Field trials of GM Groundnut crop on in India
The transgenic groundnut crop which is suitable for Indian conditions and is developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics is currently undergoing a series of
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A.P. Emerges first in digitising land records
Krishnayapalem and Penumaka, both in Mangalagiri mandal of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, have emerged as the first villages in the country to go digitised regarding land records and survey maps.
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Bt cotton a big disappointment
The controversial Monsanto Bt cotton variety introduced for the first time in the Andhra Pradesh sate amidst much hype has failed in several districts, leaving nothing but tears for farmers. Pinning
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'Samadhan Yojana' to benefit 3,000 farmers
Around 2,794 farmers have obtained benefits of 'Samadhan Yojana' in 885 camps in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It is to mention that the state government has introduced the one lump sum
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Scientist demand ban on GM crops
A group of scientists from various countries called for a complete ban on genetic engineering in plants and animals as it would severely affect the eco-balance. Addressing a press conference in
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Study finds repeated misleading ads by US pharma cos.
Pharmaceutical companies have repeatedly circulated misleading advertisements about some of their prescription drugs, in some cases overstating their efficacy, US congressional investigators said. A
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Tobacco use major cause of lung cancer, says Study
A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research and World Health Organisation reveals a high prevalence of tobacco use among the male population in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh which is
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Poor working conditions for kids: study
Nearly 55 per cent of the working children do so in "bad' work places with safe drinking water unavailable and 45 per cent have no access to toilet facilities. Some 40 per cent of these kids work for
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4.35 lakh BPL families in Punjab
Punjab has identified 4.35 lakh families living below the poverty line (BPL), the minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr. U.V. Krishnam Raju, said the Rajya Sabha in
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On the path to development
Once the fastest growing state in the country, Punjab today ranks among the laggards in development. In the last decade the state's annual growth rate at 4.7 per cent was slower than the national
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USD573 million to half CFCs in developing world
Representatives from 140 countries have agreed on a US$573 million funding package to halve the consumption and production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The agreement was reached at the 14th meeting
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Bush Climate Change Plan Short on Details
Scientists and climate experts applauded the Bush administration's coordination of a three day workshop on global climate change, but found its draft plan for study of the issue short on priorities,
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Wildfires surround Sydney
Sparks and ash rained down on Australia's most populous city on Dec 6 after walls of flame jumped a river and roads and raced toward its suburbs. Authorities said two elderly men died in the wildfire
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Now computer will also save the forests
Man has destroyed the environment for his development. Forests have also been one of its targets of destruction. And the result is pollution and environment degradation. So the biggest problem facing
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8 kids die of mysterious disease
A mysterious disease reportedly caused by viral infection has killed at least eight children of Mushars in the last 24 hours at Dariyapur village at Bihta block, Uttar Bihar. The death toll could go
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Mobile cardiac lab to offer healthcare to rural poor
It is called the'Heart care on Wheels' - a fully equipped stare-of-the-art mobile cardiac diagnostic lab fitted onto a bus that will traverse through rural Karnataka offering free diagnostic
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Trees in danger on highway to Gurgaon
Development always comes with a price tag. Sure it does. Well over 6,000 trees are to be pulled down shortly for widening a 10 km long road in South Delhi as part of an ambitious project to convert
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'Forest land claims will be settled'
Observing that neither the Union Government nor the Supreme court would come in the way of settling claims of people in forest land, the Centre today said it would act fast on such proposals sent in
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Forest official-furniture industry nexus in State: report
The furniture industry in Assam is flourishing due to the massive destruction of forests despite the Supreme Court's ban on timer felling. An enquiry conducted by the Commissioner of North Assam
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Wild elephants leave trail of death, destruction in Tinsukia TE area
About 100 wild elephants entered Chotahapjan TE near Makum, Assam, in Tinsukia district and caused havoc and depredation on the night of November 27. The local people became agitated as the district