One never ceases to know the unknown. The outer space has always fascinated me like it has countless others. In the past, I’ve had opportunity to present here some breathtaking pictues of Saturn and Jupiter (see this post, Jupiter’s push). Now, here is an opportunity to see how the sun’s electrifying magnetic field works. This […]
Wine drinkers vs beer drinkers
I’ve always believed drinking liquor brings health and vigor. Not for me any margin of doubt on the contrary. I also like my fish and the so-called non-veg food that the veggies like to deride given half a chance. Doomsayers would have you believe any small amount of either would pave the way to sure […]
Jupiter’s push
Planet-king Jupiter served a well-timed volley 2 days back that gave a big push to the Nasa spacecraft New Horizon on its way to Pluto. Launched on Jan 19 last year, New Horizon was slated to take 12 years to reach Pluto. For one year it has been cruising along at 43,000 miles an hour, […]
After Apollo, it’s Fortis
Are we to see this sign soon at many city places? Indeed so, going by today’s TT report. If you’ve no clue what Fortis is, well it’s the healthcare arm of Delhi-based drug makers, Ranbaxy Laboratories. With quite a few hospitals to its credit mainly in Delhi, Fortis now plans to launch retail health stores, […]
Wisdom speaks
Whoever said pearls are hidden beauty of age is perhaps not off the mark. When one is young, nothing seems impossible. With each passing day, the irrepressible mind gives way to more awareness of what is possible and what is not, till the time comes when man (or woman) is able to measure his (or […]
No excuse for heart
The fruit vendor, who I buy from our weekly replenishment, rues that people are buying less. He may not know that a rising inflation is perhaps the reason for this winter’s spiraling prices of nearly all commodities. All he cares is that fish sells even if the price is more, and so too certain vegetables […]
Why are girls less?
It took no less than Prof. Amartya Sen to bring home the truth, girls are conceived and born less. Prof. Sen has been the guest editor at the business daily, The Economics Times on Wednesday, Dec 20. Among the issues he tackled came the question about sex ratio, and this is what he has to […]
Predicting cancer
Advanced medical research is catching up fast in India. Country’s rapid economic development means that more and more people have high disposable incomes. And they’re willing to shell out money for better living. In keeping with this new dynamics, several pathbreaking initiatives are happening in medical field. For one, Kolkata will shortly have a full-fledged […]
Fat aids cancer
When my father was operated on for removal of tumor in large intestine after he was detected with cancer in colon, the surgeons were aghast to find he had many layers of fat in areas around his stomach. After the surgery, the doctors inquired of my mother if the fat had been a recent occurrence […]
Neotia Elbit Healthciti
Among the property developers who have brought in a breath of fresh air to the city’s staid old concepts, Bengal Ambuja must rank at the top. In the 90s, when EM Bypass was yet to be recognized as part of the city, Bengal Ambuja started large-format housing project where Santoshpur meets the Bypass. This was […]