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
India subsidises and promotes of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) throughout the country, allege environmentalists, even as it makes an international commitment to minimize the production and use
The Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) an international breast cancer research organisation, has just announced results of a study that holds promise for breast cancer patients. An
Doomsday prognostications regarding global warming have plunged environmentalists in gloom, for unusually warm temperatures have been recorded in different parts of the world. This gloom has been
The Drug Controller General of India has approved commencement of the clinical trails of Elli Lilly's drug for erectic dysfunction (ED), Cialis. The trials scheduled to begin in a couple of weeks
A survey of seven European countries by market analysts, Datamonitor, indicated consumers were following the US trend towards increased clinical obesity, and that the makers of dieting products could
The United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has cleared Ranbaxy's request to market an off-patent antibiotic called cefpodoxime proxetil. Cefpodoxime proxetil was researched by Japanese firm
A new high-tech drug for diabetes is dramatically improving treatment for all types of diabetes and reducing dependence on insulin shots for those newly diagnosed with the disease. Until now, no
John Santini is building implantable microchips that he hopes someday will replace needles and complicated drug regimens. He isn't there yet, but three years after attracting attention by
Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland's manufacturing unit at Bhandara in Maharashtra has bagged the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2002 from the World Environment Foundation.
The new pharmaceutical policy 2002 has been stalled due to a Banglore High Court ruling of May 30, which has stayed it for 10 weeks. Responding to a public interest litigation, the court has stayed
