b

Financing affordable housing projects

IFC, Tata Housing to collaborate and build 16,800 homes in the venture




b

Living Spaces to be launched

The property expo brings together 40 leading developers under one roof.




b

Get the best deal for your dream home

Dos and don’ts of property negotiation




b

The risk of building homes

There is no guarantee that the project you have invested in will be executed within the given timeframe.




b

RBI offers a bounty

Because of the rate cut EMIs will come down, investment mood will improve, and the real estate sector may see a revival of sales as the industry is reeling under a pile of unsold projects.




b

Will builders relent?

Effects of repo rate cut on real estate and home loans




b

Industrial hub to residential hotspot

Skyrocketing land prices in adjoining neighbourhoods has given Guindy a new lease of life as a residential market.




b

Click the mouse, buy a house

The future of investing online is here.




b

Time to book homes in NCR

Property prices in Noida went down by 1.8 per cent in the past one year.




b

Reactions to the Real Estate Bill




b

Hyderabad is most affordable to buy and rent




b

The year gone by

2015 has been a favourable year for the real estate industry in many ways




b

The year ahead for home loan borrowers

The interest rate is most likely to keep oscillating, and prudence in investment is advocated.




b

Big boost for affordable housing

Some of the measures announced in the recent Union Budget will boost buyers’ interest in real estate, says Balaji Rao




b

Towards the right balance

From a real estate sector standpoint, almost all segments are expected to benefit from the Union Budget proposals, says Shrinivas Rao




b

Weather Warnings for Queensland - marine areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




b

WHO calls Ebola modern world's worst health crisis




b

Second US healthcare worker has Ebola




b

China sends Ebola drug




b

5 more Ebola vaccines to be tested in March: WHO

The agency, however, warns that it’s not clear whether any of these will work against the deadly virus that has already killed over 4,800 people this year.




b

Birth of Salk and death of polio

Google doodle celebrated Jonas Salk's birthday yesterday




b

Cancer cell fingerprints in blood may speed up diagnosis




b

World’s first dengue vaccine likely by 2015: Sanofi

The company said the vaccine gives a 95.5% protection against severe dengue and an 80.3% reduction in the risk of hospitalisation.




b

Ebola drug to be tested




b

Going bananas

A visit to the National Research Centre for Banana reveals the many vicissitudes of this humble fruit




b

Ebola vaccine seems safe in first-stage testing




b

Bird flu found at fourth Dutch poultry farm




b

Stem cells hold new hope for baldness




b

Dr. Reddy’s closes acquisition of Novartis’ Habitrol brand




b

Almonds could reduce belly fat: study




b

Building a molecular lego to fight malaria and TB

We need newer methods and drugs to kill these pathogens mycobacterium tuberculosis and plasmodium falciparum.




b

Cipla wins $189 m Global Fund tender for AIDS drugs

Contract is effective from January 1 and will run for 3 years




b

WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine




b

Bespoke cancer vaccines hold promise

They are designed to make a patient’s immune system attack tumours




b

Repurposed antibiotic shows promise

In its old form, the antibiotic is very safe for use but it lacks the necessary antibacterial activity against many bacterial pathogens.




b

India flooded with unsafe fixed dose combination drugs

Many unapproved FDC formulations contain banned, restricted, or never approved drugs




b

Government proposal to provide affordable medicines faces roadblocks

The system should ensure medicines reach both the middle class and the poor who depend on the government healthcare sector.




b

Breakthrough in treating leucoderma




b

New therapeutic avenues for treating TB




b

"Japanese and American scientist favourites for medicine Nobel"




b

First trial to use umbilical cord stem cells to cure HIV




b

Hallucinations linked to differences in brain structure

The effect was observed regardless of whether hallucinations were auditory or visual in nature, consistent with a reality monitoring explanation.




b

Drug-resistant bug Klebsiella causes worry

In some cases, even colistin has failed to kill it.




b

‘India’s fight against TB lacks punch’




b

Guinea declared free of Ebola virus that killed over 2,500




b

Indians could face a higher risk of diabetes-induced lung ailments

High levels of insulin directly damage the lung structure, says global study.




b

Blueberries may help beat Alzheimer’s: study

Researcher says the 'super fruit ' can have a real benefit in improving memory and cognitive function in some older adults



  • Diet & Nutrition

b

Diabetes drug may raise bladder cancer risk: study

Compared with no thiazolidinedione use, pioglitazone associated with an overall 63 p.c. increased risk




b

Scientists investigating sperm-boosting nutrient

Significance of lycopene, a nutrient found in tomatoes to boost male fertility, under study.




b

Prices of 42 essential drugs slashed by 15%