Patent issue in focus
The year 2001 saw the pharmaceuticals sector lose some of its glitter. After years of uninterrupted double-digit earnings growth that lent a gilt edged feel to pharmaceutical shares, some of the
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Bill to let patients know about costs on the anvil
The Andhra Pradesh government will shortly introduce a Bill making it mandatory for all private hospitals to exhibit the cost of treatment on a board, as the patient has the right to know about the
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Quake rehabilitation tardy, discriminatory
In a scathing attack on Gujarat state government's post-earthquake relief and rehabilitation process, the Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights (PVT) the alternative People's
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City tanneries may move supreme court
An appeal to the Supreme Court to extend its 28 February deadline for shift of city tanneries to the new leather complex at Bantala (West Bengal) seems on the cards. While the government maintains
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Task force to check water pollution
The Uttaranchal Government has decided to constitute a task force of experts to suggest ways for controlling pollution in rivers and other water bodies in the state. Announcing this at a seminar on
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ISO 14001-96 certification for integral coach Factory
The integral coach Factory, Perambur in Tamil Nadu, has been awarded ISO 14001-96 certification for environmental management system. It's the third unit in the Indian Railways to get the
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Stay extended on pollution Board's order on Gemini distilleries
The Karnataka High Court has extended the stay for two more weeks on the operation of the order of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board directing Nanjagud based M /s Gemini distilleries
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MCD's 1100 new toilets include 450 old ones
At stake is Rs 164 crore. The task at hand is to complete over 1100 community toilet complexes. And with three months to go before the deadline and construction caught up in land ownership wrangles.
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When garbage takes precedence over environment
The Delhi Government's proposed move to denitrify the Asola and Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary for developing a landfill site in Bhatti mines has evoked a sharp reaction from environmental agencies as it
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Pretoria to appeal on HIV ruling
The South African government is to appeal against a court ruling compelling it to provide anti-retroviral drugs to HIV positive pregnant mothers and babies, the Department of Health
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A paradise for vultures
Vultures once found in abundance all over the country, are a sight for sore eyes nowadays but in the wilderness is that they are not only the centre of attraction but are free to do what they do
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Reorient priorities
Less than 10 per cent of the worldwide expenditure on health research and development is devoted to major health problems of 90 per cent of the population. Currently, respiratory infections, malaria
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Simple way to detect SNPs in genes found
A simple way to detect the presence within genes of single nucleotide polymorphisms, known as SNP has been developed by researchers at Kumamoto University's engineering
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'Forest' land : fraud on Kerala Adivasis
The Kerala Government is sue to find itself in the dock for violating the Forest laws if it goes ahead with its decision to assign prime forest land to Adivasis at the function being held at Marayur
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Orissa forests fast depleting
Orissa forest officials are worried over the declining forest cover in the state and the loss of revenue. Officials said the state's forest area had shrunk by 8 per cent in 16 years from more than
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Blood supplies running low, red cross warns
Just months after a blood donations surged as result of the Sept. 11 attacks, the American Red Cross is warning that supplies are running low. Most of the American Red Cross' 36 regional blood
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Ebola death toll rises to 21
A 5-year-old boy died in an improvised isolation ward as the death toll from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease rose to 21 in two Central African nations. Adamou, who only had one name, was the
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Karachi :Garbage-burning posing health hazard to people
The rising trend of burning garbage at roadsides and garbage dumping sites by health workers of different Town administrations is causing pollution and posing a serious health hazard to the people.
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Smoking linked to lower back pain among men
Smoking, particularly among men, may cause or aggravate lower back pain, according to a survey conducted by a doctor at the Gunma University School of Medicine. Tetsuya Otani polled 6,891 people aged
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Foot and mouth epidemic officially over
The world's worst outbreak, with 6m animals killed, has ended. But lessons for the future of the countryside have still to be learned. With the milestone of three months since the last foot and mouth