A shield against killer rocks
Concerned that NASA may have dropped the ball, a blue-ribbon scientific panel in London has recommended that Britain take the lead in defending the people of our planet from an overheated threat of
Concerned that NASA may have dropped the ball, a blue-ribbon scientific panel in London has recommended that Britain take the lead in defending the people of our planet from an overheated threat of
After evidence that India is lagging behind on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing Infant Mortality Rate by 2015, it now turns out that it is faltering on the child survival MDG as well. The first-ever report tracking global progress against pneumonia, the leading killer of children under five years of age, finds that India is witnessing the highest number of pneumonia-related chi
The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where
In a groundbreaking study that could lead to the proliferation of the HIV virus in the human body, an Indian-American doctor and his team of researchers at the Rockefeller University have discovered
As negotiations accelerate in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, trade-related issues have emerged as key elements of the discussions.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandra Shekhar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 21/09/2021.</p> <p>Grievance in the application is against discharge of untreated effluent by Triveni
The great musician may have suffered lead poisoning<br>
A leading pharmaceuticals company has claimed a patent for a popular drug to treat HIV/AIDS - a move that has worried people dependent on the drug and agencies running treatment programme for the
The thick black fumes emanating from expired medicines and poisonous medical waste are toxic and can lead to lung and skin problems. Flouting all guidelines, tonnes of expired medicines, drugs and
More than half the population of Bangladesh is facing a threat of arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated water. Health experts are terming it as "the largest mass poisoning in world
Content of toxic chemicals like cadmium, chromium and lead in the water in Plachimada premises has fallen after the Coca Cola factory stopped production there, according to Kerala water resources
Scientista in Japan have demonstrated for the first time how mammals can reproduce without a male, leading to the birth of apparently healthy baby mice by mixing two sets of female genes inside an
The recently-announced "free drugs for all" initiative by the Centre could lead to the long-pending national pharmaceutical policy getting cleared. In 2002, the Supreme Court had struck down the policy
International green groups attacked Europe's leading food safety agency on Wednesday for its views on biotech crops and foods, saying a recent opinion was flawed and had ignored studies highlighting safety concerns.
Cuban scientists said they have concluded the second round of the clinical trial of a potential vaccine against prostate cancer. Urologist Ranfis Rodriguez Monday said 56 patients, who were vaccinated
<p>The point of the report is to track (and promote) progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, and the big thing standing in the way of that progress right now is the pandemic. People living just
Water in some blocks of Salt Lake, Calcutta has been found to contain lead, in tests conducted by an
The condition of mandatory ten per cent contribution for implementation of piped water schemes in the rural areas has been abolished. Public Health Engineering Minister Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh has informed that orders to this effect have been issued today by the department. He informed that this decision would lead to intensification of piped water schemes' implementation.
Madhya Pradesh is second after Orissa in leading the country as far as highest infant mortality rate (IMR) is concerned. The IMR for Madhya Pradesh is alarming with 8.8 per cent children dying with
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shah Alam Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 01/11/2019 regarding violation of environmental norms by M/s Jublient Group of Industries at Gajraula,