Indian scientist knows how to kill Y2K Bug
As dooms-day for computers around the world approaches due to the Millennium Bug, an Indian scientist claims to have come up with a new and cost effective solution to the problem. The new solution,
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ONGC organising oil spill meet
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is organising a two-day international conference on oil spill response '99 in Mumbai on April 19. The objective of the conference is to respond to any oil
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New test for Alzheimer's
Researchers at New York University have developed a new brain-scanning method that may be able to detect Alzhemier's develop characteristic microscopic changes in the brain, but because they are deep
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Winter storm leaves seven dead in US
A massive winter storm arcing from the US Gulf coast to the upper midwest grounded scores of New Year's fights, knowcked out power to thousands and threatened to dump more than a foot(1/3 meter) of
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Salt-tolerant plant gene found
A novel gene which confers salt tolerance on plants has been found by scientists at the International centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) at Delhi.This gene had been isolated by
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Tests confirm Bangladesh arsenic crisis
Tests on 50,000 so-called tubewells in Bangladesh - a source of wter for 90 per cent of the population - have shown that around 40 per cent are too contaminated with arsenic to provide drinking
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IISR fight against pepper disease a major success
The fight against phytophthora footrot or quickwilt in pepper has been described as a major success by the Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) . Director of the Institute , K V Peter, told
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Pest management module for dryland cotton developed
The National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM) has developed a synthesis of IPM module suitable for dryland cotton region. This IPM module was successfully field tested in 1998-99 season
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The ships of the desert are providing farmers with a lucrative sideline
Camels are proving to be a lucrative way for Kalahari farmers to supplement their income, with a healthy demand for these animals at theme parks around Botswana. They also provide passing tourists
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Forest fire
govt seeks world help : The Pakistan government has called for international help to fight widespread fire in Neelum valley forests. "There is a dire need of international help to control this
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Islamabad's green areas vanishing
Senate body : Standing Committee of the Senate on Environment and Urban Affairs in Pakistan has taken a serious view of the gradual elimination of the green areas in the Federal Capital of
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Now Greens take up the cudgels for Russia's mismanaged forests
Moscow Seizing the moment when Christmas trees are in the public consciousness, the Russian branch of Greenpeace has launched a campaign for a more rational use of the forests that are potentially
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Brazil slashes money for project aimed at protecting Amazon
Under intense pressure to reduce its spending, the Brazilian government has slashed funds intended for a $250 million pilot project backed by seven industrial nations that has been in the centerpiece
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Malnutrition, famine will gnaw the world in 1999
UN : Another gloomy year has been predicted for the suffering countries as 1998's natural and man-made disasters would continue into the next year with more people facing food shortages,
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21 peacocks killed
At least 21 peacocks were killed in the jungles Mahraili under Banmore police station in Madhya Pradesh on the eve of New Year and their meat supplied to some hotels at Gwalior. This was revealed by
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Elephants starve following SC fiat
Tripura's professional elephant owners are now struggling to save their animals from starvation with restrictions placed on the movement of timber. With a Supreme court order banning the movement of
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Haryana may face wheat shortage
The Haryana Government may face shortage in the procurement of wheat due to less sowing of the crop. Farmers sow their wheat crop in December after harvesting sugarcane. Mr Satpal Kaushik, district
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HIV testing machine out of order in Hindu Rao
Testing of blood has emerged as a serious handicap in the absence of ELISA processor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi -run Hindu Rao Hospital. A doctor in the hospital said the burden on tbe
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It's time for ushering in green revolution in State
CM : Speaking on the occasion of the 14th Convocation of the Assam Agriculture University (AAU) at Jorhat as a guest of honour, the Chief Minister, Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta made a fervent appeal to
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Court order on polluting units mired in dirt
If there is no political will to tackle pollution, not even the Supreme Court can make a difference. Or so it would seem in the case of Delhi. As pollution in the Capital continues to increase every