Dengue cases cross 1000-mark
Official sources said that the number of cases from various hospitals in Delhi virtually doubled today, indicating that a lot more people were now reporting to the city hospitals with the symptoms of
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After cola and chocolates, it's biscuits now!
After contaminated bottled water, chocolates and soft drinks, it is the turn biscuits now. They have been found adulterated. The redressal forum has directed Parle Biscuit Limited to pay a
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Fly ash continues to flow
Fly ash continued to flow into the Sutlej in the international wetland in Ropar for the second day from the breached dyke of the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP). Sources siad the fly
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Sullying the Sutlej
Reports of large inflow of fly ash into the Sutlej in the international wetland area following a breach in the Stage-I dyke of the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant at Ropar is a cause of
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Cancun failure loss to developing world: EU
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday said that the failure of the Cancun Ministerial of the WTO has "short-changed the aspirations of the developing world in particular and the momentum that was
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It now pays to steal vanilla beans
Widespread theft of vanilla vines and beans is being witnessed in the growing regions following a sharp rise its prices. From a new vanilla plantation of the Synthite Industrial Chemicals near
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Govt inks pact with FAO to boost apple production
The Union Agriculture Ministry and FAO have entered into a projecrt collaboration agreement for carrying out improvements in apple
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China finds 15% to 20% of its species are endagered
About 15 percent to 20 percent of animal and plant species in China are in danger of extinction, higher than the worldwide proportion of 10 percent to 15 percent, according to reports from
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Now its shrimp wars
The nasty catfish war with Vietnam has tempted American shrimpers to engage in some trade mischief of their own. Using spurious allegations of unfair trade practices, American catfish farmers have
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New Mad Cow strain in Japan?
Japan has quarantined 604 cows to prevent the spread of
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Death by drought
The Jharkhand government's prompt denial of starvation deaths in Palamau district does not take anything away from the disaster that stares the people in the face Nor does it undermine the findings
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The grass is greener on the other side
When you cross the Noida Toll Bridge from Delhi, you go into an entirely different world altogether. To some, it may seem like an exaggeration but still there is a distant drop in the temperature and
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Penguin oases found
The NASA satellites have helped scientists learn about the hard-to-find Antarctic Ocean
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Post-Cancun: G-20 to keep up its act with meet in Argentina
Argentina has invited some members of the G-20 alliance of developing countries on agriculture issues for firming up the group's strategy later in the week. This will be the first meeting of the G-20
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New Hampshire first to sue over gasoline additive
New Hampshire has become the first US state to sue big oil companies over pollution by the gasoline additive MTBE. Peter Heed, the state attorney-general, is askign oil companies to pay for the
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One size often fits all in poor countries, says World Bank
A report on reducing business regulation published by the World Bank says poor countries could learn much from rich ones, and argues that a
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Anglo American to fund Aids fight
South African mining giant Anglo American has announced an initiative to fight HIV/Aids in communities where it does business. Tony Trahar, chief executive said a new community partnership project
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Dengue stats unreliable : Docs
The killer dengue fever appears to have assumed epidemic proportions in the city with the number of suspected cases crossing the 600 figure. Dengue, which has symptoms of constant high fever and
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Dhalao near DPS raises fever scare
A garbage dump barely 100 metres away from the Delhi Public School's (DPS) East of Kailash branch has raised more than just a stink.About 1,600 students and residents of neighbouring colonies in East
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New thrust vital to control population
Even as there are model in South like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which have successfully brought down population growth rates by empowering masses throught grassroot social reforms, the Central