Wild boars storm Ampara hospital
Two wild boars stormed the Ampara hospital (Sri Lanka) this morning, injuring one person and damaging the hospital. The wild boars, which came from the nearby jungle, first went through the
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State has maximum number of filariasis:
After dengue fever, malaria and leptospyrosis, now it is filariasis which is going ot take its toll on the public health system of Kerala. A recent survey conducted by the Health Directorate as part
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Intensive checking planned
As part of the Government efforts to arrest the inflow of plastic carrybags below 30-micron thickness from nearby states, intensive checking of vehicles would be introduced at check posts across
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Asthmatic children react to 'Moderate' pollution
Children with severe asthma start suffering from symptoms even at what are now considered to be acceptable levels of air pollution, U.S. researchers reported. Ozone, created by traffic, industry and
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1500 families displaced by floods in Galle
An estimated 1500 families have been displaced by floods in the Galle district (Sri Lanka). The district Secretary G. Hewavitharana said they are being provided with dry rations. Around 100 houses
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Two-child norm Bill for MPs, MLAs?
The Centre is all set to revive the controversial two child norm Bill for MPs and MLAs in the coming session of Parliament. The Bill, first introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 1992, is pending a
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Vaccination stopped in Sialkot
The Sialkot district (Pakistan) government ordered immediate suspension of vaccination to children in the district after the death of two infants due to the use of expired vaccine by a health
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Karachi, Kotri getting polluted water
The Kotri Association of Trade and Industry has made no serious efforts to establish a plant to treat effluent of industrial units with the result the people of Kotri and different parts of Karachi
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Illegal garage flouting DC, court, Pollution Control Board orders
Residents of Kadekar village near Udupi Kinnimulki in Mangalore, Karnataka, have complained that the functioning of a spray painting and garage unit in a parking area of a house in the area, has
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Plan for biological control of vectors
In the backdrop of the recent epidemic outbreak which claimed nearly 150 lives in Kerala and the threat of another outbreak in the coming months, the Health Directorate has planned biological control
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Poverty-free J&K can be achieved by 2007, says M.S. Swaminathan
"A food secure and poverty free Jammu and Kashmir can be achieved by 2007 following a road map developed by us. The State is in an excellent position to ensure that no one is below the poverty line
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Assembly appeals for Central aid
The Assembly passed a unanimous resolution requesting the Centre to immediately release Rs 996.12 crore from National Calamity Contingency Fund and 15 lakh tonne of rice under the Swarnajayanti
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Clinical waste piles up in Salt Lake
The Salt Lake civic body is grappling with mounds of medical waste alongside other garbage. High chances of contamination have forced the municipality to contemplate sterner steps. The municipality
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Resolution passed for Central drought aid
The Andhra Pradesh State Government has declared 305 out of the 1,127 mandals as drought hit and sought Rs 996 crore from National Calamity Contingency Fund and 17 lakh MT rice for use under SGRY to
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Mysterious bird phenomenon returns to Jatinga
The mysterious Jatinga phenomenon returned last night to haunt mankind and science as hundreds of birds got sucked to the ground at the Barail range while dozens of enthusiasts kept a vigil till
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Kumarakom shows the way
Kumarakom, part of the greater Kuttanad region, is located in the western part of Kottayam district adjoining Vembanad Lake. The name Kumarakom is derived from the words "kuminja" and "akam", which
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UK heat-related deaths top 2000
More than 2000 additional people died in England and Wales in August's recording to figures released by the UK government. The increase is far smaller than the 14800 rise seen in France or the 4175
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Body formed to tackle Man-elephant conflict
A delegation from North East India comprising both Government and non-government agencies working for elephant conservation has formed the North East India Elephant Specialist Group at Colombo, Sri
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Rampaging elephants wreaking havoc in Goalpara
Following continual loss of property and injury to life caused by a rampaging herd of wild elephants in the south-eastern periphery of Goalpara town in Assam since over four months now, around 800
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MSE adds economics to green agenda
In what could emerge as a blueprint for the green taxes regime, the Madras School of Economics has presented to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests an interim proposal for 'double divident