Global SARS risk zones recommended
International health experts said they wanted to divide the world into three zones to detect a possible resurgence of the SARS virus, with southern China and Hong Kong at the centre of the most
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Scientists discover new bird species
Scientists had discovered a new bird species but its habitat was being threatened by a dam project in a southeastern Venezuela river basin, a British environmental organisation said. Birdlife
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Project mercury digitises medical records
Telecom czar Sam Pitroda feels it may just be what the doctor ordered for the crumbling primary health system in rural India. The Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has
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78 dengue patients in Solapur
As many as 78 patients have been admitted to various hospitals in the district in the past one week for suspected dengue even as the dristrict administration has initiated several steps to contain
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Shinde feeds aid to pet' region, ministers fume
The politics of drought continues to be played out in Maharashtra. First, Governor Mohammad Fazal took a round of drought-hit districts and dispensed advice to the government, all under the media
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Students debate health issues in parliament'
A two-day all-India students' parliament on health was held at the Siri Fort auditorium in the capital. The event, involving non-government organisations from 10 Indian cities, was organised by
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MCD banks on Diwali smoke to check Dengue
With Diwali one day away, the babus at the Town Hall are keeping their fingers crossed. They are hoping that the smoke, which will emanate from the crackers' bursting, will decrease the dengue menace
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Watch this haze, there is some bad news breaking
For those all set to splurge on crackers this Diwali, a note of caution: This year the pollution levels are much worse than last year, and for some dangerous pollutants above dangerous levels.
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Move aimed at curbing pollution
Some of the smaller cities and satellite towns - which have, in the past, been feeding Delhi's growing appetite for used cars - is expected to see prices of pre-owned vehicles sliding, as
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Great Salt Lake Mercury Worries Scientists
Federal scientists studying the Great Salt Lake have found some of the highest levels of mercury ever measured anywhere -- prompting concern about some of the migratory birds that feed on the lake's