Brazil facing more tree cuts
A joint commission of the Brazilian Congress has approved a measure that would more than double the amount of Amazon jungle that ranchers, loggers and miners would be permitted to raze. The measure,
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Oil slick causes harm to fish species in Bay
Continuous oil slick and water pollution off the Chittagong coast are leant to have killed 160 species of rate fishes and aquatic plants. Bangladesh's territorial water, with its famed marine flora
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World fisheries at crossroads
Fishery resources are declining, demand for food is increasing and there is growing demand by civil society to preserve the environment and to apply sound economic rationale to their use. It is
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Babu declares 321-cr package for farmers
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced in the state assembly a fresh package of exemptions worth Rs 321 crore for the farmers, besides waiving special fees for school
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City to have cleanup drive, fines for litterbugs soon
In a move to make Delhi clean, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to launch a sanitation and cleanliness drive in the city.The MCD has also decided to appoint more than 70 municipal
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Dearth of bottom-dwellers linked to Isahaya Bay project
The amount of bottom-dwelling organisms found near a controversial reclamation project in Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture has dropped drastically following a reduction in the amount of oxygen in
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Special cell on dengue
Reports of more and more people being hospitalised due to Dengue, a viral infection transmitted by a predominantly urban species of mosquito, Aedes Aegypti, have been causing some amount of panic
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Make arsenic-contamination a national emergency
Though the provision of safe water is the responsibility of the government, in countries like Bangladesh with a large rural population, this has never been at the top of their agendas. Local
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Why this may change health care as we know it
On July 2, the first fully implanted artificial heart was stiched into the chest of Robert L. Tools, a 59-year old librarian, at Jewish Hospital at Louisville. His failing heart had so debilitated
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New malaria virus on the prowl, city docs grope in dark
It may well be the arrival of a new virus, if the difficulty the doctors are facing to figure out the nature of the malaria like ailment hitting the city is any indication. Growing number of people
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Naidu sprays larvae away
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu on launched the 36th round of Clean and Green programme in twin cities by kicking off an anti larval campaign at the Necklace Road. The Chief
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Cipla releases first anti-AIDS drugs batch for public health distribution.
domestic pharma giant,Cipla has dispatched its first free consignment of anti- AIDS drug, 'Nevirapine' to the Indian Government for distribution under the public health system. Nevirapine is the
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Complex fibres in asbestos study
The Union Government's recent decision to get all health risk issues related to production and use of asbestos examined by an expert committee has to be viewed against the backdrop of steps either
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Malaria claims 7 lives in Koppal villages
Malaria has seen a rise in the last four days at Chikka Jantkal, Vinobha Nagar and Nagehally villages, which falls under Annegundi. Two persons succumbed to the dreaded disease today, hiking the
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Bush signals historic shift to support green farming
A major shift in US agricultural policy towards support of environmentally sensitive farming methods appears to have the backing of the Bush
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Healthy smoke signals for pharma companies
Smoke is out and health is in. As Indian's population wakes up to the dangers of smoking, a slew of pharmaceutical majors are hoping to rake in moolah out of the 'health is wealth' mantra and are
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Smoke risk is seen as slight.
The persistent pall of smoke wafting from the remains of the World Trade Center poses a very small, and steadily diminishing, risk to the public, environmental officials and doctors said. There could
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CM announces Rs 321 cr for relief works.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu deliberated on a series of measures to tackle the severe drought sweeping the State and announced sops to the tune of Rs 321 crore amidst walkout by
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State washes hands off Musi.
In typical bureaucratic style, various agencies involved in implementing the Clean Musi River Project passed the buck over the delay in preparing the Detailed Project Report. The drama was witnessed
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The wait for 'relief'
Andhra Pradesh faces unprecedented drought but the State government has been left to its fate in tackling the grim situation. A Central team to assess the extent and magnitude of drought that stalks