Closure notice to 11 Orissa units
The Orissa government has issued closure notices to 11 industries for violating pollution control and environment protection laws, the minister of state for forests and environment, Mr S S Bhoi, told
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British aid for Orissa drought schemes
The British government has decided to provide aid to the tune of pound 32.75 million for implementation of a rural livelihood project in four drought prone districts of Orissa. The package has been
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Streetwise gorillas
As Rwanda's wildlife authorities reopened the Volcanoes National Park last week, tourists could once again visit the 300 rare mountain gorillas that roam the park, which was closed in 1997 at the
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Schoolchildren will help tackle dengue
In an attempt to combat the dengue threat this monsoon, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation has come up with an ambitious plan to aims to utilise the reach of schoolchidlren in spreading awareness at
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Dams falling as dry spell grips Victoria
Victoria is in the grip of one of the worst dry spells on record, with some southern districts and much of Gippsland on the way to their driest three-year period since weather records began. The
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Traditional medicine's hepatitis B coup
Researchers from Hong Kong and the mainland claim to have created a new pill for the treatment of hepatitis B. The development is a significant boost to the SAR's efforts to become a hub for Chinese
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Scores of people die in Russian heatwave
Record high temperatures during a month-long heatwave in Russia have left scores of people dead from drowning and heat-stroke and threaten more deaths as forest fires
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Delhi's poor sanitary conditions, waste management irk HC
The Delhi High Court today expressed dissatisfaction at the poor sanitary conditions in Delhi and failure of the civic authorities to improve garbage disposal management in the city. The Supreme
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44 cases of jaundice reported near Rohini
Nearly 44 cases of jaundice have been reported from Prahladpur village in Robini over the last week. The disease is allegedly taking place because of drinking water contamination with sewage water.
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SAIL outlay for pollution control touches Rs 1300 cr
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has spent Rs 1300 crore so far since a pollution control action plan was formulated for its plants in 1992. Sources told the Financial Express that under this
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Revoke ban on sale of cigarettes in trains
The eco-friendly tribe may have welcomed the centre's move but it has positively made one group unhappy. The decision to ban the sale of bidis and cigarettes on railway platforms and in passenger
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Breakthrough against Hepatitis C
Researchers in the US reported two steps forward on Thursday in treating the virus that causes Hepatitis C - a liver-damaging infection that affects an estimated 170 million people
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Forest guards were killed by poachers
The three forest guards, who were reportedly kidnapped by the forest brigand Veerappan were shot dead and burnt by elephant poachers at Akkamalai Sandhu in the Hognekkal forest range, police
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Sugars related to heparin inhibit tumors
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that injections of a sugar related to common anti clotting drug heparin can sharply inhibit tumor growth in mice.
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Save our forests
What is happening to the forests of Kanchanpur (Nepal) present a compelling case for direct government intervention. The rate in which these forests are being depleted-more than one thousand hectares
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Malaria heat on khatals
With incidence of malaria and encephalitis registereing a sharp rise in Calcutta and other parts of the state, the government has ordered a clampdown on cattlesheds, holding them responsible for the
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Youths in planned part of city prone to Hepatitis A
Young adults living inside the planend part of Delhi are more prone to the Hepatitis A virus in comparison to their counterparts residing on the periphery.This was stated by Dr P. Kar, a
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BJP protests against power, water crises
The Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party presented a united face on Thursday whiel staging a dharna before the Assembly, protesting against the water and power crises in the Capital.Keeping an eye
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Rs 40-cr drainage project to ease water logging in city
Alarmed by the worsening water logging problem faced by Guwahati city, the Assam Government today submitted a Rs 40 crore drainage project to the Railway ministry proposing to construct a cross
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Special strategy to fight malaria in State
A three-member team of experts from National Malaria Eradiacation Programme(NMEP) left the State today after a two-day long whirl-wind visit to malaria affected areas in Nalbari, Nagaon and Golaghat