Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Despite physicians being aware of the seriousness of hospital-acquired infections, some of them do not wash their hands between seeing patients, thus helping spread infections. For example, a study from the UK showed that some senior physicians washed hands just twice during 21 hours of ward rounds. On an average, …
do you believe that money cannot buy happiness? Or that contentment cannot be equated to the acquisition of a new car or a flat closer to the sea? And do your friends laugh at your fantastical notions? Scientists have reached some conclusions that you can wave in the face of …
the morning of September 3, 1999, changed the sleepy locality of Sainik Nagar, situated in the outskirts of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, forever. Kanhaiyalal, a 46-year-old resident, tried to immolate himself demanding the closure of polluting industries in the area. His family members and the local police arrived on time to …
A recent study reveals that up to one-third of malaria parasites in Kampala are resistant to chloroquine and quinine, Uganda's first-line treatment for malaria. The study conducted by L N Mutanda, head of the Central Public Health Laboratory in Kampala, shows that resistance to other drugs is also rising. The …
aids is on the increase among students living in Mumbai, especially in Navi Mumbai area. Experts and doctors say the incidence of aids has risen to alarming levels in recent times. At the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (mgm) Hospital, the city's only aids centre, 761 new cases of hiv were reported …
five days after arriving in the us , I noticed that the asthma, that had been my constant companion in Delhi, had almost completely disappeared. Only then did I truly realise to what extent the air we breathe has become poison. Today, tens of millions of city dwellers who are …
steroids are not as harmful as we commonly perceive. The present misunderstanding has a lot to do with overzealous athletes who use them to enhance their abilities, which tantamounts to cheating. But doctors (rather quacks) are not far behind either. They indiscriminately prescribe steroids
It seems that ddt will not be banned. Over 115 nations which met to negotiate a convention on persistant organic pollutants (pops ) have agreed not to do so. The excuse, perhaps rather lame, is that the substance is needed to combat malaria. Popularly known by its acronym ddt , …
It is clear to those who live, or even happen to visit Delhi, that the problem of pollution is extreme in this city. It needs immediate and drastic action so that the solutions can keep pace with increasing emissions from the ever-increasing fleet of vehicles. It has been almost two …
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the Western World. For effective treatment and prevention strategies to be put in place, the major risk factors associated with this disease must be identified. Data show that almost 300 variables are statistically associated with CHD. However, evidence suggests …
WITH September 17, the next date for the Supreme Court (SC) hearing on the air pollution case in Delhi, approaching, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has suddenly done a volte-face. Despite the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MPNG) having submitted an affidavit to SC, stating that it will …
grasim industries ltd ( gil ), an Aditya Birla group company, sought the permission of the Kerala government to close down its viscose plant located on the banks of the river Chaliyar at Mavoor, Kozhikode district. The company also posted copies of the notice to the trade unions on August …
a detailed proposal to halve the percentage of smokers by 2010 was unveiled recently by the Japanese government. This is for the first time that the health and welfare ministry has set numerical targets in its effort to control cigarette smoking. It plans to force tobacco companies reveal more information …
new biofertiliser: Hyderabad-based Pratistha Industries Limited has come up with an indigenous technology to produce biofertiliser and protein-rich animal feed from maize waste. This technology has already been marketed by a Secunderabad-based entrepreneur, said K V S S Sriram, managing director of the company. The Thapar Corporate Research and Development …
the Third European Conference on Environment and Health was recently organised in London. Ministers of health and environment from 51 countries, non-governmental organisations and professionals participated in the meet. The theme for this year's conference was Environment and Health in Partnership: Implementations of Actions for the 21st century. Originally six …
in a recent report, the Medical Council of Portugal said genetic manipulation of plants and animals could alter the environment and trigger health risks. "Rearing of genetically modified (gm) plants and animals may lead to environmental changes. These changes can theoretically have an indirect impact on our species and consequently …
around 150 people have succumbed to heatwave conditions in Chicago. New York recorded its hottest July in history with temperatures soaring above 32 degrees for eight days in a row. Officials said the death toll could rise and they are waiting for autopsy results to give the precise number. As …
the story of the fall and rise of filaria in Cherthala taluka of Alappuzha district, Kerala, represents all that is wrong with planning and management of public health in India. The field station of the Vector Control Research Centre ( vcrc ), set up in Cherthala by the Indian Council …
