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India Has The Most Preterm Births Worldwide, Says UN Report

Some 3.5 million babies in India are born too early every year, according to a new United Nations-backed report released this week.

May 4, 2012

ISRO Launches India’s First Radar Imaging Satellite, RISAT-1

India’s space program took a giant leap on Thursday morning at 5.47 a.m. (IST) with the successful launch of the country’s heaviest remote sensing satellite, RISAT-1.

April 26, 2012

National Geographic, Alibaba To Offer Grants For Conservation In China

With support from the Alibaba Group, the National Geographic Society has announced a new fund for air and water conservation in China.

April 26, 2012

World Heart Federation Elects First Ever Indian President

Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, a global leader in preventive cardiology and public health, has been appointed President Elect of the World Heart Federation.

April 23, 2012

Chinese Scientists Clone World’s First Transgenic Sheep, Peng Peng

Scientists from BGI have cloned the world’s first transgenic sheep using a simplified technique called handmade cloning.

April 19, 2012

New Association For Good Practice In TCM Research

Scientists from Europe and China have officially launched a new association to research traditional Chinese medicines.

April 18, 2012

Dengue Fever Cases In Sri Lanka Triple In 2012

Sri Lankan health personnel have reported a three-fold increase in the number of recorded dengue fever cases in the first quarter of this year.

April 16, 2012

North Korean Rocket Fails Mid-Air, Falls Into Sea

Defying international appeals, North Korea went ahead and launched a rocket on Thursday, but it ended in failure.

April 13, 2012

TRAFFIC Launches Sustainable Wild Medicinal Plant Project In Vietnam

TRAFFIC has launched its first project in Vietnam to protect plants that rural communities rely upon for traditional medicine.

April 12, 2012

Asia-Pacific Is New Scientific Leader, Experts Say

Asia-Pacific is producing the latest developments in science, according to three science and academic leaders from the United States, Canada, and Singapore in the journal Science.