Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …
gopinath Munde, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra wriggled out of a much awaited and thrice-postponed public debate between the state government and opponents of the controversial Enron Power Project. "It was an opportunity for the government to publicly debate a contentious and crucial issue. But Munde has gone back on …
Thailand is drafting legislation to protect the rights of children born through artificial insemination. The bill, first of its kind in the country, is expected to be finished by the end of the year. The National Youth Bureau's subcommittee, responsible for the scrutiny of laws concerning the nation's youth, has …
according to Russian scientists who have pioneered a method that uses sniffer dogs to count Siberian tigers, conservationists have overestimated the number of the endangered species. Last year, a survey backed by the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf ), estimated that there were between 415 to 475 animals …
poaching of bison, sambar and spotted deer in Nagarahole National Park, Mysore, has come to light following the arrest of two tribals. The racket has been busted close on the heels of the seizure of tiger skin and bones in the Park. The poaching operation had allegedly been masterminded by …
On being honoured with the American Primatology Award: This award has been given to me by the American Society of Primatology for my study on monkeys in Nepal. I have investigated gender differences among monkeys in the Terai
in the us , the aids Drug Assistance Program ( adap ), which used to cover the drug costs of 80,000 aids patients not covered by Medicaid or other private health insurances, is facing a hard time. This is because the budget for the fiscal year ending in October would …
latex gloves used by surgeons contain a starch-based powder to make it easier to slip them on and off. Significant quantities of the powder can be left in surgical wounds causing serious inflammation, allergic reactions, and an increased risk of post-operative infection. A special supplement published by The European Journal …
One of the case studies of this year's Stockholm Water Symposium is Lake Victoria, an important natural resource in east Africa, which is under stress. The rapidly growing populations in the three riparian states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania creates a heavy pressure on natural resources and environment conditions. Lake …
prominent wildlife scientist, Ulhas Karanth, recently called for a new tiger count system. Karanth's suggestions include a range of new and simpler techniques of counting tigers which he said could prove to be better than the pugmark method that was being commonly used by the government. Techniques like the 'camera …
When Lord Peel set up the police department as it would eventually come to be known in England, he foresaw that it would be used to protect the commonfolk from the lawbreaker. When the police was set up by the British in India, it was to replace the army of …
severe water shortage, depleting forest cover and growing air pollution are threatening to cause more damage to EL Salvador than the insurgency in the 1980s. Air pollution is taking a toll of the nation's health with a large number of children dying of respiratory diseases. The country now ranks second …
The investment community is encouraged by a steady increase in the consumption of organic and natural food products in the US and western Europe. Although they have to wait for a few years, the investors believe that they can profit from the growth opportunities in this sector. Anne-Marc O'Connor, an …
the possibility of developing a universally acceptable blood type has risen following the coating of red blood cells with a polymer. Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and the Albany Medical College, New York, achieved this by disguising the red blood cell surface with polymer coatings. Such a …
Recently, a prominent religious leader in Egypt announced the willingness to donate his organs to needy patients after his death. In Egypt, where organ transplants were long been prevented, the gesture came as a shock and opened up a floodgate of debate. The announcement was made by the Grand Sheik …
SIBERIAN rivers have turned into poisonous streams carrying large amounts of toxic chemicals into the Arctic Ocean, harming wildlife in the region. According to the findings of State of the Arctic Environment, a report compiled by scientists from eight Arctic nations and published recently in Norway, these rivers contain hundred …
Environmentalists and citizens fear that the largescale cutting of hills in the surrounding areas of Guwahati may lead to the extinction of wildlife population in urban areas. Guwahati has the largest 'urban wildlife' with nearly 590 different surviving species, including 18 mammals. But today, many species have migrated to other …
Marinating chicken before grilling can cut down the carcinogens in the meat, according to results presented at the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco. Researchers have known for long that grilling of meat converts harmless compounds in muscle, like sugars and amino acids, into heterocyclic amines which promote the …
In June, for the first time, malaria control was included in the ;agenda of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit in Zimbabwe. ReportedN, nine out of 10 cases occur in sub- Saharan Africa. Campaigners called upon international organisations to cooperate in a 30-year old programme for developing measures to …
A common antibiotic may be as effective as oestrogen in preventing devastating bone loss caused by osteoporosis, suggests a new study conducted in the US. Minocycline, a derivative of tetracycline, not only appears to forestall bone loss but also develop bone density. The study, by C T Liang of the …
