Delhi govt gets more time to chart plan on hazardous units
The Delhi High Court has given four months time to the Delhi government to place before it a revised plan on hazardous industries in the
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- Fresh trimors jolt N-E Afghanistan
150 more killed : Another series of tremors jolted remote north-eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing another 150 people just days after an earthquake touched off massive landslides that left
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World Bank offers aid to Bangladesh
Finance from the World Bank to help the Bangladesh Government tackle the menace of arsenic poisoning is under way and a programme is expected to be finalised by mid-1998, according to the Country
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- Vaccine against deadly E.Coli bacteria tested
A vaccine against E. Coli, the deadly food poisoning bacteria that forced the recall last year of millions of pounds of US beef, has been tested successfully on a small group of volunteers,
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US cigar ads under fire from health officials
Federal health officials, alarmed by spiralling sales and the fashion for cigar-smoking among women and the young, may soon require cigar advertisements to carry the U S Surgeon -General's health
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US space shuttle returns
The US space shuttle Endeavour has returned safely to the earth after a 10-day mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir. The mission that returned yesterday involved a successful docking
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Traditional medicine & modern saviours
An international conference on medicinal plants is to be held from February 16-19 . The initiative for hosting this conference has been taken by Four Bangalore-based organisations-the Foundation for
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US-style panel proposed to study cotton contamination
Indian Cotton Mills' Federation (ICMF) has proposed a joint committee to examine the high incidence of contamination in cotton. The industry considers Indian cotton to be one of the most
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Greenpeace protests against logging plan
Greenpeace protested against Chilean plans to allow a major logging project in the rain forest of the far southern Tierra Del Fuego region. Members of the group demonstrated in the capital in front
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Human guinea pigs for AIDS vaccine
Human guinea pigs set to test a live AIDS vaccine will be given free lifetime care if they contact the killer disease, press reports said on Saturday, quoting a physicians group in
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Bird survey programme at Chakrashila
Nature's Beckon has undertaken a comprehensive bird survey programme at Chakrashila wildlife Sanctuary along with a conservation awareness programme. This programme has started on December 1 and will
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WWF steps in to save the tiger's skin
The WWF has launched a $1.5 million conservation programme to assist agencies working to protect tigers. Agencies evolving sound management systems to protect this species, its habitat and prevent
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NGOs blame Govt. for Kalahandi plight
Two non-governmental organisations of Kalahandi and Western Orissa have blamed the Orissa Government's anti-poor policies and the nexus between the bureaucracy and vested interests for the people's
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ICICI, FICCI sign pact to set up eco info centre
The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to make information
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Role of sanitation in Viral Hepatitis control stressed
The role of environmental sanitation in curbing the incidence of Enteric Viral Hepatitis and other water borne epidemics came into sharp focus at a continuing medical education (CME) programme,
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Fungus attack on neem
Neem, a source of pesticides, is itself under threat from a new fungus. The agricultural scientists in Mysore have identified a new fungal species that is destroying Neem (Azadirachta indica) trees
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Coal-based power projects polluting environment
The West Bengal Power Minister. Mr. Sankar Sen, expressed his concern over the increasing focus on coal-based thermal power generation in the country, leading to environmental pollution by way of
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'Conservation requires realistic approach'
Thousands of industrial workers of industrial units which have been shut down, displaced natives-encroachers' in protected areas, workers in stone quarries and traditional bird and animal trappers
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Poachers call the shots in Orissa forests
The high-sounding promises of the state government to convert Orissa into a major destination for eco-tourism hold little water, looking at the increasing incidents of crime against wildlife. Futher,
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Haryana PCB raises NOC, annual consent fees
As if the prolonged recession and the past year's hike in various imposts, including the octroi and power tariff, were not enough to hound the Haryana industry, the State Pollution Control Board has