Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican. The SC order of April 19, 2021 imposed restrictions on the setting up of overhead …
in a quantum leap that might spell a windfall for virologists, 170 strains of the avian influenza virus have been decoded by researchers from St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee, in usa. The effort doubled the amount of genetic information available on bird flu viruses in one go. The team …
Agenetic mutation of h5 n1, the bird flu virus, caused the death of two people in Turkey in early January, according to a collaborating institute of the World Health Organization (who). uk's National Institute for Medical Research in London, which conducted an analysis of the virus, said genetic mutations could …
chinese scientists have come out with an improved live vaccine to protect poultry and other birds from avian flu. Developed at the country's Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, the vaccine also protects birds from the Newcastle Disease. According to the Chinese agriculture ministry, this is the first vaccine that offers protection …
Named after the French naturalist Leonard Puech Dupont, who was the first to collect a specimen, Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti), is the only lark in the genus Chersophilus. It breeds across north Africa
As disturbed forests increase in protected areas in the tropics there is a clear need to assess their conservation values through studies of their vegetation and animal communities. However, Thai protected area managers lack data on how ecosystems respond after human disturbances. It was therefore the aim of this research …
A study was undertaken with an aim to investigate community perceptions towards conservation and management of the Openbill in Pailom and Ampuvararam Temple Wildlife Non-Hunting Area located in the Samkhoke district of Pathum Thani province of Thailand.
Secondary succession in tropical areas following recent human disturbances is becoming more common. This is particularly evident in regions of tropical rainforests, long valued by conservationists for their remarkable species diversity. In Southeast Asia, as in the neotropics, central Africa and South Asia, tropical forests have been logged for timber, …
the row over licensing of avian flu drug Tamiflu, has given a glimpse of how the issue of access to drugs will be handled, in future public health emergencies. The Swiss pharma major, Roche, which has properietory rights over the drugs, had finally agreed to talk with generic drug manufacturers …
rochevs. Ranbaxy. North vs. South. David vs. Goliath. This is how the media has presented the patent row between Roche and Indian generics manufacturers over the production of the drug Tamiflu, one of only two known treatments for avian flu, a disease that kills over half of the people it …
climate change is affecting the population and distribution of birds in the uk, according to the State of uk 's Birds 2004 released in August. While the numbers of some of the most endangered birds, such as the bittern, capercaillie, nightjar and corncrake, show an encouraging trend, some of the …
mosquito repellent: A bird found in Alaska is believed to emit a natural mosquito repellent, according to Hector Douglas, a researcher at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The crested auklet gives off a citrus smell that repels mosquitoes and pests such as ticks and lice. An analysis of the chemicals …
the h5n1 strain of bird flu virus, which is dangerous for human beings, is spreading across Asia, according to official reports submitted to the World Organisation for Animal Health (oie) by China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mangolia. Laboratory tests of the outbreaks in these countries show that the strain is the …
