Blame game on over healthcare in Valley
While Valley doctors blame the previous National Conference government for mismanagement in hospitals, the management of hospitals and politicians say doctors are responsible for the poor state of
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Oxygen bars to be launched in Ahmedabad today
Residents of Ahmedabad can now get their regular dose of bottled oxygen at major cross-roads in the city. Traffic policemen as well as general public can inhale oxygen at oxygen bars. 'This facility
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PIL seeks ban on gutkha, chewable tobacco
In a public interest litigation filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a Ludhiana based organisation sought directions to the states by Punjab and Haryana, besides the Union of India and the
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Indians don't need us to fight AIDS says Gere
Lamenting that the AIDS awareness campaign initiated by him last year had "made little headway" the Hollywood superstar, Richard Gere, emphasised that India did not need the microsoft head, Bill
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Tougher law against female foeticide
Parliament gave its stamp of approval for the Centre's proposal to tighten legislation for preventing female foeticide, with the Lok Sabha also approving a Bill in this regard with a voice vote. The
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When it's hell for leather
The Bantala leather complex in South 24 Paraganas has turned out to be the mother of all follies. The complex was set up so that tanneries in the Topsia, Tangra and Tiljala areas of east Calcutta
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Spotlight
It is a well recognised though unfortunate fact that Nutritional Security is still a distant dream in our country. The problem is more pronounced among the rural poor, and especially so among
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Kala azar in Birbhum
Nine cases of kala azar or the black fever, an insect borne disease, have been detected in Birbhum district of West Bengal, bordering Jharkhand, health services officials said. The cases have been
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AIDS looming large over Jarawa tribe
With the tracing of five AIDS cases, a new threat seems to be looming large over the 200 member Jarawa group of Andaman island one of the oldest tribes in the world. The Anthropological survey of
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MP to be 'Model herbal state'
Forest Minister Harvansh Singh announced that efforts are being made to make Madhya Pradesh as a 'Model Herbal State' not only at the national level but also at the international level. Similarly,
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SAARC's role in TB control highlighted
On the occasion of the SAARC Charter Day, a two week-long SAARC Trainers' training on 'Tuberculosis Control Programme Management' was jointly organised by the SAARC TB Centre, Kathmandu and the
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The unknown virus
A strange disease is snuffing out the lives of children in several parts of western Uttar Pradesh. The villagers and health authorities have no idea what it is. The government says 46 children died
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Drought dries up Brazil coffee crop
Brazil's coffee output will drop 37-41% next year, due to a dry spell and knock-on effects of this year's bumper harvest, the Government has said in its first forecast of the new crop. The 2003-04
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EC says its farm proposal at WTO to benefit India
The European Commission (EC) has said that its proposal on agriculture at the World Trade Organisation would lead to greater access for India to the European Union (EU) market. Addressing a press
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Farm nitrate controls start
The rules governing England's new Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs), covering 55% of the country have now started. Farmers now have to limit activities such as using nitrogen fertiliser, and spreading
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EU allows two GMO derived cotton oils to market
The European Union has approved two oils from genetically modified cotton for use in food in the bloc, despite a pledge by many EU states to bar new GM foods, the European Commission said. The oils,
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Strengthen agri-marketing to save growers
The news report on the sharp decline in tomato prices and growers in Andhra Pradesh dumping lorry-loads of the harvested produce on the roads for want of a market is at once disturbing and boring
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Bearing the brunt
The deaths of cotton farmers in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in 2000-01 are still fresh in our memory. Official enquiries into these suicides have not probed beyond the unrestricted use of pesticides
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Major breakthrough
In what is undoubtedly a major step in biotechnology, an international consortium of researchers has decoded the rice genome to 99.99 percent accuracy. The International Rice Genome Sequencing
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New law on seeds under way
The Centre will shortly enact seed industry laws, making it mandatory for all seeds to be registered and certified before marketing and distribution. The law is expected to be enacted within six