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High Breed
Toyota Motor Corp and rival Nissan
Motor Co join hands to develop "hybrid" systems. An internal combustion engine with an electric motor make them twice as
fuel-efficient as ordinary cars of the same size. |
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 Doctor , doctor
On average, developing countries have one doctor for every 6,000 people whereas industrialised countries have one for every 350 people. |
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 Plate Transport
Want a free ride to Alaska? Move to warm southern California.
Scientists, using the theory of plate tectonics, say that southern California is moving
north and will collide with Alaska in approximately 150 million years. A slow ride, this. |
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Heard
enough of Bt cotton? Now get ready to get your ear’s fill of Bt cabbage. All thanks to a team of Indian scientists from
the Indian Agricultural
Research Institute and Hyderabad University, who have successfully incorporated
the Bt gene in cabbage. |
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Raw Deal
Herbal medicines and cosmetics are the ‘in’ things
these days. With this, India reportedly might soon become the in-destination for sourcing
raw material for this US$ 60 billion industry. |
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Ford
does not afford
Ford is saying ‘enough’ to its efforts to develop
battery-powered cars. All investments in Think Nordic, its Norwegian subsidiary that has
been producing them, is to be stopped. |
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Gobar Gas. Perhaps.
 Diebetics?
Try gobar pills developed by Dr Rajendra Prasad of the Centre for Rural Development and
Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Dr Prasad and his team have
reported multi-use products out of cow dung and urine. A powder to control diabetes, a
distilled extract for joint pains and another to regulate kidney function. |
