Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews|Delhi The war against dengue could soon get a new weapon. Scientists at the New Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) are in the final stages of developing a new antiviral that promises to tackle all the four types of dengue virus. Disclosing this, Naveen Khanna senior scientist … Read more
Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews|Delhi Scientists hope to have a formidable weapon against tuberculosis in the form of a new vaccine very soon. Called VPM 1002, the vaccine is based on the BCG vaccine that is in use. Only, it promises to be more powerful and efficacious. BCG provides protection to children and not to … Read more
Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews| Delhi Indian researchers are trying to understand the mystery of muscle related problems like Muscle Dystrophy, a progressive muscle disorder where muscles fail to recover after damage, using advances in stem cell science. At the National Center for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore, researchers have discovered a new population of stem cells … Read more
M4PNews|Jalandhar Punjab has begun experiencing impacts of climate change and urgent steps are needed to help farming communities adapt to this, said experts at a two-day State level Media Workshop on Climate Change which began here today. The workshop was organized by Centre for Media Studies (CMS), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forests … Read more
NO IMPOSITION OF TAX ON KEEPING OF PETS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT M4PNews | Chandigarh The Local Government Department, Punjab, has made it clear that the news reported in sections of media regarding imposition of tax upon keeping the pets in the urban areas is totally baseless and devoid of facts. Clarifying the position, a spokesman … Read more
have you apply a licence before buying pets!! M4PNews | Chandigarh In a first in India, people in urban areas of Punjab will now have to pay tax for keeping domestic animals, according to the latest notice issued by the state government. According to a notification issued by the Department of Local Administration headed by state … Read more
A story of Malerkotla, a spy lady Sehmat who sacrificed for nation M4PNews|Chandigarh Every city has a remarking history in its womb and film Raazi is trying hard to depict the story of Maler Kotla based lady to the finest possible way. The roads of Maler Kotla in Punjab which lead into the life of Sehmat Khan, … Read more
रिवर्स बोरिंग – एक खतरनाक जुगाड़ से भूजल प्रदूषित ! एल.आर गांधी| चंडीगढ़ कुंठित लोग विपरीत वेधन से आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए गहरी-कब्रें खोदने में व्यस्त हैं और भ्रष्ट व्यवस्था इन कब्रों पर अपनी सुनहरी अट्टालिकाएं खड़ी करने में मद -मस्त ! जिस वैज्ञानिक खोज को जन जन के लिए प्राणदायी जल पृथ्वी का सीना चीर … Read more
M4PNews|Chandigarh The volunteers of Neuroscience Research Lab of PGI and Annals of Neurosciences (Indian Academy of Neurosciences) have won the Bharat Nirman Award at the massive science event organised by Ministry of Science and Technology and Environment and Vigyan Bharti at the recently concluded 3rd India International Science Festival, Chennai. This award was given in the category ‘ Behavioral change’ under the National … Read more
Accused Saranjit Kaur and her son Gurmeet Singh were arrested in a raid along with under Sections 345 (wrongful confinement of the person wanted by police) and 216 (harbouring offender whose arrest has been ordered) of IPC. M4PNews| Bathinda A mother-son duo who had sheltered Honeypreet, the “adopted” daughter of jailed head of Dera Sacha … Read more