India, Israel sign farm research pact
Israel has signed a co-operation agreement with India for conducting general and applied agricultural research at New Delhi's Pusa Agriculture Research
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Shantha, Biological E to vend hepatitis B vaccine
Shantha Biotechnics Ltd. and Biological E Ltd., Hyderabad entered into a strategic alliance that will make Shanvac-B, the country's first genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine, available
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New therapy to treat auto-immune diseases
A team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Science has developed a new technique called Pulse Therapy for treating auto-immune
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Panel to monitor waste mangement
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has constituted a high-power committee, headed by the former minister for Science and Technology, Prof. M.G.K. Menon, to monitor the implementation of
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Environmentlists demand white paper
Leading environmental organisations and scientists have demanded a white paper on Bhoj Wetland project. It is learnt that agreements have been reached among some of these organisations, and
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State may pay CMC for removing clinical waste
The state government has agreed in principle to pay Calcutta Municipal Corporation for removal of clinical waste from government hospitals in the city. The clinical waste management scheme-the first
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Cadila to launch leprosy vaccine by June
The world's first immuno-therapeutic leprosy vaccine Leprovac would be launched commercially by Cadila Pharmaceuticals by June. The company received approval on January 16 from the Drugs Controller
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Indices to scale eco damage urged
India has called for evolving viable indices to measure sustainable growth and environmental degradation. This plea was made at a two week training course on environment statistics for
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US sets aside funds for child labour eradication
The Clinton administration has proposed an additional funding of $86 million to help strengthen the enforcement of child labour laws in the US and overseas, including South
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Coconut cultivation taken up in Bihar, M.P.
The Bihar Government, as part of of its programme to bring 50,000 hectares of land under coconut, had already increased the area under this crop to 16,590
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UK environment mission for tie-ups, tech transfers
Enormous opportunities existed in India in the field of environmental technology and services, and trasfer of technology, and many commercial organisations in the UK would be willing to look at
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Waste separation may be included in law
Waste separation and mandatory deposits on bottles are to be included in a new recycling law proposed by the Pollution Control Department in Thailand . The law is to be introduced because studies
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Experts probing mysterious death of 700 sea lions
Wildlife experts were preparing to investigate the mysterious deaths of about 700 New Zealand sea lion pups on a remote island in the Aucklands
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Driving Britain off the roads
More cars, more houses. Official predictions suggest that Britain faces a future of rising congestion and pollution as more countryside disappears under concrete and tarmac : a
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Brazil, its forests besieged, adds teeth to environmental laws
The Brazillian congress voted to give the federal environmental agency legal authority to enforce environmental protection laws, two days after Government figures showed destruction of the Amazon
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Miners ruling may cost $1.6bn
The UK government faces compensation bill approaching $1.6bn after British Coal lost a land mark High Court case brought by six former miners suffering from respiratory diseases caused by coal
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ADB extends US $50m loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a concessional loan of US Dollar 50 million to the Nepalese Government for its effort to reform the stagnant agricultural
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Anti-mosquito drive by Corporation
The Cochin Corporation has announced a series of anti-mosquito programmes in the wake of reports of meningitis fever and the increasing menace of the mosquitoes in the
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Anguish for animals
Sixty per cent monkeys in the Capital suffer from Hepatitis B. Camel's skin is peeling away and humps have shrunk. Soumil Mukhopadhyay lets out a cry for hapless animals working long hours,
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SC orders closure of Shakti Sugar unit
The Supreme Court today directed the closure of the distillery division of Shakti Sugar Mills in Periyar district of Tamil Nadu, which was causing unabated pollution to the Bhavani river and