The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 18, 2002

A unique experience for bird-watchers
ABOUT 95 km from Bangalore, a unique sight awaits bird-watchers. About 5,000 painted storks have arrived at Veerapura, north of Bangalore (off NH 7 - Bangalore-Bellary Highway) near Gudibanda, in batches and have started building nests. The ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

CFRI scientists awarded
TWO scientists of the Dhanbad-based Central Fuel Research Institute, Mr Partha Sengupta and Dr S.K. Hazra, have been awarded by the National Research Development Corporation for their invention of a low-cost, environment-friendly and ... More

FLORICULTURE

Painting the city red
The petals of Gulmohars, which are blooming all over Bangalore this season, paint the city red.

HEALTH

Coronary care unit offers telemedicine
A CORONARY care unit with telemedicine facility was inaugurated in Bangalore on Thursday. Run by Humanitarian Hands, a charitable trust, the `Integrated and Telehealth Project,' is a socially focussed initiative that aims at delivering ... More

LIFESTYLE

Cool business
As the mercury soars, dealers in desert coolers are doing brisk business. Unlike other recession-hit industries, these simple, locally assembled contraptions sell like hot cakes in Delhi's Kamala Market. The poor man's air-conditioner costs ... More

Break from breaking work
A water seller takes a break from back-breaking work in Mumbai on Friday. The Maharashtra Government has sought Rs 500 crore from the Centre to tackle water scarcity. ... More

Oppressive heat in Hyderabad
Dark clouds brought much relief from the unbearable heat in Hyderabad on Friday.

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Megabowl in Hyderabad

TRENDS

India Inc now goes quizzing for a cause
QUIZZING seems to have become the nation's pastime. If it's not on the small screen to make the big bucks, it takes off in a brick-and-mortar auditorium to raise funds for a cause. This Sunday in the Capital it will be the turn of India Inc to ... More

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