CTEM centre to check Mumbai pollution
The United States Asia Environmental Partnership has set up its first Clean Technology Environmental Management (CTEM) centre at Mumbai in partnership with the Thane Industrial Association. The
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Novel treatment for leucoderma
A novel non-surgical treatment at home for leucoderma, a cosmetic disfiguirng defect of the skin, was announced in New Delhi on Sunday at a conference of skin specialists. Professor A. Ramaiah, head
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Move all chemical units to Ghazipur in 3 months
HC: The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Development Authority(DDA) to develop Ghazipur area within three months so that the entire wholesale chemical trading activity of the walled city can
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Fertiliser shortage in four states
Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, which make up the rabi belt, are facing shortfall of diammonium phosphate(DAP) because of the government's failure to announce
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China asks USA for quick probe
China today asked the USA to speed up probe into the alleged transfer of sensitive military technology to Beijing for boosting the reliability of Chinese rocket and missiles. "We hope USA will
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Brussels halts sale of new Roche drug
Roche, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group, has suffered its third setback over new drugs in little more than a year, following a European Union decision to halt sales of Tasmar, a drug for treating
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Gains expected to outweigh costs
The hotel industry is moving up gear on environmental action. This year's World Travel Market will have a day set aside for talks and debates on the subject, organised by the World Travel and Tourism
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Threat of 'mad cow' trade row lifted
The threat of a New Year trade row between the European Union and the US over trade in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals containing cattle ingredients was lifted when the European Commission unveiled a
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In the mood for antibodies
Health and happiness are commonly linked, but two scientific studies published claim to have identified for the first time a direct casual link between changes of mood and the way the immune system
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Eight patients die, 15 ill after injection of IV saline
Health Minister denies deaths : Eight patients, including a five-year old boy, died instantly and 15 others developed high fever soon after they were administered IV saline at the Rangpur Medical
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Mother-ship fire threatens whale hunt
A fire aboard the whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru raised doubts yesterday about whether Japan would be able to run its annual whale hunt in Antarctica. Nisshin Maru, the world's only active factory
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Drugs for HIV cost up to $59m
The cost to taxpayers of new combination drug therapies that appear to extend the lives of people with HIV has risen five-fold over the past two years in Australia. HIV and AIDS treatments cost
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Partridges hunting on official jeep
Four employees of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were caught by a team of the Wildlife department for hunting partridges at Chakwal (Pakistan). The raiding party, lead by the Chakwal
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Major advance in Hepatitis C treatment
US scientists are close to finding a way to completely rid the body of the potentially fatal liver disease Hepatitis C. They have found that a combination therapy of the drug ribavirin and a
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Salem Steel set to bag eco-friendly ISO 14001 tag
The Salem Steel Plant of the Rs 15,000 crore public sector steel major, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), is leading the race to become the first Indian steel unit having the environment friendly
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$206 b tobacco settlement in US
Tobacco companies on Friday agreed to pay states $206 billion and submit to advertising and marketing restrictions in a broad deal that is the largest settlement of civil lawsuits in history. The
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Crematoria directed to accept infants' bodies'
The Delhi High Court has ordered that no crematorium will turn away the bodies of children or stillborn child, brought for cremation, or force the parents to dump the bodies in the river Yamuna. The
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Contractor accused of ill-treating zoo animals at Aji Dam
The incident of the disappearance of a monkey from the zoo at Aji Dam came to light after 12 days with the forest department getting strict with the contractor Shabbir Sayed. The incident also
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Pulse Polio programme to target high-risk children
The forthcoming phase of Pulse Polio programme, which will be the fourth consecutive year of the observation of the National Immunisation Days in the country, will target children living in high-risk
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EU set to lift ban on British beef
The European Union ban on British beef exports is expected to be lifted on Monday after a decision by the Italian Government to switch its position. The move, which follows a week of negotiations,