The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 26, 2004

HEALTH
Dust-filled AC ducts pose health hazard
`The most common disorders are lung and respiratory disorders, skin diseases and in extreme cases, even cancer.' More

CINEMA
Harry Potter helps Pogo score good ratings
THE film Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone helped Pogo to notch up good ratings. This film was the most watched English movie in the month of May across all channels. The channel had carried out a promotional campaign addressing ... More

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Helplines by embassies for Gulf NRIs
ROUND-THE-CLOCK helplines will be set up in all Indian embassies in the Gulf countries to ensure that problems faced by expatriate Indians are taken up for redressal, according to the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr E. Ahmed. ... More

ARTS & CRAFTS
A new lease of life
A potter makes small earthen pots — kulhars — at Dharavi in Mumbai. The Railways has announced that it will be using kulhars instead of plastic cups to serve water, tea and other beverages. ... More

SPORTS
Parthiv Patel to don gloves for Reliance
THE last time one saw Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) getting actively involved with cricket was during the 1987 cricket World Cup, the Reliance World Cup. Since then, there hasn't been any significant activity from the Reliance group to ... More

TOURISM
A chunk of past-glory
The 50-year-old `amaram' (head) of Jawahar Thayamkari, the snakeboat that has won several prizes in past races, being moved into a shop that sells antiques at Jews Street in Kochi. The street is reputed for its around 50 shops dealing ... More

PEOPLE
Kerala inventors to be feted
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institution of Engineers (India), Kerala State Centre, proposes to honour inventors whose patented technologies/products have been transferred to industries and successfully commercialised, apart from being duly ... More

TRENDS
The science of staying young
AMONG people on this planet, the fastest-growing segment is "the so-called oldest old, aged 80 and above," writes the editor in the latest issue of Scientific American, a special on aging. The comparatively younger ones, that is 65 and ... More

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