Migrating women fight losing battle with AIDS
Driven by poverty, thousands of girls migrate to metropolitan cities to earn their livelihood, but it seems that of a number of them are getting infected with the dreaded AIDS virus. While the
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Baghdad zoo pays a heavy price for war
It is not just the people of Iraq who suffered the effects of war. Even animals became the victims of the plundering. Baghdad zoo is one such example. Though the zoo set up by Iraqi government in
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Problem of plenty
Thanks to the bountiful monsoons, Rajasthan is due to have a bumper crop of bajra this year. But that does not mean the farmer will be better off. The price of bajra in the market is likely to
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More than 105,000 evacuated due to China floods
More than 105,000 people have been moved to temporary shelters in northern China after their homes were destroyed by the swollen Wei river, a local relief official said. Authorities are attempting to
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Maharashtra will prosecute Cadbury
The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration has decided to prosecute Cadbury India Ltd, following a positive lab report on "insect infestations" in the chocolate samples tested. According to the
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Dengue is back, 298 cases have been reported
Too little too slow. Despite the fact that in merely twenty days dengue cases in the city shot up at an alarmingly pace from 91 to 298 as on October 2, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has done
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70 rare herbs face extinction
Besides rich cultural heritage and captivating scenic beauty, the entire Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh has about 3,500 species of herbs and aromatic plants. As many as 70 endangered Himalayan
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HC notice to government on encroachment of forest land
The Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notice to the state government on the issue of encroachment on the forest land in Lahaul and Spiti area by the foreign nationals. The matter was brought to the
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Only fuel cell cars will survive: GM
Less than a week after its biggest Japanese rival touted the economic and ecological benefits of hybrids, General Motors made a case of its own only hydrogen fuelled cars will survive in the endgame.
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Putin's Brinkmanship
President Vladimir Putin's sudden vacillation on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, though inexplicable to many, is in keeping with the Russian leader's policy of brinkmanship. Mr Putin knows that
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Rs 2,563cr package to clear sugarcane dues for 2002-03
The agricultural ministry said that the necessary amendments to the Sugar (Cess) Act, 1982 would be effected in consultation with the ministry of law and justice. The countervailing duty on sugar
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Industry role in water, sanitation a far cry
Union minister of state for Urban development Bandaru Dattatraya has said that the efforts being made by the state governments to have private-public investment in 25 cities has met with limited
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UP announces Rs 56.62 crore relief for flood victims
The Uttar Pradesh Government announced Rs 56.62 crore relief from the calamity relief fund for disbursement of gratuitous relief, ex-gratia payment and house building assistance among flood
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Supachai calls off meetings of negotiating committees
In a dramatic development, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has cancelled all meetings of negotiating groups scheduled to begin this week. The meetings had been lined up to continue the
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Post-Cancun: EU, US adamant on more divisions within third world
Divide and win. Divide the developing countries and win access to their markets. This was the strategy the world's two leading trading entities, the 15-nation European Union (EU) and the United
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Dengue strikes 377, including AIIMS doc
An All India Institute of Medical Sciences doctor ailing from dengue suffered a brain haemorrhage. The killer fever has afflicted over 377 persons in the city so far. Bibekanand Mohanty, a
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Pollution follows puja... again
The harsh truth after the festivity. This year's Durga Puja and Dusshera will undoubtedly leave behind pleasant memories for Delhiites. And for pollution too. For, even as the dust settles on the
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Now chocolates under scrutiny
The finding of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) department of Maharashtra that there were some
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Dengue under control in Noida: Officials
Uttar Pradesh (UP) health officials are claiming that there is no dengue in UP. Asked about the scores of cases reported in Noida and Ghaziabad by local hospitals and the district medical
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191 more cases of dengue reported
The number of reported dengue cases have spiralled from 377 to 568 within a day, the highest ever since 1997 when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's health department registered 316 cases. One