Arab world faces eco crisis
A World Bank environmental strategy plan warns that the Middle East and North Africa are heading for an environmental disaster. The report says that a quarter of the Arab World has no access to safe
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EPA to assess windmill project’s impact on Keenjhar
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has sent a letter to Fauji Fertiliser Company Energy Limited (FFCEL) to stop any activity at its windmill project that may lead to contamination of source
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Organic cotton
Cotton, grown on just five per cent of Indian agricultural land, consumes more than 50 per cent of the total pesticides used in India. Cotton gowers rely heavily on pesticides to control insects,
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Space grown in crystals provide new data on diabetes
Diabetic patients may someday reduce their insulin injections and lead more normal lives beacuse of new insights gained through innovative space research in which the largest insulin crystals ever
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3 biotech projects ready
Three breakthrough projects in medical biotechnology developed by leading institutions of the country are ready for commercialisation. The biotech Consortium of India Ltd a body promoted by the
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Lung cancer to top killer list
Researchers predict that lung cancer will overtake breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of Victorian women by 2006. Data released by the Cancer Council of Victoria showed deaths from lung
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Forests and landslides: the role of forests and forestry in the prevention and rehabilitation of landslides in Asia
The FAO and the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) have released a brief that describes the role of forests and forestry in the prevention and rehabilitation of landslides in Asia, noting that landslides
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Poisoning ships
toxic chemicals used in ship paint are severely polluting the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece, reported a recent research. Sediment taken from Piraeus and Thessaloniki harbours and
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Indecent proposal
In urging free import of zinc ash, which is often contaminated, Planning Commission member G Thimmiah has shown scant respect for the environment
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More Vitamin C
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, USA, have recommended that the daily allowance of Vitamin C for human beings should be doubled or tripled because there is evidence of its
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So much sunlight yet Indians get very little Vitamin D
Despite an abundance of sunlight that helps cook Vitamin D on the skin, India is facing a huge problem of vitamin D deficiency leading to severe bone disorder as more and more people prefer to remain
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Newly discovered molecule is a clue to the spread of AIDS
Researchers expressed hope today, at the end of a major AIDS meeting, that a recently discovered molecule might eventually lead to new ways to prevent the infection.The molecule, which was discovered
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IMA holds meeting with NGOs
The Indian Medical Association, the apex body of medical doctors all over the country, held a meeting of leading non-governmental organisations of Delhi and representives of various blood banks to
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Foot-and-mouth hits Brazil's beef industry
Just when Brazil and its neighbors in the Mercosur trade group were anticipating that an epidemic in Western Europe would lead to a big increase in their meat exports there, they, too, are
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Zinc can reduce pneumonia diarrhoea
Zinc supplements can prevent children from contracting diarrhoea and pneumonia, which are the two leading causes of death among the youngsters in developing countries, researchers reported. Robert
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A gene for Retinitis pigmentosa discovered
A twenty year search for a suspected gene that cause inherited retinitis pigmentosa, a serious disease of the retina that can lead to blindness in children and young adults, is at last concluded with
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Raw fruits can lead ot impotence
After pollution and toxic gases, here's the latest on falling sperm count: Excessive consumption of raw vegetables and fruit can lead to impotence, according to a doctor of ayurveda here. Dr B.V.
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An athlete's advantage may lie in the genes
It is the perfect way for athletes to cheat. No tests - urine, blood or even tissue biopsies - will detect its use. And a leading sports doctor has warned that this new-age development could be in
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Infection discovery could lead to cure for colds
American scientists have worked out how the common cold infects human cells, and believe that the discovery could lead eventually to a cure. Two teams, from Purdue University in West Layafette,
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- Apollo Hospital launches Lasik Laser technique for eye problems
No more injections,no longer any stitches and no pad on the eyes, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi has taken the lead in introducing, for the first time in the Capital, the Lasik Laser