Bangladesh gets $200 m World Bank aid
The World Bank has announced the approval of a $200 million loan for Bangladesh's fast track emergency flood recovery project as part of a broader effort to help the country respond to the
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India develops oral vaccine for cholera
An indigenous oral cholera vaccine, ideal for tropical countries, has been developed and is undergoing trial on humans. The vaccine has worked well on animals and researchers are testing its
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Experts predict epidemic of oral cancer in 10 yrs
In alarming contrast to the situation when oral cancer cases in the country showed a downward trend 20 years ago, a group of epidemiologists associated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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Bamboo-flowering haunts NE tribals
The bizarre phenomenon of bamboo flowering in the wild is giving tribals in the northeast sleepless nights. Legend has it that bamboo flowering, coupled with the army of rodents plundering granaries
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Metro kids 'smoke' equivalent of four packs daily
Tiny tots in Indian metropolis are non-smokers but are exposed to baffling air pollution levels equivalent to smoking four packs of cigarettes daily, a study says. The joint study conducted by World
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Gene terminator reports create panic
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the terminator? No, this terminator is a technology used to protect plants and crops from pests and improve its quality. And "terminator technology" recently brought to India
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Terai slowly surrenders to prosperity
A report on the impact of industrial development in the Terai has recommended that only non-polluting and environment-friendly industries should be encouraged in the Terai. Forests were cut down on a
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Fuel
alternatives? : Come November, the temperatures drop and we return to a familiar subject : firewood. It is a particularly interesting situation this year because the popular hard wood has been banned
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Cranes and tourists
can the two co-exist in harmony? : The attention given to the endangered Black- Necked crane by environmentalists might in fact, help boost the local economy of Phobjikha, one of the few wintering
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Euthanasia doctor charged with murder
The man America knows as 'Doctor Death'', Dr Jack Kevorkian, has been charged with first-degree murder for assisting the death of a terminally ill man in a program televised before a stunned nation
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Call to protect kids against tobacco Declaration at end of tuberculosis meeting
At the closing of the four days World Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases which was held in Thailand, the International Non-Governmental Coalition Against
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Critical water level prompts official drought warning
Provincial authorities in Thailand have been ordered to get ready for severe water shortages expected next year. The order came from the National Civil Defence Committee (NCDC) yesterday after it was
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9 starve to death in Bolangir
Nine persons have died of starvation in Orissa's Bolangir district, one of the most backward regions in India, and more people are in near-starvation state due to severe drought live conditions
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Divert all funds for flood control, demands TMPK
The All Mising Students Union (Takam Mising POrin Kcbang) while holding the State Government solely responsible for the devastation caused by the floods this year demanded that all available funds
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NGO demands more security for Manas
Nature's Beckon, a nature activist group of the North-east India, recently organised and motivated the fringe villagers about the conservation of the valuable plant and animal resources of the Manas
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Mahim beach ranks as the most polluted
reveals study : Mahim beach ranks as the most polluted beach in a recent study of beaches and sea front along Mumbai's coastline. Even in Madh, which has been slated as Mumbai's cleanest beach, the
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41 people 'affected' by radiation in Bihar dist.
At least 41 people, living in the vicinity of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in Jaduguda in East Singhbhum district, are suspected to be ailing from radiation-induced disease. However
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Three more tiger reserves proposed in M P
The November 19 steering committee meeting of the Project Tiger at Delhi, on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the ambitious project to save the feline creature, has assumed added significance
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High court issues directive on bio-medical waste management
A division bench comprising Justices S D Dave and J R Vora on Thursday directed all hospitals, blood banks, pathological and test laboratories and other health establishments to bring about effective
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Glass bottles banned in Everst region
In yet another bid to tackle the problem of indiscriminate littering on Mount Everest, the Nepali government has banned glass bottles in the Khumbu region which houses the world's highest mountain