Representatives of the Indian drug industry are all set ot take the government to court over what they see as unfair conditions set out by the Drug Technical Advisory Board for clearing export of
The per acre yield of paddy and other vegetables has witnessed a sharp decline along the banks of the Ghaggar river, a stretch of nearly 40 km from Chandigarh at Lalru, due to pollution during the
Thousands of hectares of fertile agricultural land in Haryana has been turning waste, thanks to the problems of acute waterlogging and the failure of the authorities to implement any concrete plan
Many agriculture festivals are celebrated with the germination of seeds. Renewal and continuity is the essence and meaning of seed. But the culture of seed renewal and seed saving is seen as a major
The Lucknow Nagar Nigam (LNN) has decided to enhance the penalty on the animals impounded during the "cattle catching drive". The new rates will apply from April 1. Also, owner will have to pay Rs
When Indra, 26 learnt that the sterilisation camp at Haripurdhar village, one of the most backward areas in Sirmour district, was offering a range of "new" contraceptive services from the oral pill
With the case of a youngster playing a video game, Dr Sean Casey, in US, brings up on his computer screen a three- dimensional image of the arteries at the base of a patients skull. It takes about
The ministry of food processing industry will offer a package of assistance schemes to facilitate entreprenaurs and farmers set up projects using irradiation. This will help prevent waste and also
Maharashtra Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar convened a meeting of senior government and civic health officials to discuss the issue of leptospirosis, which seems to be getting out of control.
The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, has extended financial assistance of Rs. 3.17 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University(TNAU) for two projects for transgenic research in
Pakistan has suffered a staggering loss of Rs 40.84 billion worth of cotton, sugarcane and wheat crop during 1998-99 due to a long spell of dry weather. The government's much trumpeted target of 11
All over Mexico, small investors are hoping to tap potential of environmental tourism. Nature and adventure travel are growing worldwide by 30% each year. Mexico's habitats range from desert to
Tichilesti in Romania, is Europe's last leper colony. Founded by monks 120 years ago, the leprosarium had some 300 patients at its peak in the 1930s, though the Biblical scourage was by then extinct
After two decades of grueling research into the complex cellular processes that trigger pain, the first drugs custom-designed to block specific pain mechanisms are emerging from the labs. These new
The MDMK demanded on Wednesday immediate closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant at Tuticorin and threatened to launch an agitation in support of the demand. Expressing anguish over Tuesday's
Despite the notices and warnings of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), certain industries continue to defile the Ghaggar river in this part of the region. Toxic effluents flow into the
The terminator gene continues to send shivers through the government. Fearing backdoor entry of foreign seed firms through the automatic approval route, the government is considering a reversal of
Chevron Corp. said on Wednesday it had offered $8 million to settle a pollution lawsuit brought against the oil company by residents of a Houston neighbourhood. The offer follows a court-appointed
Reverend Gideon B Byamugisha, a Ugandan priest, revealed his HIV-positive status with the belief that it was such honesty which would give the much-needed respectability to AIDS--hitherto a social
The Andhra Pradesh state government on Wednesday agreed to order a judicial enquiry into the alleged involvement of senior police officers in smuggling of teak wood from the forests of Adilabad and
