Centre to release Rs 500 cr for Punjab projects
The Central government has, inprinciple, agreed to release around Rs 500 crore for various ongoing developmental and social security projects in Punjab. It was decided at a meeting between Union
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Power sector reforms to bear fruits in 5 years: Rajasthan govt
Rajasthan has made tremendous progress during the first year of power sector reforms and is now consolidating the processes initiated under the reformed regime. All doubts about the reforms, under
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Plantation drive on in Junagadh district
Saplings were planted at Junagadh district of Gujarat at the rural development agency office ground last week as part of efforts to promote forest
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Kyoto split overshadows G8 summit
Deep divisions between the US and European Union over the Kyoto climate change protocol are 'so great" that G8 meeting is expected to produce nothing more than an agreement to disagree, a European
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Fresh flood expected in Orissa, toll rises to 77
The Orissa government on Monday sounded an alert about yet another spell of high flood. This time, according the state government, the flood will mostly affect people living in the Brahamani,
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Early success seen with 2nd type of stem cell
A second kind of human embryonic stem cell appears to have demonstrated promise in repairing damaged tissues by helping paralyzed mice regain some powers of movement. Dr. John D. Gearhart, a
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Sending e-mail without PC
iNabling Technologies, a Bangalore based firm, has come out with a revolutionary device 'iStation' which enables one to send and receive text-based e-mails without a personal computer. The product
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Isro awaiting report on Ariane-5 rocket
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is waiting for the outcome of the 'investigation report" on the short performance of the Ariane-5 rocket to finalise the date for the launch of Insat-3C
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Remote sensing satellite planned
Indian Space Research Satellite (Isro) is working towards developing a remote sensing satellite with a spatial resolution of one metre, a senior space scientist has said. In his presentation on
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M.P. to monitor basic services in villages
An elaborate monitoring system has been established in the State secretariat here to ensure delivery of basic services to every village in Madhya Pradesh. This system has been officially described
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On finding the right balance
The 13th International AIDS conference began in South Africa on July 9. Already, World Bank officials have promised to pay $500 million to fight the disease which has assumed epidemic proportions in
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Brussels drugs move welcomed
The pharmaceutical industry welcomed proposals from the European Commission to speed up the approval of new medicines but said the US would remain the most important market as long as it was more
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Ayurvedic doctors, drugs to head for S. Africa soon
India will soon be exporting ayurvedic doctors ayurvedic medicines to South Africa. The South African government has made this possible by passing a law that will allow the import of traditional
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Rajasthan to set up herbal gardens
The Rajasthan government has asked the district ayurveda officials to formulate a comprehensive plan to develop herbal gardens in each district. The herbal gardens will help conserve the medicinal
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Doctors warn against two mass killers
The increasing number of people suffering from both diabetes and heart disease has posed a new challenge to the medical sciences as this combination requires fresh diagnostic methodology and
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'Malaria factory' at hospital
On Tuesday morning, CMC's member, mayor-in-council (health), Javed Khan, led a team to SSKM hospital in Calcutta to inspect whether the premises had been rid of the mosquito menace. The CMC team
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Breakthroughs in agro-biotechnology
The International agreement recently reached at a session of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for the conservation of genetic resources for the future generation provides an occasion
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Heavy on fragile flora
Austria's cattle are getting so heavy that they are crushing fragile flora and spoiling whole landscapes, the Salzburg environment ombudsman's office has warned. "The well - nourished cows of today
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EU presents tough rules on gene labels, tracing
The European Commission yesterday unveiled long-awaited new rules on the labelling and traceability of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) aimed at restarting its stalled approvals
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Government to set up 300 model farms: Minister asks farm scientists' to boost crop yield
Pakistan's Minister for Food and Agriculture Khair Muhammad Junejo has said that the federal government was setting up 300 model farms in different villages of Sindh. He was addressing a gathering