New Stem Cell Discovery Could Boost Corn Crop Yields By An Astounding 50 Percent

A newly discovered stem cell signaling pathway could boost yields from corn and other staple crops by up to 50 percent in the very near term, according to a paper published...

Trashing The Ragpicker

Raja is a waste dealer in Seemapuri in Delhi, who employs around 15 people to segregate mixed waste into paper, plastic and bottles. His monthly income of around Rs 30,000 ...

The Making Of Japanese Handmade Paper: A Short Film Documents An 800-Year-Old Tradition

For many of us, washi paper is the art supply equivalent of a dish that’s “too pretty to eat.” I love to look at it, but would be loathe to mar its beauty...

5 Little Girls Who Changed History

If you ask these influential little girls, all it takes to change the world is a hint of curiosity and a will to spark action. These youngsters have made waves, armed with ...

An Image Processing Trick Shows Mars In Unprecedented Detail

Researchers have released images of the Martian surface at five timesgreater resolution than previously seen, and they didn’t need to send a new camera into space to ...

If These Rumours Are True, The 2016 Cannes Film Festival Could Be Great

Steven Spielberg, George Clooney and Jodie Foster are tipped to be among those who will walk the red carpet at Cannes next month when the line up for the world’s top ...

It’s Now Possible To 3D Print A Pre-Assembled Robot

A new 3D printing technique from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has allowed researchers to “print” all of the parts of...

True Review Movie - Ki and Ka

Cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Swaroop Sampat, Rajit Kapoor

Direction: R. Balki

Produced: R. Balki, R K Damani, RakeshJhunjhunwala, Sunil Lulla. Read More

On Paper Electrified Villages; In Reality, Darkness

Haldu Khata, a village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, is one of the 7,008 villages that the government claims to have “electrified” in the last year, unde...