Junk Science, junk law
Last week, after spending two years and $800,00, a team of independent researchers appointed by a U.S. judge came to a now-familiar conclusion: There is "no evidence" that silicone breast implants
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Despite SC order, waste predicament is yet pressing
Despite a Supreme Court order followed by a notification from the Union ministry of environment and forests, directing the state governments and hospitals to create an effective hospital waste
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UNICEF to work with state on children, women's health
Unicef will sign a fresh four-year programme of copperation with the Gujarat governemnt for 1999-2002 to focus on bringing down the infant and maternal mortality rates, increase the nutritional
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Commemoration of Bhopal gas tragedy ends in BHEL
To commemorate the Bhopal gas tragedy of December 3, 1984 a week long observation, starting from December 2 to 9, concluded in BHEL on
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Assam govt. worried over breaches in river embankments
With the fury of this year's flood still fresh in memory, the Assam government is worried that if the breaches in river embankments caused by it are not repaired early, the flood in the coming
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Monsanto forms alliance with Scotts
Monsanto Co. a leading agricultural bio-technology company, and Scotts Co., the biggest US garden-care products company said they formed an alliance to produce genetically enhanced turfgrass and
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Gene therapy may replace bypasses, likely in India soon
Inject a gene into your heart, 'create' new blood vessels and receive a new lease of life: Angiogenesis gene therapy, which could provide an alternative for some patients to angioplasties and
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GGCL submits report on safety measures
The Gujarat Gas Company Ltd. (GGCL) a member of the British Gas PLC has given a complete lits of details to district collector R.M. Shah regarding the steps initiated by the company in controlling
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Move to scrap command area development bodies draws flak
The state government's reported move to scrap Command Area Development Authorities (CADA) including the major one like Ukai-Kakrapar, Mahi-Kadana, Dharo, Dantiwada, Bhadar and Sheturnji have posed a
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Leprosy removal project to begin from Jan 1
Gujarat would be making an unique effort to wipe out leprosy from its territory during the Operation Leprosy Removal Project from January 1 to 13. For 300 continuous hours, four team of doctors would
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Viagra is safe, says co-discoverer
"With an efficacy rate of 80 per cent, Viagra, the wonder drug for treating male erectile dysfunction, is a totally safe drug", emphasised the co-discoverer of Viagra, Dr Simon Campbell, "In cases
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Pollution board issues notice to power plant
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has recently issued a show cause notice to the Tata Power Company Ltd. for alleged violation of environmental norms at the company's Trombay generating
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No dictation by an authority
The High court judgement in the controversial Sahara lake Housing project has come as a triumph of sorts for both the petitioning NGOs and the Maharashtra government. In response to three separate
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Once upon a time Kalahandi was rich
Kalahandi district in Orissa, wracked by periodic drought and starvation in the modern age, seems to have had a glorious past as remains of several fortified settlements from the stone age up to the
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Birds of a feather decline together
There is an alarming decline of the sarus crane population in Gujarat. The survey by the GEER Foundation last monsoon puts the figure at 1729 whereas in 1984, it was 19659, according to the state
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Pig blood may replace human transfusions
Scientists have found a potential new blood donor, the pig. A study has shown tht pig's blood can be treated to remove the risk of human rejection. The discovery offers an end to the costly and risky
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Human hair trade
MCD to carry out inspections: The Delhi High Court ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to conduct "spot insepctions" in two west Delhi colonies regarding the illicit trade of human hair. The
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Enforcers stir out of pollution stupor
Six years after industries were brought to book by the Supreme Court for polluting the Ganga, the situation is back to square one. Several industries have failed to pass muster once again. Rattled by
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Trains shatter the peace of Dudhwa Tiger reserve
It is the Dudha Tiger Reserve, home to as many as 75 tigers and a variety of flora and fauna. Trains speeding through the woods have been and continue to be, the cause of several animal deaths. Last
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Tackling brittle bones
Scientists are studying a biologically engineered hormone that might one day help patients actually rebuild strong bones. Millions of women with advanced osteoporosis can take drugs to stop the