The Centre has given environment clearance for the expansion of runway at the Jammu Airport which will entail an investment of Rs 92 crore, a senior government official said Monday. Jammu airport, which
The Economic Survey makes a strong case for a drastic change in the country's food management policy and therefore, in the overall agricultural strategy. Apart from reforming procurement and price
Last week, the Union agriculture secretary, Mr J N L Srivastava, announced triumphantly that foodgrain production in the current year is likely to be 209 million tonnes and that agriculture would
Small doses of salt are essential for the brain development of premature babies, says a study. Doctors at Guy's King's and St. Thomas' Hospitals' Schools of Medicine in London tested 37 children aged
China is emerging as a new focus area for Ranbaxy laboratories, India's largest pharma company by sales. The company has shortilisted eight Chinese centres to perform clinical trials on its new drug
The United Kingdom's Medicines Control Agency, its drugs regulatory authority, has approved India's Unichem Laboritories manufacturing unit at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Set up at a cost of Rs 25
When it comes to India's foodgrain reforms, Yashwant Sinha appears to have done a Sir Humphrey on the nation. The expert committee for a long term grain policy mentioned in his Budget speech is still
A study of more than 8500 US children revealed that 7.5% have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, providing the first precise figures on the prevalence of the syndrome in the US, says a report.
The department of biotechnology is just six months away from commercialising the world's first DNA-based vaccine. Developed by IISc scientists Dr Rangarajan and Dr G Padmanabhan, the anti-rabies
The tissue culture division of Cadila Pharmaceuticals has developed two biofertilizers in technical collaboration with the Indian Council for Agriculture Research and Tata Energy Research Institute.
After four years of intense and often acrimonious debate among the pro and anti lobbies, the government has finally approved the use of Bt cotton - genetically modified variety of cotton - for
