Target for containing HIV set at 1.5 million
China will try to contain the spread of HIV to fewer than 1.5 million cases by 2010. The target of 1.5 million is only 0.13 per cent of the current 1.2 billion
China will try to contain the spread of HIV to fewer than 1.5 million cases by 2010. The target of 1.5 million is only 0.13 per cent of the current 1.2 billion
The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) into the timber scandal in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh. This was part of the interim orders given by
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has instituted two national awards for wildlife conservation after the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The annual awards carrying Rs. 1,00,000 each and
Austrialian crop development agencies have abandoned their claims on two chickpea varieties after objections from India and other international groups. Austrialia admitted that the varieties were
Hong Kong said on Friday it would end a ban on fresh chicken imports early next month as a "bird flu" outbreak which prompted the ban appears to have been contained.The Government would end the ban
The government of Punjab is working on a proposal to introduce organic farming in the state. It follows the visit of Financial Commissioner (Development) R N Gupta recently to the Japan-based MoA
CSO study: India faces the threat of a further depletion in its forest area with the per capita availability of forest cover likely to go down, a government report says. According to estimates, the
Study : About one-fourth of the people in Punjab live in slums, and about 64 per cent of those staying in slums are below the poverty line, according to a study on 'Urbanisation: problems and
Take cue from South cities: The models of Chennai, Bangalore and some other South Indian cities may be followed by the Guwahatians to save their own city from the menace of garbage, said Pollution
The Central Pollution Control Board is planning to introduce an "eco mark" on the lines of Indian Standard Institute (ISI) mark, to ensure that the goods are produced by industrial units in an
Four out of every 10 children below the age of five years in India suffer from malnutrition, according to a recent U.N. report. Research in the field has revealed that malnourished girls give birth
An alliance of chefs and conservationists calls for an American boycott of the fishing of endangered swordfish : a
Fake and adulterated medicines are posing health risks greater than the disease they're meant to cure : a
Report : Statistics show that child labourers in Nepal have doubled in the past four years. According to a newly released report, there are about one million child labourers in Nepal at
Assailing the treatment meted out to forest-dwellers by the authorities of Rajaji National Park in a recent case in Uttar Pradesh,the Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) has demanded that
A study proves that each of the 1 trillion cells in the human body contains its own biological clock, which tells the cell when to stop growing and start dying.It is based on an experiment sponsored
The Alaskan fishing industry is suffering after a mysterious drop in the salmon harvest, and the incomes of some fisherman have collapsed. Half of the anticipated 1997 sockye salmon harvest failed to
The 121-year-old Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association (NWLEA) has expressed deep concern over the killing of elephants by poachers and the death of the animals due to electrocution in some
The Haryana State Assembly has passed the Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control)Bill to prevent throwing or deposition of non-biodegradable garbage in public drains, roads and places open to public view
Bangladesh will implement its National Environment Management Action Plan (NEMAP) with a $26 million grant from UNDP-the organization's single largest contribution ever made to the