The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) failed to come up with a time bound and solid action plan in order to improve management of the Urali Devachi dumpsite, even after having a day’s extension by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).

The issue looks doubtful to be settled in the near future, threatening another garbage pile-up in the city.

To help millions of diabetes patients worldwide who need regular glucose monitoring, electric engineers from the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary have developed an electronic mosquito for them.

Based on the mosquito’s biting mechanism, the newly developed device can draw blood easily without any pain.

The electronic bandage, which is just about the size of a deck of cards, makes use of four tiny needles, which bite deep enough to take out blood from the capillary without causing any harm to the nerves.

The spat between Bollywood producers and multiplex owners has entered into the fourth week as there’s no concrete solution to the ongoing crisis thus far.

The multiplexes have been meeting amongst themselves almost on a daily basis, trying to find out a final answer, which would be acceptable to both the film producers as well as distributors.

A meeting between the warring parties is likely to take place by the coming week. Let's hope for the best.

A new study has disclosed that louse infection can lower one’s risk of having respiratory disorder like asthma and allergic reactions by inhibiting the immune system.

Lots of health troubles in human beings occurred due to over-active immune responses. The immune system should be capable of telling the difference between alien invaders and its own body cells.

We all know that smoking is a nasty habit, and it's bad for your health!

Moreover, the governments all through the world have started programs helping people to overcome the smoking addiction.

Despite all this, tons of celebrities including Shahrukh Khan, flaunt their bad habits in public.
 
Recently, the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has protested against owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team Shahrukh Khan, who smoked during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match April 21 in South Africa.

Pantaloon Retail (India), the country’s biggest publicly traded supermarket operator, informed that its net profit has surged by 7.07 per cent to Rs 34.37 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The company declared results for third quarter, because its financial year ends on June 30.

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Pantaloon said that it had a net profit of Rs 32.10 crore in the same quarter ended March 2008.