Safe corridors for tuskers in Bengal
The West Bengal forest department will make three safe corridors for movement of elephants in north Bengal. It will also work with the railways , to stop collision of elephants and trains. THe
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Planning beyond boundaries
Forests don't recognise administrative boundaries. A coastline spreads itself without wondering about whether it is bypassing State limits. Wild animals walk across political borders and birds fly
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Migration of birds: A curious blend of nature, habitat and geography
Birds us the sun as compass and stars as bearings to migrate across the globe to sustain themselves and further their flock, research shows. The phenomenon of bird migration has, for long, been a
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GoM divided on fertiliser policy
The high powered group of ministers is meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to decide on the fate of the seventh and eighth fertiliser pricing policies. though the fertiliser ministry is learnt to be
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Farmers seek approval for cultivation of Bt cotton
Representatives of farmers' organisations and the country's apex industry bodies today demanded immediate permission for the commercial cultivation of the transgenic Bt cotton that carries an insect
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Digital knowledge library to be launched today
The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), a collaborative effort between National Institute of Science Communication (NISCOM) and Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H), Ministry of
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IT grid soon to further e-governance in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Government is gearing up to establish an IT grid through online transaction processing system (OLTP) along with launch of AP Online, a one-stop citizen interface portal and service
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UK set to back EU funding for Galileo satellite
Britain, the country with the biggest remaining doubts about the European Union's proposed $3.2bn Galileo satellite navigation project, is set to drop its opposition to the release of EU funds for
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State moots Forest Act amendment
Forest Minister Ayyanna Patrudu said the government was contemplating to amend the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act of 1967, by making more stringent provisions for protecting forest wealth. Last year, the
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Sound order
The Delhi High Court's order to the Medical Council of India (MCI) urging it to amend the Code of Medical Ethics to bring it in line with the provisions of the Pre-Natal Diagnostics Techniques
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Season's ailments
With summer in our midst and increasing reports of outbreak of cholera, gastro-enteritis and brain fever from various parts of the Karnataka State, the latest toll being reported form Harappannahalli
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CRI, IMM go full throttle on R&D
Chembiotek Research International (CRI) and the associated Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) will be privately placing part of a proposed issue of $10 million fund with global pharmaceutical
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1.5 crore TB patients in India
There are 1.5 crore tuberculosis patients in India, one third of the world's total TB affected population, while about five lakh patients die every year in the country due to this disease. This was
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PHE plays truant with water treatment
Though the fluoride content in water in many areas in Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts and also in Guwahati is much higher than the World Health Organisation's permissible limit, the State Public
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GM crops environmental risk : EU study
While India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee is meeting in New Delhi to finally decide whether or not to allow commercial cultivation of generically modified (GM) cotton, the European Union
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Genetic modification: The growing debate
Genetic modification an the selection of favourable traits have been part of agricultural advancement over time. The rediscovery of Mendelian laws about a hundred years ago provided the requisite
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More GM seeds to hit market soon
The transgenic material for sorghum, castor and red gram will be available in the country in the next couple of years, according to Dr. M V Rao, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh-Netherlands Biotechnology
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State wants Centre to approve Bt cotton
The Karnataka Government has urged the Union Ministry of Aquaculture and the Union Environment and Forests Ministry to accord approval for Bt Cotton cultivation. Bt cotton has been tested for the
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NGO call for scientific evidence
Upset at the 'orchestrated' attempt to pre-empt a government decision, volunteer groups say environmental and health concerns about genetically-modified crops have still not been addressed and fresh
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Joshi brushes aside reports on GM crops
The Union Science and Technology Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi today brushed aside reports that a study just published by the European Environment Agency has confirmed that Genetically Modified crops