FBTR: mixed carbide fuel reaches natural end of life
Published in The Hindu on December 1, 2005 Twenty five years since the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) based at Kalpakkan went critical, the indigenously developed mixed carbide fuel used…
Editorial: Enforce the ban on non-iodised salt
Published in The Hindu on August 10, 2005 In a move that will prevent millions of children from developing goitre, mental retardation, and stunted growth, collectively called the iodine deficiency…
Editorial: Drug companies and medical research
Published in The Hindu on July 15, 2005 By calling a spade a spade, Richard Smith, the former editor of the British Medical Journal for 25 years, has turned the…
Editorial: Towards sustainable development
Published in The Hindu on July 1, 2005 Biodiversity on this planet is shrinking faster than ever and over the past century, the extinction of species has reached unprecedented levels,…
Editorial: Power of icons and networks
Published in The Hindu on May 17, 2005 Amitabh Bachchan, who was recently named goodwill ambassador for the United Nation’s Children’s Fund, will use his baritone voice and charisma to…
Editorial: A dangerous conflict of interest
Published in The Hindu on November 30, 2005 If several pharmaceutical companies across the world have mastered the fine art of manipulating clinical trials of drugs, a new trend noticed…
We will break even in three years, says Dr. Srinivasan
Chennai, where a private cord blood bank is situated, will soon have a public cord blood bank. Dr. P. Srinivasan, Director of Jeevan Blood Bank, Chennai, intends to start a…
Making a case for public cord blood banking
Cord blood banking, an alien concept till a few years ago in India is becoming popular, courtesy a few private companies that have begun operations. Cord blood harvested at the…
