EU affirms ban on U.S. beef
The European Union said that it had permanently banned the importation of U.S. hormone-treated meat and asked the Bush administration to drop tariffs imposed in retaliation for loses caused to U.S.
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Use of plastic banned in public parks from Nov 1
The Pollution Control Board has passed a regulation that the usage of plastic or plastic bags in and around public parks like Cubbon Park in Bangalore will be penalised. This rule will be applicable
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China launches two satellites
china today successfully fired into orbit the second Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite and a small communication satellite, signalling yet another achievement after last week's maiden manned
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Miner's life is cheap?
For the second time in four months, a major accident in the coal mines of Singareni Collieries in Andhra Pradesh has claimed 10 lives of miners. While in the October 16 accident the miners died in a
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First heart transplant in State in January
Andhra Pradesh is all set for the first-ever heart transplant in January next year. A team of expert cardiologists from Global Hospitals will shortly leave for Australia for a specialised training in
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Orders on pleas against sand quarrying reserved
The Madras High Court o Tuesday reserved orders on the batch of writ miscellaneous petitions seekign to stay the operation of Rule 38-A of the Tamil Nadu minor Mineral Concession Rules as inserted by
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'Timber-deficient India in need of wood preservation techniques'
The National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP) has projected the annual requirement of timber for housing, furniture, agricultural implements and industrial purposes in India as 64 million cubic
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Gloom hits sugar cos, coutesy cane shortage
Sugar cooperatives in Nashik district are grappling with an acute shortage of sugarcane brought on by insufficient rainfall for the third consecutive
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Health sector reforms on anvil
The Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC)has plans to introduce reforms in the health sector like implementation of health insurance scheme in the state, public-private collaboration and joint
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Putimari breaches embankment at Bagaribari
Bagaribari village located near the western embankment of the Puthimari river of Kaurbaha mouza, 15 km from Goreswar under Rangia sub-division in Assam is now struggling from erosion. The Puthimari
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SC checks decibels of crackers, but no solution to air pollution
This year fire crackers manufactured by major companies in Sivakasi would come with a notice saying that they comply with the Supreme Court guidelines and are below the 125 decibel level. However,
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Plastic ban in Burdwan
The Burdwan municipality of West Bengal has decided to ban plastic and polythene bags, tentatively from next month, to keep the town free from pollution. It will also impose spot fines on offenders
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Rear Tibetan Antelope as farm animal: Sinha to Scientists
The Governor, Lt. Gen. (Retd), S K Sinha has called upon agriculture scientists to evolve strategies for bringing improvement in livestock production and productivity enabling to meet the
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J&K gets Rs 81 cr special package for rural development
Announcing a special package of Rs 81 crores under Rural Development Sector for J&K, the Union Minister for Rural Development, Kashi Ram Rana said that this would be over and above normal allocation
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Indo-US team to make male pill a reality
Indian and American scientists are working in close cooperation in the field of male contraception and the objective in the long run is to produce a sperm-based vaccine. Over the past two days,
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Sena calls for ban on chicken slaughter
The Shiv Sena has called for a ban on chicken slaughter after survey reports state that chickens carry 100 to 200 times more bacteria, two to four times more lead and eight to 10 times more mercury
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WHO guidelines questioned
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) revised universal guideline on dengue treatment have come under fire. It says that there is not need to panic till the platelet count reaches 10,000. However,
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Govt, prawn farmers on warpath
The stage is set for yet another showdown between the prawn farmers of the Chilika lake in Orissa and the Government, with the latter all geared up to renew its prawn gherry demolition drive. The
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Court pulls up all for dengue, seeks figures
With the Delhi civic authorities failing to check the spread of dengue in the city, the Delhi high court asked for area-wise data on the number of dengue-affected people and deaths that have taken
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Where have all the girls gone?
The United Nations Population Fund's finding of India's declining child sex ratio in the age group 0-6 years is depressing enough. From 945 girls per 1000 boys in 1991, the ratio was donw to only 927