Distinct identity
A mobile identity card issuing system
A mobile identity card issuing system
Human DNA research is about to recieve a shot in the arm following manufacture of a new enzyme
A downturn in rice production has caused a scare in Indonesia. As the country celebFates the 50th anniversary of its independence, a prolonged drought and a marauding pest called the 'brown
Recently 2 major commercial agreements with leading US companies have boosted the morale of Indian space programme to great heights. The first is with "Intelsat", the 135-nation Washington-based
Taking inspiration from Darwin's theory of evolution, scientists from the Sussex University, UK, have developed a technique for evolving designs for neural network controlled robots with greater
Researchers have focussed on folic acid as a potential heart cure
Scientists are trying to duplicate the skill of marine invertebrates at making crystals
The I st phase of a women's small loan project concluded in Deukhuri, Kathmandu recently. Implemented by a group of local NGOs and supervised by the ministry of local development with the Asian
Come the monsoons, the misery of annual floods hits Bangladesh this year the country had to call out the army to battle its worst floods in over 6 years. In mid-July the army moved into the
Japanese researchers have designed an electronic secretary - a computer that can recognise and talk with its owner and perform duties such as taking messages. The ministry of
The Landless Settlers Problem Commission in Kathmandu has attracted the ire of the locals of Nijgadh, Bara, who claim that they have been wrongly treated as landless settlers although they were
Scientists at the Research and Technology Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in White Oak, Maryland, have produced high quality insulator films on gallium arsenide semiconductors, a
The South African government is minting money - by selling ostriches. It is now reported to be the biggest ostrich goods producer in the world; and business is booming. The country
A new 2 stroke engine could be ideal for the next generation of ultra small cars
Somalia needs International assistance again... this time not to protect it in the throes of a devastating famine but the attack of a swarm of voracious locusts, known as quela. "The farming
When oil seeps into water supplies, it is more of a problem than a solution. But a group of American scientists think otherwise. John Hunter and John Cary of the US Department of Agriculture at
The US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Richland, has recruited an army of microorganisms to clean soils and underground water tainted with nitrate and carbon tetrachloride
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Britain are up in arms against what they perceive as a plan to turn the country into a "nuclear dustbin." Their alarm is rooted in a government decision to accept
Notorious poacher and animal skin smuggler Sansar Chandiumped bail for the umpteenth time in a bloody career spanning 2 decades. He was arrested redhanded for the first time on July 17 this
More accurate measurement of ultraviolet rays may now be possible with the development in Britain of a new photodiode detector. UV radiation is the most energetic form of optical radiation