First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Health
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- WHO sets standards for midwifery practices
The World Health Organisation's South East Asia regional office has developed a set of standards for midwifery practices as a means to bring down the high level of risk of mortality and morbidity
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- Fat-free beer will target dry states
A fully owned subsidiary of the German beer giant Steinker, chronicle International Inc, is all set to launch its beer in India on March 15 through marketing franchise Anchor Beverages Limited (ABL).
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- Haryana may soon relax prohibition
The ruling Haryana Vikas party-BJP combine is under pressure to review the prohibition policy, which is being considered in political circles as one of the factors responsible for the combine's
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- Can science beat the body clock ?
Scientists have discovered how to make human cells 'immortal'. They claim the technique could be the fountain of youth.
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- 5th Pak census work begins 7 years late
The gigantic exercise of compiling Pakistan's fifth census, which has been delayed by seven years, began across the courtry today, including in areas known as "Azad Kashmir"
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- US co, IICT in pact for drug research
The US-based basic research drug company - CytoMed has entered into a strategic alliance with the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad to work on new compounds targeted at
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- Easing of beef ban could start within months
A two year ban on exports of beef from the UK seems certain to be eased within months after European Veterinary experts gave unexpectedly strong support to a scheme certifying that herds are free of
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- Progress reported in skin cancer vaccines
Two team of researchers from US have said they have made progress towards vaccines that work against melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Both vaccines give extra help to the body's immune system
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- Horse disease may have clues to AIDS vaccine
Chinese scientists have begun researchers to develop a unique vaccine for the deadly human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) based on the research of an effective antidote to a fatal horse disease
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- Markers on the road to avoiding illness
Anyone listing key technologies for the next century would put genomics and computer chips near the top. Recently the two have been brought together, in the form of DNA chips or gene chips - a