Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world's first successful organ transplant, died Monday at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed. He was 93. On Dec. 23, 1954, in Operating Room 2 of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Dr. Murray took the healthy kidney of Ronald Herrick and sutured it...continue reading

IsolinesAn isoline map is a map with continuous lines joining points of the same value. The prefix "iso-" means "equal."This is a list of some common types of isolines.isobarA line representing points of equal atmospheric pressureisobathA line representing points of equal depth under waterisobathythermA line representing depths of water with equal temperatureisochasmA line representing points of equal recurrence of aurorasisocheimA line...continue reading

Children's Day Children’s day is special day for the children. Universally, Children’s Day is celebrated on 20th November, every year as declared by the United Nations in 1954. But in India it is celebrated on 14th November, because the date marks the birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter and independent India’s first Prime Minister – Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. As a tribute...continue reading

World Diabetes Day14 November 2012World Diabetes Day raises global awareness of diabetes - its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent the illness in most cases. Started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and WHO, the Day is celebrated on 14 November to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental...continue reading

The Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 Government today introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill seeking to amend Article 371 of the Constitution to grant special status to six backward districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region, enabling local reservation in education and jobs, besides development.Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde introduced the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which aims to insert a new...continue reading

snake-boat Jawahar Thayankari of Sangham Kannetti at Karunagapally beat three competitors to win the second President’s Trophy Boat Race held on the Asramam Creek of the Ashtamudi Lake on Thursday.The race was cheered by thousands who had thronged the banks. The snake boat Sree Ganesh of Kumarakam Boat Club which won the trophy last year was pushed to...continue reading