and smoking related diseases.

Under the new bill, cigarette vending machines and tobacco displays in shops would be banned. It also includes a registration scheme for retailers. It will also grant trading standards officers the power to fine retailers selling tobacco to under-18s.

Public health minister Shona Robison said that the health risks associated with smoking are both enormous and well documented advertisements.

An international research once again emphasized the importance of healthy living style in prevention of various types of cancer. Earlier studies have also shown importance of healthy diet and exercises on different types of cancer. Recent findings indicated that healthy diets, more exercise and controlling weight could also prevent more than 40 percent of colon and breast cancer cases in some countries.