Researchers cry foul over herbal skin cream
Chinese herbal remedies may not be as natural as billed, and may actually work against nature by causing harm, according to a new report in London. Dr. Fiona Kenae and colleagues from King's College
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Factory ordered to suspend production
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has ordered the Kavitha Carbides factory, Nenmara to suspend production following the hospitalisation of five women labourers who were suspected to have
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Muscle power for space robot
Nasa, the US space agency, is building a robotic space explorer with artificial muscles capable of grabbing and lifting loads. The muscles-- also known as electroactive polymers -- are made from a
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US congressmen urge ban on Concorde flights
Two US congressmen have started the legislative steps that could end in the Concorde supersonic airliner being banned at US airports, owing to the aircraft's noise. In the US, the noise
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Smog is heavy in Hong Kong
A blanket of smog enveloped central Hong Kong on Thursday as air pollution hit a record high for 1999. The roadside air pollution index, which tracks nitrogen dioxide levels, registered 134, a level
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Resistant bacteria found in feed
American researchers have found bacteria in chicken feed that are resistant to the most powerful antibiotics and could pose a health threat to humans. In a letter to the Lancer medical journal on
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Meet on tiger conservation from March 3
A three-day international conference on tiger preservation in the next millennium is opening in Delhi on March 3. It is being held to mark the completion of 25 years of the project tiger in
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Eco body hails MML's decision
The Vriksha Laksha Andolana has welcomed the decision of the Mysore Minerals Limited(MML), a State Government undertaking, not to undertake mining in Kaarakodlu village in Shettyhalli wildlife
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Survey to detect anaemia cases among tribals
A survey has been ordered in the 71 hamlets of the Attapadi region to detect cases of anaemia among the tribal population, District Collector Dr Illangovan said today. It is expected to be completed
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PAI favours pyrethroids for high yield
Pesticide Association of India(PAI) Chairman, Mr R D Shroff has called upon the Union Agriculture Ministry to allow the association to present its case, before issuing final orders on the proposed
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NY meet to end arsenic menace
Leading Indian, Bangladeshi and American scientists attended a conference here to devise ways to deal with what many consider to be the largest poisoning in human history - the arsenic-filled water
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River dies amid many rescue plans
Every government department has on offer at least on real solution for improving the Yamuna. Each one claims that their proposal had been approved even as letters fly between departments raising
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Two Indians get U.S. patents
Two plant breeders in Bangalore have been granted U.S. patents for two indoor foliage plants of exquisite form and shape named "Emerald Star and Jewel of India". The breeders, Mr P. Mukundan and Mr.
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Call for rational 'antibiotic policy'
India needs a "rational antibiotic policy" to control overuse of anti-microbial drugs as "unwise" use of such drugs gives rise to drug resistant strains which are even more difficult to tackle,
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Drug-resistant plague germs emerging
Drug-resistant strains of the plague bacterium have started to emerge, an international expert has warned. The emergence of these strains in recent times is a "frightening trend", Ms. Elisabeth
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India, Nepal to allow free movement of animals
As part of ongoing collaborative efforts on wildlife conservation, India and Nepal have agreed to rebuild and strengthen eco-corridors to facilitate transboundary movement of animals between the two
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5-yr tax holiday for pvt waste management
The government has proposed a five-year tax holidy to private sector companies engaged in the business of biodegradable waste management. The benefit would be confined to the use of biodegradable
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Study raises arsenic spectre
Food cooked with arsenic contaminated water retains the poisonous chemical, studies conducted by the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health have indicated.
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Racket in animal skin busted, 10 held
A joint operation by the Tirunelveli district police and the Forest department busted a racket in hunting of wild animals and sale of the skin, nails, tusk etc. Ten persons have been taken into
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Cancer experts to meet in city
More than 700 cancer experts including 30 from abroad will attend the three-day national conference of the Indian Society of Oncology which begins in New Delhi from March