Alert: Post graduate courses in brain research

National Brain Research CentreThe National Brain Research Centre, which is deemed a university and isan autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,is a premier......

Happy thoughts may help you quit smoking

The next time the urge to light up a fag strikes after quitting smoking, think of a holiday in the snow-capped mountains -- it may help you beat the craving. A study by a team of researchers in the......

Listening to cell phone while driving is risky

Cell phone use while driving has always been a matter of concern, now a new study has revealed that listening to the phone alone can be as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. The......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

This IITian's venture is educating poor children in villages

Hippocampus Learning Centres bridges urban-rural gap through affordable, quality pre-schooling for kids, finds Anita Babu. Four-year-old Meghana Gowda loves her kindergarten classes. She......

'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'

Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in. The......

New IT solutions for the disabled

Technology players like IBM, Microsoft and Texas Instruments are working out innovative ways to use technology to cater to the special needs of differently-abled people. IBM, for instance, recently......

Brain gain, the BPO way

A pregnant pause greeted Kristina Hermanns, 27, when she told her mother she had an offer to head a team in India for information technology and business process outsourcing firm Tecnovate......