This bio-brick can help cut pollution

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …

IIT Hyderabad scientists convert fly ash into waterproofing material

Treating fly ash with stearic acid, used in soaps and shampoos, modified the nature of fly ash and helped develop materials with contrasting …

Slow downloads, dropped calls? Integration of mobile networks with Wi-Fi may be the answer

Proposed architecture can also be used for high data applications in future

Neural networks on portable devices could be a reality soon

Artificial neural networks function the same way as the human nervous system, and are based on interconnected processing elements working …

Soon, a tear-based screening test for childhood blinding condition

Researchers at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad have identified a few proteins that cause inflammation in the eye leading to abnormal blood …

KCR sworn in as first chief minister of Telangana

Reconstruction will be state's top priority, but to implement his agenda Chandrasekhar Rao will need to develop a cordial relationship with the …

Hyderabad: the coveted jewel

Why both Andhra and proposed Telangana state want the city as their state capital

New analysis says Ladakh’s Puga has highest geothermal potential

Study looks at potential quantity of energy that could be extracted from a particular geothermal reservoir

These consumers are funding farmers to make food sustainable

A transformation in the food system is underway with 100 consumers funding traditional millet farmers

Health in news on May 11

IIT Hyderabad develops device to detect infectious diseases at low costs

The device can help detect infection on the first day of being infected and can be used without the help of a technician 

At least 10 people killed as rain wreaks havoc in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Medak district in Telangana has recorded four deaths in the last 12 hours

Now, Hyderabad joins list of places suffering from severe water crisis

There is a gap of 47 per cent between demand and supply of water in the city

'We are in a much better position than in the past'

With the Zika virus spreading across the Americas, the international community has panicked. Kundan Pandey spoke to Soumya Swaminathan, Director …

Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items

Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets

Time to nail pesticides

Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables

Congress, allies approve statehood for Telangana

Hyderabad to be common capital for 10 years

Agriculture minister calls for ‘blue revolution’

Radha Mohan Singh says new policy for fisheries will protect livelihood of fishers and at the same time address challenges such as environmental …

What drains mean to cities

Reviving stormwater drains is the only way to protect cities from water-logging during monsoons

Lured, used and discarded

Fifteen people hospitalised after unethical drug trial in Hyderabad

Biosafety issues get a push

Experts to study socio-economic aspects of GMO release

Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended

Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India

Nothing to bank on

The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …

'Grant of community forest rights to JFMCs in Andhra illegal'

Tribal affairs ministry says state has violated Forest Rights Act by giving titles to joint forest management committees

Nagpur to fully privatise water supply from November 15

Consumer organisations demand public hearing