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Delhi has very high concentrations of respirable particulate matter (PM), even crossing the safety limits prescribed by the World Health Organization. While for some reason, the highest PM is routinely reported from some areas in the east of the city, no place is safe in the Delhi National Capital Region. A rather startling fact which studies bear out is: Indoor …

Aimed at helping the common man protect himself from pollution and saving the environment, environmental consumer products company Nirvana Being has launched a bottle which filters water as you drink. Priced at Rs.950, the 550 ml bottle bobble uses active carbon filter to purify water and make it tastier. “Municipal tap water is fit for drinking but most of us …

US researchers said on Thursday they have created a plastic “skin” that is capable of distinguishing the pressure difference between a limp handshake and a firm grip and then transferring these sensory signals to the brain cells. For the many people around the world living with prosthetics, such a system could one day allow them to feel sensation in their …

Engineers have devised a new technology to develop a wireless charger that will be compatible with different consumer electronics from different brands. The team from University of California-San Diego developed a dual frequency wireless charging platform that can charge smartphones, smartwatches, laptops and tablets at the same time, regardless of which wireless standard, or frequency, each device supports. “To our …

Internet giant Google on Thursday launched a new app – Delhi Public Transport App – which aims to make it easier for the residents of the national capital to get around on public transport. The new experimental app will be built into Google Maps and will help users get transit directions easily even when the connection is slow and data …

If she is yet to respond to your email request for a date this weekend, don’t get hassled. This is because you may have to wait about four minutes longer for an email response from a woman than an email response from a man, an interesting study has revealed. While you may also be obsessing if an email never arrived …

Women college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cellphones and male college students spend nearly eight, reveals new research from a US university. “That is astounding,” said lead study author James Roberts, professor at Baylor University in Texas, US. The findings suggest that excessive cellphone use poses potential risks for academic performance. “As cellphone functions …

कर्नाटक – जिला शिमोगा स्थित मत्तूरु गाँव एक ऐसा गाँव है जहां का बच्चा बच्चा संस्कृत में बात करता है फिर चाहे वह हिंदू हों या मुसलमान। इस गांव में रहने वाले सभी लोग संस्कृत में ही बात करते हैं। तुंग नदी के किनारे बसा ये गांव बेंगलुरु से ३०० किलोमीटर की दूरी पर स्थित है। इस गांव में संस्कृत प्राचीनकाल से …

Parents, take note! One-on-one tutoring can relieve math anxiety in kids by fixing abnormal responses in the brain’s fear circuits, scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have found. The study is the first to document an effective treatment for math anxiety in children, researchers said. “The most exciting aspect of our findings is that cognitive tutoring not only improves performance, but …

If the thought of walking home alone worries you anytime, here comes a public safety mobile phone app that offers you a virtual company by allowing your friends or family members to a keep watch over you. The application named “Companion”, originally developed by students of University of Michigan in the US with the aim of providing lone travellers in …