Floods kill at least 127 in two N Chinese provinces
The northern Chinese province of Shaanxi has experienced some of its worst floods in decades, with at least 127 killed and scores missing, a local official told AFP. The death toll in just two
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Flood hits S. Rajasthan areas
The entire Hadoti region in south Rajasthan came in the grip of intense floods with heavy rains inundating the low-lying areas. The road link of Rajasthan with Madhya Pradesh remained cut-off with
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Field trials to begin for new cotton seeds
The Government has cleared the large-scale field trials for genetically engineered cottom making it the first transgenic crop in the country to be given such permission. The Maharasthra Hybrid Seed
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Germany blocks US environment guidelines
German opposition is thwarting an initiative that US officials describe as the White House's top enviornmental priority at the Group of Eight summit in Japan. The US wants to put World Bank style
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Cod crisis prompts drive for no-fishing sea zones
British cod-is verging on becoming an endangered species, according to WWF, the conservation group. The warning comes as WWF launches a campaign to improve the management of the UK's fisheries. It is
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Penguin 'refugees' return home after oil spill
A month after an oil-spill turned them into refugees, 200 adult penguins and 700 chicks were returned to their island home in Cape Town's coast. The penguins were among 43,000 birds evacuated from
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Zimbabwe kicks off land resettlement meet
Zimbabwe officially kicked off a controversial land reform programme to resettle landless blacks on 200 white farms. "The accelerated land reform and resettlement implementation fast-track approach
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UN, MNCs join hands for better labour reforms
The United Nations has proposed a project involving multinational corporations to promote healthy labour and environmental standards and equitable distribution of the benefits of globalisation. The
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An eye for an eye
It sounds like science fiction: scientists take cells from a damaged eye, grow them in a dish, put them back in place and restore a patient's eyesight. But this is fact, not fiction, and vision was
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Govt fails to implement order
A decade after it was recommended that Delhi zoo be made an autonomous body, the government has failed to implement its own order. This only lends credence to the charge that Indian Forest Service
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Jamuns saving grace for diabetic patients
The importance of jamun or blackberry seeds in treatment of diabetes is no longer confined to grandmother's recipes. Jamun's efficacy has a scientific base now. A recent study at the Institute of
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Orissa plantation plan pegged at Rs 70 crore
The Orissa forest minister, Mr. A.P. Singh, today said a massive plantation programme, estimated at Rs.70 crore, would be taken up in the state over the next seven
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3G will replace cell phones
The United States is committed to forging ahead to create the next generation of wireless communications (third generation or 3g) which will replace cellular or cell phones. This was stated by the
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Orissa to implement Rs 220 cr rural livelihood project
The Orissa government has decided to implement a Rs 220 crore western Orissa rural livelihood project in the perenially drought-prone Bolangir and Nuapada districts this year, minister of state for
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Smoking ban in Rajasthan from Aug. 1
The anti-smoking law enacted during the Budget session of the Rajasthan Assembly will be implemented in Rajasthan from August 1. Rajasthan has joined the band of select states in the country by
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Waste treatment plant to boost organic farming in Kerala
The garbage treatment plant at Vilapilsala near Thiruvanathapuram to be inaugurated by Kerala chief minister E K Nayanar is expected to boost the organic farming besides, solving the pestering
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Rearing a rare breed
The Tamil Nadu government's plans to encourage ostrich farming in the state has run into trouble with animal rights groups dubbing the project "unsafe, unhealthy and ethically unjustifiable." The
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Rare vultures survive on Croatian island
The sight of a majestic griffon vulture cruising low over the Bay brought tourists and locals running from the bar, their drinks forgotten. The visitors watched with admiration, the locals with
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India challenges patent on basmati in Uspto
It took two years and two committees for the Indian government to file a petition before the United States patents and Trademarks Office (Uspto) challenging the grant of patent on basmati rice to
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Govt to set up task force on agriculture
The government will set up a task force on agriculture by next week to uutline strategies for ensuring annual growth of four per cent as envisaged in the draft agriculture policy, promote