On the third anniversary of notification and one year since the deadline lapsed for implementing the emission standards for coal based power plants, Greenpeace analysis points out that approximately 76,000
Most people would applaud measures to keep down the price of medicines for the poor. The accord presented to the ruling general council of the World Trade Organisation promises to do just that.
Around 70 per cent population of Punjab (Pakistan) and 67 per cent population of the City are exposed to unsafe drinking water contaminated with bacteria and excessive dose of metals, causing serious
New dengue-control guidelines hold the potential of enabling decision-makers to more accurately assess the cost-effectiveness of larval control measures. The guidelines are described in the Pan
The threat of future SARS outbreaks must be considered real as long as the source of the virus remains obscure, the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned. The statement follows a recent
High prevalence of cervical cancer in the country has not been a reason enough for the authorities to start a screening programme. Doctors regret that despite the World Health Organisation expressing
The Singapore General Hospital is on 'heightened alert' after reports that seven healthcare workers in a Hong Kong hospital developed flu-like symptoms. Now, any patient from Hong Kong who goes to
During a survey of canteens of seven government offices in Panjim on August 22, the underlying theme drawn was 'Eat and drink there at your own risk'. Uncovered food, dark and dingy kitchens,
Smoky walls and waiters sans sanitary cards greeted a team of health and municipal officials in some of the eateries in Margao in Goa on Day One of the inspection carried out. Inspection of the 13
Even as Kerala State is limping back to normal after a series of epidemic attacks which claimed nearly 150 lives in just two months, the epidemiological report being prepared by the Health
Owners of Panjim-based restaurants are of the view that the government instead of setting its system right, is blaming them for the viral Hepatitis outbreak. The hoteliers agreed that they would
