US places orders for smallpox vaccine
Four companies are making preparations to produce an emergency batch of smallpox vaccine for the US government. Merck and Baxter International, two large US healthcare products companies, said that
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Kenya reports first attempted infection outside US
Sam Ongeri, Kenya's minister of health, confirmed that a letter containing white powder sent from the US to the Kenyan citizen had tested positive for anthrax -the first confirmed case outside the
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Illiterate women on radio soon
Come December and a group of 30 illiterate and women hailing from below the poverty line strata will don the role of rural reporters for community radio programmes in the backward Chittoor,
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Stage set for clash over drug patents
With just over two weeks to go before the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, the stage is being set for a damaging north-south clash over demands by developing countries
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New study from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and Mayo Clinic sets the stage for future nutritional research throughout the world
A new study, looking at a population center in a western region of Africa, has set the stage in developing a model to research nutritional needs of women, in countries throughout the world. The study
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AIDS activists emboldened by US threat to bust Bayer patent
AIDS activists and developing nations are seizing on US health and human services secretary Tommy Thompson's threat to bust the patent on Bayer AG's antibiotic to convince international trade rule
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Bayer to cut Cipro price for US
Drugmaker Bayer AG said it would sell up to 300 million tablets of Cipro to the US government at a discount to help authorities stockpile the antibiotic to cope with the threat of anthrax. The German
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Saviour Cipro comes from a questionable family
After anthrax fears spurred everyone from New York's governor to hundreds of postal workers to take the antibiotic Cipro, drug-safety experts are now predicting a rash of health problems caused by
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Scientists learn how anthrax kills
Scientists have discovered why anthrax is so deadly. Researchers in the US said they had identified the route by which anthrax toxins enter animal cells and then kill them.
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Examine Ledo colliery eco damage : PMO
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Union Environment Ministry to examine the damage caused to the environment by open cast mining in Ledo colliery. The PMO's action come following a
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Most firecrackers violate standard noise levels : Study
Noise pollution levels might not have reached alarming proportions had cracker manufacturers stuck to court orders and noise standards prescribed in 1999. A study conducted by the Central Pollution
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2500 eco-clubs to come up in state under NGC project
As many as 2500 eco-clubs will be set up in Gujarat's select schools under the Centre's 'National Green Corps' project. An official statement issued said each club will have 50 members and will get a
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60,000 school students attend Olympiad on environment
The Green Olympiad, India's first and only national-level environment quiz, completed its third edition in the Capital yesterday. Launched in 1999 to commemorate the Earth Day, the Olympiad aims to
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'Striking' at environment?
The US air strikes may be limited to Afghanistan, but their effects on environment could well reach India, say experts warning of increased air pollution levels over Indian skies and even change in
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Panel moots regular cleaning of the Pampa
The Kerala Assembly Committee on Environment suggested cleaning up of the Pampa river six or seven times a year by lifting the shutters of the Kakki dam and called for more sewage treatment plants
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Clean Perandoor canal forthwith, HC tells Kochi Corp
The High Court directed the Corporation of Cochin and the District Collector, Ernakulam, to remove forthwith all the obstructions and unauthorised impediments which prevent the free flow of water
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No to noise
The Maharashtra government's unexpectedly tough stand on noise pollution this Navratri is proof that the most seemingly hopeless situations can be turned around by a combination of judicial activism
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'Keep Upper Lake pollution free'
Apart from Bhoj Wetland authorities, as many as 30 non-government organisations urged the people to spare the Upper Lake, the main source of drinking water and immerse idols at Prempura ghat,
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WWF worried for poor Munias
Munias or Avadavats constitute nearly 30 to 40 percent of the illegal bird trade in India, according to traffic-India, a monitoring agency of World Wide Fund for nature (WWF). According to a WWF
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Kerala's efforts to protect elephants under scrutiny
Kerala's record of protecting its tamed and wild elephants is coming under scrutiny. An expert evaluation team for the first time since the federal government's Project Elephant programme was