Month: March 2018

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Bottled Water Riddled With Microplastics, Study Finds

The Wire Staff 16/03/2018

The study said that one Bisleri sample from Chennai...

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Hunters Should Stop Using Lead Bullets and Help Save the Vultures

Arjun Amar and Beckie Garbett 16/03/2018

A new threat to vultures is emerging: lead poisoning...

The eruption of Toba released enough ash, dust and rock to cover entire continents. Credit: Pixabay

How Ancient Humans Thrived Through a Supervolcanic Eruption

The Wire Staff 16/03/2018

A study has found that, contrary to popular belief,...

The government could soon publish a list of essential diagnostic tests along the lines of the National List of Essential Medicines. Credit: pixabay

India Begins Making a List of Essential Diagnostics Whose Prices Could Be Capped

Anoo Bhuyan 15/03/2018

As the World Health Organisation moves towards making a...

A representative image of a government hospital. Credit: PTI

Allahabad HC Directs Public Officials to Use Public Hospitals

LiveLaw News Network 15/03/2018

Hearing two petitions on the condition of hospitals in...

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Watch: Stephen Hawking, the Cosmic Bard, Traveller and Poet

The Wire Staff 14/03/2018

Stephen Hawking (1941-2018) was one of the most popular...

Stephen Hawking taking a zero-gravity flight in 2007. Credit: Jim Campbell/Aero-News Network/Wikimedia Commons

Stephen Hawking, the Cosmic Bard

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/03/2018

'A Brief History of Time' was a remarkable piece...