Rs100m released for seed research
The Pakisyhan government has released Rs100 million for carrying out research on various varieties of seeds aimed at introducing the best varieties for future bumper crops. This was stated by Food
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Environment campaigner Anil Agarwal dies at 54
The city's bestknown environment activist, Anil Agarwal, passed away at Dehra Dun on Wednesday evening after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 and is survived by his wife Sudha and two daughters.
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For Canada, timber war leaves scars
Thousands of logs float idly in rivers in British Columbia, where sawmills have gone quiet, workers have been laid off and the scent of wood being cut has subsided. This is what it looks like on the
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Sunderbans
The West Bengal Government has sought Centre's assistance to protect the bio-reserve and promote an international tourism centre in the Sunderbans, seriously threatened by poaching and natural
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Passive smoking thrives in workplace
Passive smoking is associated with a range of diseases. Passive smoking is a global problem, especially in the work environment, according to a new international study. The report published in the
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UK police investigate nuclear 'guinea pig' claim
British police said they were investigating a complaint that military personnel were intentionally exposed by the government to deadly levels of radiation during nuclear tests on Pacific islands in
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Monkey brains off the menu in central Africa
Monkey brains and tender elephant trunks were off the Christmas menu in northern Gabon where an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has deprived people of their traditional fare.Bushmeat - which
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Babu seeks additional funds from Centre
Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday urged the Centre for release of additional financial assistance of Rs. 36 crore and also advance releases of the next year's Calamity relief fund for Andhra
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100 Agra units closed down
At least 100 foundries in Agra were closed down on Tuesday following a Supreme Court order. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Agra Iron Founders Association held on Tuesday.
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Children had died after Vit-A intake
The postmortem reports of the two victims of the recent pulse Vitamin-A fiasco in Assam have revealed that the children were not suffering from any ailments before administration of the doses of
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Children exposed to vitamin deficiency
Ten to 20 per cent of children in the Pakistan, under five years of age, are reported to be suffering from Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD), said a recent UNICEF report. The situation, attributed to
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It's on the label, but in the tablet?
The dietary supplement industry has always been the Wild West of health, unregulated and risky. There has been no way to know whether a bottle contained what the label said it did and no way to know
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Germs can now glow for docs
Smart bandages could soon alert doctors to the presence of certain bacteria in a wound by glowing in different colours. Researchers in the US have created a tiny device that emits faint light of two
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Fluorosis affects eight districts in Rajasthan
Fluorosis has engulfed eight major districts of Rajasthan causing serious human, dental and skeletal abnormalities according to a UNICEF report. Atleast 16560 out of 33211 villages in the country
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BMP clinic used expired drug as cure - all
Beware, the next time you visit a dispensary managed by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, make sure that the medicine being administered is not outdated, for BMP officials, to their shock, found on
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Panel seeks ban on synthetic pyrethroids
A high-level committee, set up to look into the cause of failure of cotton crop during the last season in northern states, has mooted a ban on synthetic pyrethroids for a three year period holding
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Army does an eco cleanup in Siachen
It is hard to believe that parts of the Siachen (Jammu & Kashmir) glacier the world's highest battlefield looked like the garbage heaps along the banks of the Jamuna. But with the glacier littered
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Coal slurry brings misery to village
Charno Devi a resident of Bela Dhiani village, near Nangal (Punjab) lost her eyes allegedly due to acute infection caused by slurry from a coal dump in her village. The infection was caused allegedly
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Govt denies tax concession to garbage project
The fate of the project to generate power from garbage is now hanging in the balance. The Madhya Pradesh government has, hitherto did not provide any relaxation in commercial tax or any other
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Mannady residents fume at recycling units
Walking through the congested, crowded and damp streets of Broadway, one enters a nondescript, Malaiyappan street in Tamil Nadu. Like any other street in Mannady area, packed with tall houses,