Focus shifts to youth on World AIDS day
This year's AIDS day will focus on the youth as 50 per cent of new infections are occurring in people between the 10-24 age group. The new generation has to be mobilised as 90 per cent are not even
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HC accepts proposal on green belt
The recommendation of an expert group to develop a 25-metre green belt on both sides of the river Beas to beautify the tourist destinations on Manali and Kulu has been accepted by the High
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A man ready to move the mountains
A dedicated young mountaineer, involved in the field of adventure for last 12 years, Tarun K. Roy has love and respect for Himalayan nature and environment and intends to promote Himalayan adventure
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Something fishy at chemicals factory, say angry villagers
This year's rice harvest failed as well,leaving Mrs Ambarita and hundreds of other villagers on the shore of Lake Toba destitute-and very angry. The object of their anger was Indorayon, a pulp and
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International meet on liver cancers to be held in Delhi
An international conference on Hepatitis B and C infections and liver cancers that arise from them is being organised in Delhi this week. The two day meet will focus on liver cancer, problems in
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KRRS threatens to destroy Monsanto crops
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Snagha said on Tuesday it would file criminal cases against Monsanto and the Union and the state governments under the Union Seed Act for allowing the company to conduct
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India invents smartest T-shirt
A Bangalore-born engineer settled in the US has invented a vest fitted with sensors to indicate bodily dysfunctions. The hitech vest is connected via satellite to doctors to aler them in time to save
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Mexico volcano village unafraid
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano belches ash and flaming rocks, the government has emergency evacuation plans in place and media carry up-to-the minute bulletins of the danger.But the people who should
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UN Food Agency says hunger worsens throughout world
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said that the number of chronically hungry people in the world was rising and that the Asian financial crisis could spell even more pain for the poor.
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Spewing venom
Ludhiana factories poison city water : Some 104 of Ludhiana's 1,311 factories dump hazardous waste on ground and discharge semi-treated and un-treated effluents into aquifiers and the city's Budha
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Soiling Sariska
The Rajasthan Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of Hotel Sariska adjoining the famed wildlife sanctuary of the same name on charges of causing water pollution. According to official
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New oral vaccine for cholera
A new and indigenous oral cholera vaccine, ideal for tropical countries, has been developed and is now undergoing human trials. The vaccine has worked well on animals and researchers are testing the
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GGCL disclaims onus for gas leak
The Gujarat Gas Companay Ltd (GGCL) of British Gas PLC has lodged a strong protest against the move by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to nail the
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Anti pollution steps in full swing
Minister: Concentration of certain air pollutants in areas with high traffic densities in the capital exceeds prescribed limits for short durations, Minister for State for Environment and Forests
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Nepal anti-polio drive targets four million children under five
Nepal on Monday launched a drive to immunise almost four million children under age five against polio, state-run radio
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AIDS spreading fast to rural areas
Every minute, five young persons around the globe are infected with the AIDS virus. India already has the world's largest number of AIDS patients. In India, the infection is spreading fast. Recent
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Legalising prostitution will help to fight AIDS
Rallies, runs, talks and debates marked the observance of World AIDS day in different parts of Delhi on Tuesday. The Jan Shakti Vahini, a non-governmental organisation working for AIDS awareness
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Placental blood
A simpler transplant than bone marrow: For people who need bone marrow transplants to fight leukemia or other deadly diseases, but who lack a compatible marrow donor, doctors are salvaging hope from
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Environment exchange for London
Europe's first exchange for trading recyclable commodities ill be launhced in London. The environment exchange will promote trading in materials such as paper, plastic, metals and glass, and is a
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Forest groups protest Brazil cuts
More than 300 nongovernmental organisations have criticized a government plan to make heavy cuts in programs to protect Brazil's rainforests. Programs to fights forest destruction and increase