New Delhi: Indians have smaller pupils, about 2.5-3 mm in size, compared to those in the West (4-4.5 mm). Maybe that’s evolution’s response to the harsh sunlight tropical countries are exposed to. This is why ophthalmologists in India need to dilate pupils to get good images of the retina to understand eye conditions. But dilation, … Read more
Rescued from smuggling: Thane Forest Department and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai unit in a joint operation seized 523 Indian Star Tortoises from a lady passenger at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway station. The Indian star tortoises are trafficked and smuggled as a part of the exotic pet trade and are highly-priced, both in local … Read more
Varanasi: A team of scientists from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) claimed to have successfully grown high-quality medicinal plant ‘Rishyagandha‘ in their lab by utilizing a nano-biotechnological approach. The research was under the superior guidance of the Department of Botany and Molecular Human Genetics. “In Ayurveda, Rishyagandha is acknowledged as an important medicinal plant, which … Read more