New fertilisers policy on anvil
The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, has said the Central Government would soon announce the new fertiliser policy, which would have a special emphasis on
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Jago, sone walon
All agricultural crops, face threats from pests. When such pests strike, the entire crop can be destroyed and farmers can be ruined. There has, therefore, been an attempt by genetic scientists to
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India urged to halt gene cotton field trials
Indian environmental activists called yesterday for suspension of field trials and production of gene-modified cotton until further studies were conducted on possible health and environmental
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Humans to test new TB vaccines
The first new vaccine in 80 years for tuberculosis is about to be tested on humans in Oxford, offering potential hope for millions around the world. The trial will be led by Helen McShane of Oxford
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Bayer may ask rivals to help make Cipro
Bayer AG said it is exploring whether to ask some rival drug companies to produce some of its antibiotic Cipro to make certain an adequate supply of the drug is available in the face of the anthrax
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Karnataka bid to study WTO impact on small units
Karnataka is taking a hard look at the impact of the WTO regime units key SME sectors and plans to come out with a strategy to turn the odds into advantages. Two premier institutes have been
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U.S. rushes to tighten its smallpox defenses
Smallpox -whose world wide eradication more than two decades ago is hailed as public health's greatest triumph has turned from success story to biological weapons specter in the wake of the Sept.11
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US considers India as source for generic ciprofloxacin
Indian generic-drug companies, which this year emerged as a source of inexpensive AIDS drugs for Africa, are now emerging as potential sources of anti-biotics to fight ant widespread outbreak of
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Governments rush to meet threat of germ war
The rash of anthrax scares and hoaxes that has swept around the world has driven governments into an intense review of public health planning. Several governments have issued general statements
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China organ harvest : A prison officer's view
Huang Pan, a Chinese prison official who had fled across the border just hours before, spoke matter-of-factly about the supply of human organs for the vast majority of transplants in China. Executed
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Japan declares its beef safe
Government officials declared homegrown beef safe to eat, despite plunging meat sales and fears that mad cow disease is spreading. But officials said a person suspected of having contracted
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Market drugged with designer medicines
Using the lacunae in the Drug Enforcement Act, peddlers have flooded the market with "designer drugs" like Amphetamine, which is otherwise used as medicine to stimulate the central nervous system.
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'AP successful in population control'
Andhra Pradesh has occupied the No. 1 position among States in the country in population control and it has reached this level through female literacy and improving the economic status of people,
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Anthrax vaccine from GM bananas
Genetically-modified fruit and other food could be used in future to deliver medicine, including a vaccine against anthrax. The distinction between food and drugs will gradually disappear. Medicine
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The Green Mantra
It is reported that vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes (i.e live longer and don't get sick). The WHO recommends a diet low in saturated fat, sugar, salt, with plenty of
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Haryana to promote crop diversification
The Haryana Horticulture Department would spend Rs 3.33 crore during the current financial year to promote cultivation of commercially more rewarding crops such as fruits, flowers and vegetables.
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State to resist centre's directive
The Gujarat state government has ruled out the possibility of destroying the Bt. gene cotton crop grown in hundreds of hectares in Mehsana, Gandhinagar and South Gujarat.
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Stroke alert for heart patients
A study by the World Health Organisation brings alarming news for heart patients : 25 per cent of them run the risk of recurrence of a stoke. As many as 1800 people die each day in India from a
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Gujarat in no hurry to crush GM cotton
The Gujarat Government may not be in a hurry to destroy the genetically modified (GM) cotton grown across the State. The Agriculture Minister, Mr Purshottam Rupala, indicated this to the media as he
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'West stance may derail WTO farm talks'
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed concern over the insistence of a few developed countries on the concept of 'multi functionality' which has the