Garlic increases blood cholesterol levels
expert: Garlic is not only a wonderful way to add flavour to a meal but it can also improve blood cholesterol levels and reduce blood clot formation in narrowed arteries says, Dr. K.K. Aggarwal,
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Khatauli deer park heading for 'extinction'
A lack of funds for a deer park here has put the survival of park animals in danger. The survival of 23 spotted deer, a sambhar deer, 15 rabbits and 20 guinea pigs at the Cheetal Wildlife Park is
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USA to end discrimination against Indian shrimp
The USA has promised to end within 15 months any discrimination meted out to shrimp exporters from India and three other countries. The Deputy US trade representative Ms Rita Hayes, said the Clinton
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Greenpeace locates burning whaling ship
First year without Antarctic whale hunting since 1904? : Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise has located the whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru drifting in the Coral Sea, 640 miles east of Mackay,
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All India campaign against Monsanto planned
It took less than 30 minutes on Saturday for the militant Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha to torch a farm at Malladaguda village, 420km from Bangalore, where US-based biotechnology giant Monsanto has
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The lethal cost of luxury
The trade in the Tibetan antelope's wool threatens to wipe out the species. The wool of the Tibetan antelope or Chiru has become a "must have" item among the rich and famous worldwide, despite the
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Asia's media needs more space for Green News
Reporting on the Environment: A Handbook for Journalists recently published by three Asia-Pacific NGOs offers valuable tips to journalists on how to investigate and gather facts relating to
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Karnataka farmers burn Monsanto's crop
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) destroyed the Bollgard Cotton Crop on half an acre of land in the Maledagudda village of Raichur district protesing against the US gaint
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Sweep before dawn
PIL: Pollution in the capital is assuming frightening proportions with over 3,000 tonnes of air pollutants being spewed into the atmosphere every day. Though automobiles are the prime offenders-
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AP House plea to Centre on 'Terminator' seeds
The Andhra Pradesh state assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to take measures to prevent Monsanto India from using the controversial 'terminator gene' technology.
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BSP MLA held in UP for killing two deer
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA was arrested earlier this week, along with 10 of his associates, for killing two chitals (spotted deer) in the Sohgibarwa wildlife sanctuary in eastern Uttar
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Japanese succeed in xenotransplantation step
Japanese researchers have succeeded in getting a genetically modified pig to pass on human genes to its offspring. The breakthrough is a first for Japan and could speed up the creation of herds
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Brewer close to blood-cell breakthrough
Kirin Brewery Co.(Japan) is known for its beers. But the company may soon make a splash in the medical field as well with the development of a technique for mass-producing hematopoietic stem cells,
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AIIMS holds neuro science programme
A week-long programme on 'Neuro Sciences Update' and workshop on 'Neuro Intervention' were inaugurated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on
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Sandalwood plants in Himachal
Scientists of Parmar University and Horticulture, and Forestry at Nauni, near Solan, have successfylly developed nursery and plantation technologies for large-scale establishment of 'sandal' or
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Greenpeace calls on Blair to end radioactive pollution of Irish Sea
Greenpeace called on the UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, currently on a two day tour to Dublin, to stop radioactive pollution of the Irish Sea from the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria. The move
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Delhi HC notice to AIMMS
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on a petition alleging that health care is seriously affected due to lack of assistant professors in the various
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Punjab agriculture university scores again
Three improved varieties of field crops - PBR-97 of Raya, PBW-396 of bread wheat and LC-2023 of the linseed - evolved by the Punjab Agricultural University have been approved for cultivation in
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Suspicions linger about Monsanto
The U.S. company Monsanto's bid to acquire Delta and Pine Land, the firm which is part owner of the Terminator genes technology, is increasingly becoming an albatross round its neck. The very real
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HIV virus spreading
A recent study in Pune has clearly demonstrated that the HIV virus is now firmly embedded in the general population, while another survey spread over Tamil Nadu has confirmed that villagers are as