Car marathon to raise funds for sanctuary
The driving force behind the establishment of the Lop Nor Nature Sanctuary in what used to be China's nuclear testing zone, John Hare, hopes to win funds and attention for his cause by participating
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Eli Lilly Ranbaxy unveils insulin delivery device
Eli Lilly Ranbaxy has launched HumaPen, a new ergonomically designed, reusable insulin delivery device. The product provides insulin users with an easy and convenient way of injecting American
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South Korea fights to contain spread of deadly cattle disease
South Korea , aiming to contain the spread of a deadly cattle disease, is investigating, reports of outbreaks at 10 more farms, the agriculture ministry said. "About 10 more farms have reported
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US approves device for Parkinson's patients
Federal advisers have recommended US approval of a device to stop tremors and other movement problems in patients with Parkinson's disease whose symptoms were not controlled by medication. The Food
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US sees further fall in deaths from Aids
Fewer people are dying from Aids in the US, though it remains the biggest killer among African-Americans aged 25 to 44, who account for almost half of all deaths related to the disease, according to
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EU population grew slightly in 2000
The population of the 15-nation European Union rose 0.3 percent to 377.6 million in 2000, helped by the fastest rise in births since 1994, EU statistics office Eurostat said on Monday."While the pace
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U.N. report maps hunger 'hot spots'
Hunger currently afflicts 830 million people around the world because of natural disasters, armed conflict and a grinding poverty that consigns the poor to chronic malnutrition, the United Nations
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Tokyo rooftops go green
In a pioneering approach to environmental protection, Tokyo's skyline is set to have forests and flower beds sprouting by the hectare among the usual clutter of air conditioners and aerials. The
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Clinton to sign act protecting forests
In the biggest land conservation act in decades, President Bill Clinton was expected to approve an order putting nearly one-third of U.S. national forest land premanently off limits to road building
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'Shift villages out of Simlipal for Tiger Project funds'
The Wildlife Society of Orissa has expressed concern over the possible discontinuance of funds for the Simplipal Tiger Reserve by the Project Tiger due to existence of villages in its core
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Water management gains importance
The recently concluded international exhibition on environment and water management has provided a platform for state-of-the-art technology and revealed the importance of this sector in a country
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Brazilian selling Amazon tracts to foreigners - govt
An alleged Brazilian con artist is selling huge tracts of government land in the world's largest rain forest to US and European environmentalists, telling them the territory will be set aside for
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China plants seeds of environment protection
On the hills of Jian, pear and pine trees stand where terraced rice fields once covered the land.This tiny town outside China's western city of Chongqing has a small but vital role to play in
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Strange fish in warming French seas stump experts
Strange fish are appearing in the gradually warming waters off the French coast, puzzling experts who say they are unsure if global warming, new feeding patterns or pollution are to blame.Flying
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Drought spreads to south
Severe drought is spreading from the mainland's north and threatening the southern provinces of China. In Jiangsu province, 1.13 million hectares were drying up, the Yangtse Evening News reported.
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Saurashtra leaders deriving mileage out of the water crisis
Certain leaders of the Saurashtra region have chosen to derive political mileage out of the current water crisis-going by the fact that 12 dams have been reserved solely for agriculture purpose. It
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Clone of thorns
The biotech company that created Dolly, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult cell at Scotland's Roslin Institute three years ago, recently announced the birth of the world's first cloned
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SA's lion inseminators roar into action
South African conservationists are to introduce artifical insemination among lions in game parks to save them from the harmful effects of inbreeding, they announced on Tuesday. The Endangered
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Flood toll reaches 8, property loss in millions
The death toll from floods in different parts of Nepal has reached eight in the past two
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CM sets deadline for making Bangalore garbage-free
Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna today directed Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) officials to make Bangalore free of garbage, litter and posters by the end of this