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According to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, our national carrier Air India is undergoing a strong recovery as is evident from its figures of the first quarter of this year. He said that there is no need for any job cuts or wage reduction since the growth plans involve making use of the existing manpower.

In the previous year, the airline got an equity infusion of Rs. 800 crore from the government and with the aim of qualifying for the second round worth Rs. 1200 crore maximum this year, the airline planned to give better performance.

It has been found in a recent research by New Zealand scientists that Vitamin C can help check the growth of cancer cells. The results of this research offer a simple way to both prevent and cure cancer.

It was found that vitamin C had a potential to reduce endometrial tumors in cancer patients and thereby limit the spread of the disease.

Earth absorbs trucks sized asteroids daily. But most of them are too big to get bent out of shape by the Earth's atmosphere.

The smallest asteroid that can harm the planet is about 30 meters [98 feet], but according to a NASA research, these huge asteroids have a chance of hitting the Earth once in every 200 years on an average.

Cadila Healthcare has informed that it has posted a 60% hike in its net profit figure. It has announced its financial results for the June quarter of the fiscal year 2010-11.

According to the company, it has registered a net profit of Rs 199.18 crore for the quarter that ended in 30th June, 2010. Last year, the company had registered a net profit of Rs 124.79 crore in the corresponding quarter.

Leading pharmaceutical firm Jubilant Organosys has declared its first quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2010-11. The company has reported that there has been a huge decline in the net profit figure of the company in the quarter under review.

Jubilant Organosys has posted a net profit of Rs 62.73 crore in the June quarter of the current fiscal.

The net profit of the firm was reported to be Rs 125.82 crore for the similar quarter in the previous year.

The UK Chancellor George Osborne will start his tour to India with the historic delegation from the coalition government by holding talks with the Tata group.

At first, he will meet the divisional heads of the Tata group, the owner of the steel firm Corus and Jaguar Land Rover. Later in this week the chancellor will meet the chairman of the Tata group, Mr. Ratan Tata with the UK Prime Minister David Cameron in New Delhi.