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
After Monsanto, global life sciences and agri tech giant Aventis will be next multinational to seek the government's approval for a genetically modified seed. The 18-billion euro Aventis, through its
India should seek to extend the World Trade Organisation (WTO) deadline regime for medicines, a prominent pharma industry lobby said. The Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA) says India is a
An Oklahoma jury yesterday ordered Pfizer Inc's Warner-Lambert Co. unit to pay $11.55 million in damages to the family of a man who died after taking the recalled diabetes drug Rezulin, the company
A major comparison of two widely used blood pressure pills has found one dramatically superior in preventing strokes and diabetes, even though they are equal at reducing hypertension. The winner was
Among people with low-calcium diets, even a modest increase in the nutrient appears to lower the risk of some types of colon cancer by about half, US researchers report. In a study appearing in the
After Monsanto, global life sciences and agri tech giant Aventis will be next multinational to seek the government's approval for a genetically modified seed. The 18-billion euro Aventis, through its
Ever heard of protein-fortified potatoes, low-calorie mustard oil, pest-resistant cabbage, insect-resistant rice, or worm-busting bell peppers? Over the next couple of years, all these are expected
A few cups of tea a day could keep cataract away, claims a new Indian research. Clinical experiments performed on mice have shown that antioxidants in tea may help fight cataract, said to one of the
Reliance Infocom, the new economy vehicle of India's largest conglomerate, the Reliance group, is planning a big expansion in its broadband coverage, betting that more and more Indians will use
So the bio-fundamentalists are at it again, digging for worms in the cotton crop this time. Yesterday I woke up to Suman Sahai of Gene Campaign ranting on this page against multinational seed breeder
